Al Qaeda received about $ 1million from the Central Intelligence Agency when the Afghan government used money from a secret fund to pay a ransom for a kidnapped diplomat in 2010 . Abdul Khaliq Farahi was the Afghan consul general in Peshawar , Pakistan , when he was kidnapped in 2008 and handed over to Al Qaeda . He was released two years later after Afghanistan paid the terrorist group a $ 5million ransom , a fifth of which was from the CIA , the New York Times reported . Scroll down for video . The CIA money Al Qaeda got was part of a $ 5million ransom to free consul general Abdul Khaliq Farahi ( above ) Letters about the CIA payments were found during the 2011 Navy SEALS raid that killed Osama Bin Laden . The bulk of the CIA payments were made while former President Hamid Karzai ( left ) was in power but they have slowed down since Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ( right ) took over in September . The money came from an Afghan government fund that received secret monthly cash deliveries from the CIA , the Times reported . The deliveries were made to the presidential palace in Kabul . Letters about the ransom payment were found during the 2011 raid by US Navy SEALS that killed Osama Bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan . The letters were submitted as evidence during the trial of convicted terrorist Abid Naseer ( pictured ) In a June 2010 letter to Bin Laden , Atiyah Abd al-Rahman , Al Qaeda 's general manager , wrote : 'God blessed us with a good amount of money this month ' . He wrote the money would be used for weapons , operational needs and payments to families of Al Qaeda fighters held in Afghanistan . The communications were submitted as evidence in the trial of Abid Naseer , who was convicted this month in New York of supporting terrorism and plotting to bomb a shopping center in Manchester , England . Bin Laden had at first been concerned about the ransom payment , fearing the CIA knew how the money would be used and had tainted it with poison , radiation or a tracking device . He suggested the money be converted to another currency to 'be on the safe side ' . The money the CIA delivered while President Hamid Karzai was in charge was used to buy the support of warlords , legislators and others , as well as expenses for clandestine diplomatic trips and housing for senior officials . Afghan officials reportedly said the payments have slowed since Ashraf Ghani became president in September . The CIA declined to comment on the report . In addition to the Al Qaeda correspondence , the story was based on conversations with Afghan and Western officials .
Money was part of $ 5M ransom to free consul general Abdul Khaliq Farahi . Farahi was kidnapped in 2008 and released two years later after payment . Letters about payment found in Al Qaeda SEALS raid killing Osama Bin Laden . Navy used cash for weapons , operational needs and other payments .