Mohammed Al Afghani (CIA detainee)

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Mohammed Al Afghani
ArrestedMay 2004
Peshawar, Pakistan
Pakistani security officials
CitizenshipAfghanistan
StatusWas held in extrajudicial detention in CIA custody, current location unknown

Mohammed Al Afghani is a citizen of Afghanistan, held by the United States in the CIA's network of black sites.[1]

Background

Amnesty International reports he was born in Saudi Arabia; that he was captured in Peshawar, Pakistan, in May 2004;[1] that he was transferred from Pakistani custody on June 15, 2004, to CIA custody with three other men, including Marwan Jabour.

Disappearance

On April 22, 2009 Propublica published a list of CIA captives and its estimate of their current status.[2] The location and status of most of the individuals on that list were described simply as "unknown". They estimated that Mohammed Al Afghani had been transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The Department of Defense has acknowledged holding an individual they named as "Muhammad Rahim al Afghani"—but they said he was captured in Lahore, Pakistan in 2007.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Off the Record: U.S. Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the "War on Terror"" (PDF). Amnesty International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ^ Dafna Lizner (2009-04-22). "List of Likely CIA Prisoners Who Are Still Missing". Propublica. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  3. ^ "Defense Department Takes Custody Of A High-Value Detainee". United States Department of Defense. 2008-03-28. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  4. ^ Joby Warrick (15 March 2008). "U.S. Transfers Bin Laden Aide". Washington Post. p. A03. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  5. ^ Mark Mazzetti (15 March 2008). "C.I.A. Secretly Held Qaeda Suspect, Officials Say". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-15. The Central Intelligence Agency secretly detained a suspected member of Al Qaeda for at least six months beginning last summer as part of a program in which C.I.A. officers have been authorized by President Bush to use harsh interrogation techniques, American officials said Friday.
  6. ^ "US claims capturing Osama aide". Dawn. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  7. ^ Jonathon Karl (14 March 2008). "CIA: We Got Bin Laden Translator". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  8. ^ Jim Garamone (14 March 2008). "Defense Department Takes Custody of High-Value Al Qaeda Operative". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-15.