Deleted:Haroon al-Afghani
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Haroon al-Afghani is an Afghan citizen currently held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
Haroon al Afghan arrived at the Guantanamo detention camps on June 22, 2007, and has been held there for Template:For year month day.[2][3]
On June 22, 2007, the United States Department of Defense acknowledged transferring Haroon al-Afghani to Guantanamo.[3][4][5]
The DoD claims that he is al al Qaida courier, and "There is significant information available that Haroon al-Afghani is a senior commander of Hezb-e-Islami/Gulbuddin."
According to DoD spokesman Bryan Whitman[5]:
- "He commanded multiple HiG terrorist cells, conducted IED (improvised explosive device) attacks in Nangarhar province, and is assessed to have regular contact with senior Al-Qaeda and HiG leadership,"
- "He may have additional information with respect to ongoing Al-Qaeda operations, and may have information that is useful to us in thwarting future attacks."
- "Remember that Guantanamo serves a number of functions. One is its an intelligence center as well as a detention facility, and its a place where we have built the structure and capacity to try people for ... War crimes through the military commission process."
In late November 2008 the New York Times published a page summarizing the official documents from each captive.[6] The New York Times stated that no further official records of his detention—no Combatant Status Review Tribunal had been published.[2] They identified him as identified captive 10028.
References
- ↑ Gabriel Haboubi (June 22, 2007). "Afghan terror suspect transferred to Guantanamo Bay prison". The Jurist. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/06/afghan-terror-suspect-transferred-to.php. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Margot Williams (2008-11-03). "Guantanamo Docket: Haroon al-Afghani". New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/10028-haroon-al-afghani. Retrieved 2010-03-30. mirror
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Terror Suspect Transferred To Guantanamo". Department of Defense. June 22, 2007. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11041. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ↑ Deb Reichman (June 22, 2007). "U.S. says Afghan prison not meant to be Gitmo alternative". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4912267.html. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Afghan insurgent commander lands in Guantanamo". Indiainfo. June 23, 2007. http://news.indiainfo.com/2007/06/23/guantanamo.html. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ↑ "The Detainees". New York Times. 2008-11-23. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo. Retrieved 2008-12-02. mirror
External links
- Myopic Pentagon keeps filling Guantánamo Andy Worthington
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Eight: Captured in Afghanistan (2002-07) Andy Worthington
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