The announcement comes after a tug of war between the Pakistani government and the U.S., who want to talk to the three women about the former Al-Qaeda chief.
Pakistan has repeatedly refused U.S. demands to interview the women, saying they should have been forewarned about the raid by Navy SEALs earlier this month.
The women were taken into custody following the raid on the compound in the town of Abbottabad in which Bin Laden was shot by U.S. special forces.
Despite deteriorating relations between the two countries, Bloomberg News reported an unnamed U.S. official saying he expected to have access to Bin Laden's three wives soon.
The official spoke anonymously to discuss private discussions between the two countries.
There was no immediate confirmation from Pakistan in the pre-dawn hours in Islamabad.
The White House said yesterday that it was very interested in interviewing the women, who could provide information about bin Laden's life in hiding.
One of the three, said to be Yemini Amal Ahmed Abdullfattah - also apparently known as Amal al-Sadah - has already told her questioners the couple had been staying in the hideout for the last five years without leaving the room of his mansion.
She was shot in the leg in the raid, and is thought to be recovering in a hospital in Rawalpindi.
A security official said she did not witness her husband being killed, adding: 'We are still getting information from them.'
No comments:
Post a Comment