Kako Kandahari
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Kako Kandahari is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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Joint Task Force Guantanamo
counter-terrorism
analysts estimate that Kako was born in 1970 in Ghulayie, Afghanistan.
Kako Kandahari was one of 38 detainees who was determined not to have been an enemy combatant during his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
The Department of Defense refers to these men as No Longer Enemy Combatants.
He was released on April 18, 2005.
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 in extrajudicial detention
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...
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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Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
analysts estimate that Kako was born in 1970 in Ghulayie, Afghanistan.
Kako Kandahari was one of 38 detainees who was determined not to have been an enemy combatant during his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
The Department of Defense refers to these men as No Longer Enemy Combatants.
He was released on April 18, 2005.