'Osama was dedicated to family, was concerned about welfare'
 

Washington, May 21 (IANS) Declassified documents here about Osama bin Laden reveal that he was a dedicated family man who constantly worried about his four wives, 20 children and other relatives and who sometimes issued detailed instructions about how they should conduct themselves. Bin Laden took minute interest in the marriage plans of his son Khalid to the daughter of a "martyred" Al Qaeda commander, and he exchanged a number of letters with the mother of the bride-to-be. Bin Laden corresponded at length with his son Hamza and with Hamza's mother, Khairiah, who had spent around a decade in Iran under house arrest following the Taliban's fall in neighbouring Afghanistan during the winter of 2001.

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