The Central Intelligence Agency today released 470,000 additional files seized in May 2011 when US Navy SEALs burst into the Abbottabad compound and shot dead Laden.
The files include Laden's son's wedding video and diaries left by the Saudi-born militant.
The documents revealed that Laden closely followed news related to the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Headley and was a regular reader of some of the top Indian publications.
An article 'Fears of air-borne terrorists strikes in India, UK' published in Sri Lanka Guardian was also found in a separate file on Ladens computer.
A PTI story, 'Al-Qaeda helping Taliban to destabilise Pak Government: Gates', dated February 9, 2010, was also found on Laden's computer.
Another article found on Ladens computer was about the coded communications between Headley and his HuJI links.
The news article was published by The Time of India on November 15, 2009.
Laden highlighted in yellow some portion of the article titled 'Pak Major handled Headleys India recce', published on March 16, 2010.
The highlighted portion reads, "The dossiers also sought the custody of Pakistani terrorist, Ilyas Kashmiri. Kashmiri is the chief of the 313 Brigade and acts as the military operations head of the Al- Qaeda. Intercepts reveal that Kashmiri told two attackers inside Nariman House, 'Keep fighting, Brigade 313 has been deployed'.
The documents also revealed that Laden was interested in news related to Kashmir and several terrorists especially IIlyas Kashmiri.
A February 2009 article Pakistani Kashmiri militants now fighting NATO forces was also found.
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