Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti

Arshad Khan (1978 – 2 May 2011), known by the nom de guerre Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, was a Pakistani Al-Qaeda courier who served as a trusted aide to Osama bin Laden. U.S. intelligence sources described him as one of bin Laden's most trusted associates, serving as his primary courier and facilitating communications within the Al-Qaeda network. Al-Kuwaiti was a Pashtun who was born and grew up in Kuwait and spoke Pashto (in a cultivated, urbane accent)

2010s Using satellite photos and intelligence reports, the CIA sought to identify the inhabitants of the fortified compound in Abbottabad. In September 2010, the CIA concluded that the compound was "custom built to hide someone of significance" and that it was very likely that Osama bin Laden was residing there.