One local resident told the BBC Urdu that the house had been built by a Pashtun man about 10 or 12 years ago. The resident said that none of the locals were aware of who was really living there. However, the New York Times said US officials believed that the house was specially built in 2005.
"Katika utafiti huu walimu, wazazi na wanafunzi, walibainisha kuwa elimu iliyokuwa ikitolewa kati ya miaka ya 1980-1990 ilikuwa ikimwezesha mhitimu kuwa na mawazo ya kujitegemea katika ngazi yoyote ya elimu aliyofikia," alisema Zombwe."Wengi wa watu waliohojiwa walisema kwamba elimu ya sasa inamfanya mhitimu ategemee zaidi kuajiriwa na kufanya kazi za ofisi," alisisitiza mchambuzi huyo.