Kohtal

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Kohtal, (also known as Lundi Kohtal, Landi Kohtal, Sukh Kohtal) is a geographic location near the border of Kandahar Afghanistan and Pakistan.

[edit] Role in the Opium trade

In his 2002 book, Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden, Peter L. Bergen describes Landi Khotal as a "one of the world's largest heroin-smuggling posts."[1]

Further information: Opium trade in Afghanistan

[edit] Home to an Afghan training camp

Several captives held in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo were suspected of attending the Kohtal training camp.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peter L. Bergen (June 4, 2002). Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved on 2008-08-08. “About midway through the pass we reached the small town of Landi Khotal, a seemingly innocuous place that has long been one of the world's largest heroin-smuggling posts.” 
  2. ^ OARDEC (8 March 2006). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Ahmed, Ali Abdullah pages 52-53. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  3. ^ OARDEC (August 5, 2006). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Razzak, Abdul pages 90-93. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
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