Mullah Rahmatullah
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Eleven men were rounded up in the area of a skirmish outside the village of Lejay, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2003.
[edit] Hafizullah and Rahmatullah
Two captives named Hafizullah and Rahmatullah were among the men taken from a jitney taxi that was traveling on the main highway that passes through Lejay ended up in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
The allegations that Hafizullah faced included:
- Two of the individuals arrested at the checkpoint along with the detainee included Rahmatullah and Bari Dad [sic] . Both were wearing green jackets and were suffering from hearing loss.
- Mullah Rahmatullah [sic] attended a meeting in May 2002, led by an Iranian and senior Taliban officials in Helmand Province, to discuss military operations against the Afghan Interim Administration and plans to derail the Loya Jirga Process.
When the Department of Defense was forced to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request, and release information about the Guantanamo captives, they revealed a list of their names, and estimated ages.[2] The estimated date of birth of the individual named Rahmatullah, captured with Hafizullah, was 1981.
[edit] Alif Mohammed and Ramatullah
Another captive apprehended on February 10, 2003 was Lejah's smith, Alif Mohammed.[3] The allegations he faced asserted he had fought against the Soviets against a Mullah Nasim, who, in turn had served under a commander Ramatullah "of the Afghan National Army 865th Brigade".
[edit] References
- ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Hafizullah's Administrative Review Board hearing - pages 58-66, August 10, 2005
- ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
- ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Alif Mohammed's Administrative Review Board hearing - pages 113-122
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