A British citizen was sentenced Wednesday, July 16 to more than 12 years in prison by a judge who said he supported the Taliban regime in Afghanistan while it was protecting al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
Judge Janet Hall sentenced Babar Ahmad to 12 years and six months but gave him credit for the 10 years he already served. Hall said Ahmad helped enable bin Laden to be protected when he was plotting the Sept. 11 attacks by supporting the Taliban. But she said Ahmad had no knowledge of the plot and there was no evidence he supported bin Laden’s terrorist group.
