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Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni asserted that the same environment that sheltered them continues to support terror groups, while also raising concerns about Afghan returnees.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T07:05:15.844Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T06:36:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T07:05:15.844Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named envoy; two independent outlets cited; specific dates and locations provided.","critic":"Quotes from envoy; specific names, dates, and locations; mentions of ongoing issues and future actions.","hype":"Headline uses strong language like 'scathing attack' and 'draining this swamp'."}},"tags":["#UNSecurityCouncil","#CounterTerrorism","#IndiaPakistan","#911Attacks","#LashkarETaiba","#JaishEMohammed","#Afghanistan"],"entities":["Harish Parvathaneni","Pakistan","United Nations Security Council","Lashkar-e-Taiba","Jaish-e-Mohammed","Osama bin Laden","Khalid Sheikh Mohammed","Ramzi Binalshibh","Walid bin Attash","Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi","Afghanistan"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, told the Security Council that the individuals responsible for the 9/11 attacks were apprehended in populated areas of Pakistan, not in caves.","Parvathaneni stated that the same conditions in Pakistan that allowed 9/11 architects to evade capture continue to provide support for groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.","The Indian envoy detailed the capture locations of key 9/11 figures, including Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Rawalpindi.","India also highlighted the humanitarian situation of Afghan returnees, noting that millions were returned in 2025 and 2026, with many returns being involuntary."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, stated at a UN Security Council meeting that the architects of the 9/11 attacks were not hiding in caves but were found in settled communities within Pakistan. He asserted that the same permissive environment that sheltered these individuals continues to support terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Parvathaneni detailed the locations where key figures involved in the 9/11 attacks were captured. Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured in Rawalpindi. Ramzi Binalshibh and Walid bin Attash were apprehended in Karachi, while Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi was captured elsewhere in Pakistan. These individuals, Parvathaneni said, were not fugitives in remote areas but were found in urban or guarded residential settings."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Indian envoy also raised concerns regarding the humanitarian plight of Afghan returnees. He noted that 2.9 million Afghans returned in 2025, with an additional 1.15 million by August 2026, and described many of these returns as involuntary. India reiterated that such returns must be voluntary, safe, and dignified."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on capture locations"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Hindu reported that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured in Rawalpindi, Ramzi Binalshibh and Walid bin Attash were captured in Karachi, and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi was captured in Pakistan. Digests from other outlets did not provide specific details on the capture locations for these individuals."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the specific capture locations of Ramzi Binalshibh, Walid bin Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi. 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