Malala Yousufzai’s attacker lists jihad as skill on LinkedIn

London/Islamabad: A senior Taliban commander, wanted in connection with an assassination bid on Malala Yousufzai’s life, has been found using networking site LinkedIn, listing his skills as “jihad and journalism”.

Ehsanullah Ehsan, one of the world’s most notorious terrorist leaders, has 69 connections on LinkedIn, indicating a sizable network. Ehsan does not hide his associations and openly promotes himself on LinkedIn as spokesman for the Jammat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Taliban, The Telegraph reported.

He describes himself as “self-employed” and says he has been a spokesman since January 2010. Ehsan even lists his skills as “jihad and journalism”. He also includes his photograph.

After being approached by the British daily, LinkedIn took down Ehsan’s account on Friday.