Washington: The US has announced $30 million reward for information leading to the location of top Haqqani network leaders.
The latest bounty was announced on Wednesday by the US State Department’s Rewards Justice program.
The Department has authorized rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the location of Aziz Haqqani, Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani, Yahya Haqqani, and Abdul Rauf Zakir.
It has also increased its previous reward offer of up to $5 million for information on the group’s leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, to up to $10 million.
The terrorist network is accused of staging numerous cross-border attacks from their base in North Waziristan, including the 19-hour siege of the US Embassy in Kabul in September 2011.
Haqqani network was formed in the late 1970s by Jalaluddin Haqqani. The group is allied with al-Qaida and the Afghan Taliban and cooperates with other terrorist organizations in the region.
The network is considered the most lethal insurgent group targeting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan personnel in Afghanistan.
The Secretary of State designated the HQN as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on September 7, 2012.
(With ANI inputs)
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