| Said Abasin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 29–30) Khan o Khel Afghanistan |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 671 |
| Charge(s) | No charge, held in extrajudicial detention |
| Status | Repatriated 23 March 2003 |
Said Abasin is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 671. American intelligence analysts estimate he was born in 1982, in Khan o Khel [sic], Afghanistan.
Said Abasin was one of eighteen Guantanamo captives repatriated to Afghanistan on March 22, 2003.[2][3][4] All eighteen men were released by Afghan authorities four days later.
Abasin was the owner of a jitney taxi, captured when he was driving two passengers from Kabul to Khost.[3] According to Xinhua Abasin was issued a "certificate of innocence" by the Afghanistan Ministry of the Interior. Xinhua quoted Abasin:
According to the Washington Post Abasin's father was "an airline official", who lobbied for his son's release.[2] According to the New York Times, Abasin's father is Said Roshan, the director of management administration at the Afghanistan's Ariana Airlines.[5]
The New York Times said Abasin was captured near Gardez, the capital of the Province of Paktia.[5] The article quoted Taj Mohammed Wardak Taj Mohammad Wardak, who was then Governor of Paktia, that Abasin's arrest was a mistake.
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