Sirajuddin Haqqani is a fugitive who is wanted in connection with the January 2008 attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed six people.
A Pashtun Afghan believed to be hiding in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Afghanistan, Haqqani is about 37 years old, stands five feet seven inches tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds, with a light wrinkled complexion and black hair. He also is known as Siraj Haqqani or Khalifa.
Haqqani is a senior leader of the terror network founded by his father Jalaladin Haqqani and he maintains close ties to al Qaida. He had admitted planning the January 14, 2008, attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul that killed six people, including an American, Thor David Hesla. He also admitted planning the April 2008 assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai and taking part in attacks in U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan.
The Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to five million dollars for information leading to Haqqani's arrest or prosecution.
The U.S. guarantees that all reports will be investigated and the identity of all informants will be kept confidential. If appropriate, the U.S. is prepared to protect informants by relocating them. If you have information on this man, contact the Regional Security Office at the nearest U.S. Embassy, and the tip line at www.rewardsforjustice.net or e-mail information to RFJ@state.gov.
