Abdul Kayum Sakir

Mullah Abdul Kayum Sakir is the name of a citizen of Afghanistan the BBC News reported had been held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, only to assume a senior leadership position with the Taliban, in Pakistan, upon his release.[1]

The BBC reports British officials told them "Abdul Kayum Sakir" was repatriated to Afghan custody in the Spring of 2008.[1] Five Afghans were repatriated on April 30, 2008, but none of their names comes close to "Abdul Kayum Sakir".[2] "Abdul Kayum Sakir" does not match the name of any of the captives on the Department of Defense's official list of captives' names.[3]

The BBC reports that Abdul Kayum Sakir played a leadership role in planning attacks on NATO forces;[1] that he "operates with impunity from Quetta, Pakistan; that he was briefly imprisoned near Kabul, after his repatriation.

According to The Christian Science Monitor, a member of the Quetta Shura named "Mullah Abdul Qayoum Zakir" was captured by Pakistani authorities in February 2010,[4] though further reports later denied this.[5] Zakir's arrest was also reported by Newsweek.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Frank Gardner (2009-02-03). "Guantanamo inmate 'joins Taleban'". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7868772.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-18.  mirror
  2. ^ OARDEC (2008-10-09). "Consolidated chronological listing of GTMO detainees released, transferred or deceased". Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/09-F-0031_doc1.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 
  3. ^ "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006". United States Department of Defense. 2006-05-15. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2006-05-15. 
  4. ^ Gopal, Anand (2010-02-24). "Half of Afghanistan Taliban leadership arrested in Pakistan". The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0224/Half-of-Afghanistan-Taliban-leadership-arrested-in-Pakistan. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  5. ^ Roggio, Bill (2010-03-03). "Afghan Taliban's 'surge commander' Zakir not in custody". The Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/03/afghan_talibans_surg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
  6. ^ Moreau, Ron (2010-04-26). "Catch and Release". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/04/26/catch-and-release.html. Retrieved 2010-05-31.