Hiztullah Nasrat Yar
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Hiztullah Nasrat Yar or Izatullah Nasrat Yar is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held for almost five years in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.Nasrat Khan
, who was also detained in Guantanamo before being released in September 2006. Both father and son were represented by attorney Peter M. Ryan, from Dechert.
Izatullah Nasrat Yar is running for office to become an elected Afghan lawmaker in the 2010 fall's legislative elections.
reports that all of the Afghans repatriated to Afghanistan from April 2007 were sent to Afghan custody in the American built and supervised wing of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison
near Kabul
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Yar spent a further six months in Afghan custody.
" from Guantanamo Bay to run for Afghanistan's legislature.
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...
who was held for almost five years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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Nasrat Khan
-Administrative Review Board hearing:Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings...
, who was also detained in Guantanamo before being released in September 2006. Both father and son were represented by attorney Peter M. Ryan, from Dechert.
Izatullah Nasrat Yar is running for office to become an elected Afghan lawmaker in the 2010 fall's legislative elections.
Capture
Nasrat was taken prisoner when he was found in a courtyard that contained approximately 700 light arms. He told Americans that he had been among 50 Afghans hired by government official Abdul Rahim Wardak to protect the weapons. His father went to the Army to complain about his son's arrest, and was arrested himself - although no charges or accusations were ever laid against him.Repatriation
The Center for Constitutional RightsCenter for Constitutional Rights
Al Odah v. United States:Al Odah is the latest in a series of habeas corpus petitions on behalf of people imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The case challenges the Military Commissions system’s suitability as a habeas corpus substitute and the legality, in general, of detention at...
reports that all of the Afghans repatriated to Afghanistan from April 2007 were sent to Afghan custody in the American built and supervised wing of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Pul-e-Charkhi , also known as Afghan National Detention Facility, is the largest prison in Afghanistan east of Kabul. Construction of the jail began in the 1970s by order of former president Mohammed Daoud Khan and was completed during the 1980s...
near Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
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Yar spent a further six months in Afghan custody.
Candidate for national office, 2010
The Miami Herald reports that Hiztullah is the first "enemy combatantEnemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
" from Guantanamo Bay to run for Afghanistan's legislature.