Abdullah Ghofoor

Abdullah Ghofoor
Born 1971 (age 40–41)
Keshai, Afghanistan
Released 2004-03-14
Afghanistan
Citizenship Afghanistan
Detained at Guantanamo
ISN 351
Status repatriated, allegedly subsequently engaged in hostilities

Abdullah Ghofoor is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] American counter-terrorism analysts estimate he was born in 1971, in Keshai, Afghanistan.

He arrived in Guantanamo on June 10, 2002, and was repatriated to Afghanistan on March 14, 2004.[2][3]

Contents

Repatriation

On November 25, 2009, the Department of Defense published a list of the dates captives were transferred from Guantanamo.[3] According to that list Abdullah Ghofoor was transferred on March 14, 2004.

Suspected of having become a Taliban leader after his release

The Defense Intelligence Agency suspect that Ghoffor had become a Taliban leader after his release from Guantanamo.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ OARDEC (2006-05-15). "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. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
  2. ^ "The Journey of Death -- Over 700 prisoners illegally rendered to Guantanamo Bay with the help of Portugal.". Reprieve. 2008-01-28. http://www.opensourcesinfo.org/resource/08.01.28FINALTheJourneyofDeath_2DOver700PrisonersIllegallyRenderedtoGuantanamoBaywiththeHel.pdf?fileId=1302118. Retrieved 2008-07-29. "Reprieve can now conclusively show that Portuguese territory and airspace has been used to transfer over 700 prisoners to torture and illegal imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay."  mirror
  3. ^ a b 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. 
  4. ^ "Fact sheet: Former Guantanamo detainee terrorism trends". Defense Intelligence Agency. 2009-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.miamiherald.com%2Fsmedia%2F2009%2F05%2F27%2F20%2Frecidivists.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf&date=2009-05-29. 
  5. ^ "Former Gitmo Detainees Who Returned to Terrorism". Fox News. 2009-12-20. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2F2009%2F12%2F30%2Fraw-data-gitmo-detainees-returned-terrorism%2F&date=2010-03-11. "He was repatriated to Afghanistan in 2004 and became a suspected Taliban commander. After planning attacks on U.S. and Afghan forces, he was killed in a raid." 

External links