Merza Khan

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Merza Khan is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] The Washington Post reported that Merza Khaan was one of eighteen men repatriated to Afghanistan on March 22, 2003, and released with a certificate of innocence by Afghan authorities on March 26, 2003.

Merza Khan is not a name listed on the official list of captives the Department of Defense released on May 15, 2006.[2]

Main article: Guantanamo detainees missing from the official list

The Washington Post reported that Merza Khan acknowledged fighting with the Taliban.[1] He claimed:

"Americans in Kandahar tied him up and alternately forced him to lie face down on the ground, then squat with his hands on his head for hours. He also said he saw American soldiers throw the Koran on the ground and sit on it while in Kandahar."

Merza Khan, and the other released captives, were given a one set of western clothes, including running shoes and a knapsack for carrying their medical records.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Returning Afghans Talk of Guantanamo: Out of Legal Limbo, Some Tell of Mistreatment", Washington Post, March 26, 2003. Retrieved on February 27. 
  2. ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006


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