First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention
2 years, 1 month ago

First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former member of Al Qaeda has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility after serving a 10-year sentence and cooperating with US authorities. Mr Khan is the first so-called “high-value” detainee to be released from the notorious US detention facility in Cuba, a description given to prisoners considered to be of the highest intelligence value, and who were subjected to torture during the administration of George W. Bush. During his time in CIA detention, Mr Khan was subjected “to sleep deprivation, nudity, and dietary manipulation, and may have been subjected to an ice water bath,” according to the Rendition Project. The Defence Department said on Thursday that 34 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay: “20 are eligible for transfer; 3 are eligible for a Periodic Review Board; 9 are involved in the military commissions process; and 2 remaining detainees have been convicted in military commissions.”

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Afghan Taliban government swaps prisoners with US
2 months, 1 week ago

Afghan Taliban government swaps prisoners with US

China Daily  

Afghan fighter Khan Mohammed speaks to the media after he arrives in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. AFP KABUL — The Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released two US citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar. "An Afghan fighter, Khan Mohammed, imprisoned in America, has been …

Taliban free two American prisoners in exchange for release of 'violent jihadist' serving life in California
2 months, 1 week ago

Taliban free two American prisoners in exchange for release of 'violent jihadist' serving life in California

Daily Mail  

Two American prisoners have been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of a 'violent jihadist' who was serving life imprisonment in California. Corbett's family also praised the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar 'for their vital role in facilitating Ryan's release, and for their visits to Ryan'. Two American prisoners, including Ryan Corbett, have been freed by the …

Taliban releases US Citizens in prisoner swap deal for jailed Afghan mujahid
2 months, 1 week ago

Taliban releases US Citizens in prisoner swap deal for jailed Afghan mujahid

Live Mint  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has released two US citizens in a prisoner exchange for an Afghan jailed in a US prison, it said Tuesday. Americans freed were Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty in exchange for Khan Mohammad, an Afghan prisoner, The New York Times reported. "An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammed imprisoned in America has been released in exchange …

Hours after Trump inauguration, Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap deal with US
2 months, 1 week ago

Hours after Trump inauguration, Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap deal with US

Firstpost  

Moments after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, the Afghanistan foreign ministry on Tuesday confirmed that an Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad imprisoned in US has been released in exchange for American citizens The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees, saying the …

Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’

The Independent  

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Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’

The Independent  

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Biden administration in secret Taliban talks to swap 'Osama Bin Laden aide' for Americans detained in Afghanistan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration in secret Taliban talks to swap 'Osama Bin Laden aide' for Americans detained in Afghanistan

Daily Mail  

The U.S. has reportedly launched prisoner-swap talks with the Taliban to bring home Americans held in Afghanistan for a terror suspect believed to have been an associate of the former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. In November, the Biden administration told the Taliban it would release him if Afghan's rulers freed George Glezmann, Ryan Corbett, and Mahmoud Habibi, according …

More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing
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3 months, 1 week ago

More terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to their roles in Asian bombing

The Independent  

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US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges
3 months, 1 week ago

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges

India Today  

WASHINGTON: The US has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other never-charged men still waiting for release after long being cleared of wrongdoing. The Defense Department announced the return of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya on Tuesday. The George W. Bush administration set up …

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya
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3 months, 1 week ago

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya

Al Jazeera  

Twenty-nine prisoners remain at the US detention facility in Cuba after the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu. The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya, bringing the number of prisoners at the facility to 29. The Periodic Review Board, which assesses the status of detainees, determined in 2021 that Bajabu “was no longer …

Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia
2 years ago

Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials said Wednesday they had returned a suspected al-Qaida operative long held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to his home country, Saudi Arabia. Ghassan al Sharbi’s transfer was the latest aimed at emptying the Guantanamo military prison of those detainees who are no longer facing possible prosecution or who have finished their sentences …

Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia
2 years ago

Al-Qaida suspect transferred from US prison to Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

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2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo
2 years, 1 month ago

2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo

The Independent  

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After 20 years, US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

After 20 years, US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan

Firstpost  

Cuba: Two brothers, Abdul Rabbani and Mohammed Rabbani, who were held at the prison in Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Pakistan by the US administration. The transfers were made as a part of US President Joe Biden’s efforts to shut down the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a statement, Pentagon said, “The United States appreciates the willingness …

Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges
2 years, 1 month ago

Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

Al Jazeera  

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody. Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed by US officials and have returned home, officials said. Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, the chairman of the human rights committee in …

After 20 years in Guantanamo, two Pakistanis are released without charges
2 years, 1 month ago

After 20 years in Guantanamo, two Pakistanis are released without charges

LA Times  

A U.S. flag flies at half-staff at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in honor of service members and others killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan in August 2021. U.S. officials returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country Thursday after holding them two decades without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. U.S. military records describe the two as providing …

US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US transferred two brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to Pakistan, the Defense Department announced Thursday, part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to close the prison facility. Abdul Rabbani and Mohammed Rabbani were held as detainees in the US’ decadeslong war against terror for operating safe houses used by al Qaeda members, including Khalid …

US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites
2 years, 1 month ago

US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials said Thursday they have freed and sent to Central America a onetime al-Qaida money courier who had completed his sentence, ending an imprisonment that included torture at clandestine CIA sites and 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. “I will not let you down.” Before arriving at the military prison on the U.S. base …

Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity
2 years, 1 month ago

Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity

Al Jazeera  

Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’. Andy Worthington, co-founder of the Close Guantanamo campaign, said while it was “great” that Khan was freed, other inmates approved for transfer have little recourse to speed up their release. It’s a problem related to the very foundation …

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize
2 years, 1 month ago

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize

CNN  

CNN — The US has transferred a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was convicted of terrorism offenses in 2012 to Belize, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen and US resident, who went to high school in Baltimore, was captured in 2003 and was held for more than three years at secret CIA prisons known as “black sites.” …

US releases Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner who was held for two decades
2 years, 5 months ago

US releases Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner who was held for two decades

The Independent  

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Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, 75, is freed
2 years, 5 months ago

Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, 75, is freed

Daily Mail  

A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan on Saturday after being the oldest prisoner at the detention facility. Saifullah Paracha was the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay prison before being released to his native Pakistan Paracha was …

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home
2 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the U.S. Defense Department said. The DOD said in its Saturday statement that the U.S. appreciates “the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused …

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan
2 years, 5 months ago

Former Guantanamo detainee Saifullah Paracha repatriated to Pakistan

CNN  

CNN — Saifullah Paracha, a former detainee at the Guatanamo Bay detention facility, has been repatriated to Pakistan, according to a statement from the Department of Defense. The Defense Department statement said that “the United States appreciates the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the …

Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American
2 years, 6 months ago

Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior Taliban detainee held for years at …

US: Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years
2 years, 9 months ago

US: Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a federal court ruled that he was unlawfully detained, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. In a statement, the Department of Defense said Gul’s release was in accord with district court in Washington’s decision that the …

U.S. accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner
2 years, 9 months ago

U.S. accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner

LA Times  

In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release despite cooperating with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit that seeks his immediate …

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia
3 years ago

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

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US military jurors decry Guantanamo detainee torture
3 years, 4 months ago

US military jurors decry Guantanamo detainee torture

Al Jazeera  

Seven United States military officers have written a letter urging clemency for Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan, calling his account of torture at so-called CIA black sites a “stain on the moral fiber of America”. In the letter, the seven officers said that Khan’s treatment went “well beyond enhanced interrogation techniques, instead being closer to torture performed by the most …

Ex-Maryland man who joined al-Qaida sentenced at Guantanamo
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Maryland man who joined al-Qaida sentenced at Guantanamo

Associated Press  

— A military jury imposed a sentence of 26 years Friday on a former Maryland man who admitted joining al-Qaida and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The sentencing of Majid Khan is the culmination of the first trial by military commission for one of the 14 so-called high-value detainees who were sent to the U.S. naval …

Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse
3 years, 5 months ago

Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse

Associated Press  

— A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation program after the 9/11 attacks described it openly for the first time Thursday, saying he was left terrified and hallucinating from techniques that the CIA long sought to keep secret. Majid Khan, a former resident of the Baltimore suburbs who became an al-Qaida courier, told jurors considering …

In first, Guantanamo detainee details CIA torture in court
3 years, 5 months ago

In first, Guantanamo detainee details CIA torture in court

Al Jazeera  

A detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre has offered the first public account in a United States court of torture at a CIA clandestine facility during Washington’s decades-long so-called “war on terror”. Thursday’s testimony from Khan, which came during a war crimes tribunal sentencing hearing at the US base in Cuba, represents the first time a former “black …

Ex-Maryland man who joined Al Qaeda sentenced at Guantanamo
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Maryland man who joined Al Qaeda sentenced at Guantanamo

LA Times  

A 2018 photo provided by the Center for Constitutional Rights shows Majid Khan. The much-criticized war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station reached a milestone with the sentencing of Khan, a former resident of the Baltimore suburbs who pleaded guilty to terrorism and other offenses and agreed to cooperate with U.S. authorities prosecuting five men charged in the …

Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner
3 years, 10 months ago

Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has been approved for release after more than 16 years in custody at the U.S. base in Cuba, his lawyer said. The prisoner review board also informed Uthman Abd al-Rahim Uthman, a Yemeni who has been held …

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer
3 years, 10 months ago

US approves release of oldest prisoner at Guantanamo: Lawyer

Al Jazeera  

The Pakistani prisoner has been held there since 2004 on suspected ties to al-Qaeda, although he has never been charged. The prisoner review board also informed Uthman Abd al-Rahim Uthman, a Yemeni who has been held without charge at Guantanamo since it opened in January 2002, that he had been cleared, according to his lawyer, Beth Jacob, who spoke to …

Washington transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE
8 years, 7 months ago

Washington transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE

Al Jazeera  

Fifteen Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, leaving 61 detainees at the notorious US military-run jail. The Pentagon said on Monday that 12 Yemenis and three Afghans, some of whom had been held for more than 14 years without charge, would settle in the UAE in the largest single transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President …

Pakistanis describe ‘hell’ of Bagram base detention
8 years, 8 months ago

Pakistanis describe ‘hell’ of Bagram base detention

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of Pakistanis held by the US in Afghanistan were repatriated, but struggle to put their lives back together. The dark prisoners: Inside the CIA’s torture programme Khan is among the youngest “war-on-terror” prisoners held by the Americans in Bagram or Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Afghan government releases Bagram inmates By the end of 2014, 43 known Pakistani prisoners held by …

US sends nine Yemeni Guantanamo inmates to Saudi Arabia
8 years, 11 months ago

US sends nine Yemeni Guantanamo inmates to Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

The United States has transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the US military prison at Guantanamo, including an inmate who had been on a hunger strike since 2007, US officials said. The transfer marked the largest group of prisoners shipped out of the naval base in Cuba since President Barack Obama rolled out his plan to shut the …

Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?
9 years, 2 months ago

Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?

Al Jazeera  

Many inmates are imprisoned in their home countries after being released, while others start new lives. Many men were forced to make their lives in unknown lands – often the only former Guantanamo prisoner in a foreign nation, like Syrian Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad in Bulgaria or Ahmed Abdul Qader in Estonia. ‘Recidivists’ Of the men released under the Obama administration, …

American soldier imprisoned by Taliban in Afghanistan for five years freed in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees
10 years, 9 months ago

American soldier imprisoned by Taliban in Afghanistan for five years freed in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees

The Independent  

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Pakistan pushed for release of alleged bin Laden associate from Guantanamo
13 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan pushed for release of alleged bin Laden associate from Guantanamo

The Hindu  

A Pakistani businessman alleged by the U.S to have had a direct link with Osama bin Laden, of plotting to acquire chemical and other weapons for al-Qaeda, and offering his media network for al-Qaeda propaganda was among the Guantánamo detainees whose repatriation the Pakistan government actively pushed. A U.S Embassy cable from Islamabad, dated August 30, 2006 details that a …

Guantánamo leaks undo the al-Qaeda myth
13 years, 11 months ago

Guantánamo leaks undo the al-Qaeda myth

The Hindu  

Hidden deep in the leaked Guantánamo files is a small but important trove of information, too historical and too technical to have commanded much space in newspapers keener on hyperventilating about “nuclear al-Qaeda hellstorms” this week. A more pernicious myth was the idea that al-Qaeda was a “tentacular organisation” with sleeper cells across the world waiting for the moment to …

Leaked files reveal new info on Gitmo detainees
13 years, 11 months ago

Leaked files reveal new info on Gitmo detainees

Salon  

Secret documents about detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison reveal new information about some of the men that the United States believes to be terrorists, according to reports about the files released by several American and European newspapers. According to The New York Times, Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, commanded a Maryland resident to kill Pakistan's former …

Timeline: Guantanamo Bay prison
15 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Guantanamo Bay prison

Al Jazeera  

A timeline of key events at the US-run prison. July 16: Jamal Muhammad Al Deen, Asad Ullah, Tariq Khan, Abdul Raziq, Mohammed Raz, Ghaser Zaban Safollah, Mohammad Kashef Khan, Faik Iqbal, Ali Ahmed, Mohammed Ansar, Abdul Mowla and Sajin Urayman are repatriated to Pakistan. May 18: Abdel Hadi Mohammed Badan al Sebaii Sebaii, Ibrahim Daif Allah Neman al Sehli, Abdul …

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