Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin identity card
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Several Guantanamo captives had their continued extrajudicial detention
justified by the allegation that they possessed Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin identity cards.
Daniel Patrick Boyd
, an American who converted to Islam as a teenager, and who is alleged to have subsequently undergone military training at an Afghan training camp
, was "accused of carrying identification showing they belonged to the radical Afghan guerrilla group, Hezb-e-Islami, or Party of Islam.".
is an Afghan
political party and militia, led by former Afghan Prime Minister
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
. The group was an informal ally of the United States
during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. The group was an opponent of the Taliban regime, prior to their ouster by the United States. Unlike most of the groups opposed to the Taliban it forged an alliance with the ousted rump of the Taliban to oppose the Hamid Karzai
government and its American allies.
The Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin acquired a reputation for brutality during the five years of civil war that Afghanistan went through between the ouster of the communists in 1991 and the capture of Kabul by the Taliban in 1996.
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
justified by the allegation that they possessed Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin identity cards.
Daniel Patrick Boyd
Daniel Patrick Boyd
Daniel Patrick Boyd is an American who in July 2009 was accused of leading a jihadist terrorist cell in North Carolina.-Biography:...
, an American who converted to Islam as a teenager, and who is alleged to have subsequently undergone military training at an Afghan training camp
Afghan training camp
An Afghan training camp is a camp or facility used for militant training located in pre-2002 Afghanistan. At the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Indian intelligence officials estimated that there were over 120 training camps operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan, run by a variety of...
, was "accused of carrying identification showing they belonged to the radical Afghan guerrilla group, Hezb-e-Islami, or Party of Islam.".
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Hezbi-e-Islami Gulbuddin
The Hezb-e-Islami GulbuddinHezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
The Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin is an Afghan islamist political party.The original Hezb-e-Islami was founded in 1977 by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar who is now the head of HIG. The other faction is headed by Mulavi Younas Khalis who split with Hekmatyar and established his own Hezbi Islami in 1979...
is an Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
political party and militia, led by former Afghan Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is an Afghan Mujahideen leader who is the founder and leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party and paramilitary group. Hekmatyar was a rebel military commander during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan and was one of the key figures in the civil war that followed the...
. The group was an informal ally of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. The group was an opponent of the Taliban regime, prior to their ouster by the United States. Unlike most of the groups opposed to the Taliban it forged an alliance with the ousted rump of the Taliban to oppose the Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
government and its American allies.
The Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin acquired a reputation for brutality during the five years of civil war that Afghanistan went through between the ouster of the communists in 1991 and the capture of Kabul by the Taliban in 1996.