War on terror
In his
native Pakistan, Dr. Shakil Afridi is considered a traitor by many people for
helping the Central Intelligence Agency track down and kill Osama bin Laden. In
the United States, he is hailed as a hero.
In global
health circles, his story is a cautionary tale about the consequences that can
spiral out of control when health professionals get too close to intelligence
operations.
More than
three years after U.S. Navy SEALs raided bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad,
Pakistan, it remains unclear whether Afridi knew he was working for the CIA
when he led a hepatitis B vaccination campaign that helped U.S. agents learn
where bin Laden was hiding.
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