Dr Afridi, who is under arrest for treason, used to treat wounded Taliban leaders initially.
He secretly treated many a wounded Taliban leaders including Mangal Bagh and collected huge fees from them.
He had a tussle with Taliban over heavy fees. In the last months of 2008Mangal Bagh group abducted Dr Shakil and he was released after paying ransom.
The incident turned him against Taliban. He met American head of a NGO at a five-star hotel in Peshawar in 2009. The US Embassy issued residence visa to him and his family.
He returned to Pakistan after living for some time in the US. However, his family stayed there.
During 2009-2010 Dr Afridi met with American officials in Islamabda and Peshawar many times.
During this period Khalid Shaikh Mohammad disclosed that he used to receive Osam bin Laden's messages from some area near Hassan Abdal.
The Americans let him spy for them in Mansehra, Hassan Abdal and later Kamrah under cover of anti-polio campaign.
In the beginning of 2011 Dr Shakil Afridi managed to collect the blood samples from Osama's compound in Abbottabad.
On April 28, 2011 the blood samples were matched through DNA tests from the laboratory of the US embassy.
Only four days later on May 2 special US forces conducted the operation at Osama's compound in Abbottabad.
Dr Shakil Afridi was arrested a day later on May 3 while on his way to Afghanistan from Islamabad. .
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