Kamalludin Kasimbekov
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Kamalludin Kasimbekov is a citizen of Uzbekistan
, currently held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense reports that he was born on November 9, 1977, in Tashkent
, Uzbekistan and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 675.
As of August 5, 2011, Kamalludin Kasimbekov has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
, author of The Guantanamo Files, Kasimbekov fears he will be tortured if he was returned to Uzbekistan.
Worthington reported that he had fled Uzbekistan when a friend killed a policeman.
He reported that Kasimbekov was forcibly recruited into the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
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He reported that Kasimbekov had been imprisoned for five months for trying to escape from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
He reported Kasimbekov was released from prison on September 16, 2001, provided he serve on the front line; that he had served on the front lines—delivering ammunition. But when the Americans bombed the position he used that as his opportunity to escape, and seek out forces to whom he could surrender.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, currently held 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 detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, 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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The Department of Defense reports that he was born on November 9, 1977, in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, Uzbekistan and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 675.
As of August 5, 2011, Kamalludin Kasimbekov has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
Background
According to historian Andy WorthingtonAndy Worthington
Andy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
, author of The Guantanamo Files, Kasimbekov fears he will be tortured if he was returned to Uzbekistan.
Worthington reported that he had fled Uzbekistan when a friend killed a policeman.
He reported that Kasimbekov was forcibly recruited into the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is a militant Islamist group formed in 1991 by the Islamic ideologue Tahir Yuldashev, and former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani—both ethnic Uzbeks from the Fergana Valley...
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He reported that Kasimbekov had been imprisoned for five months for trying to escape from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
He reported Kasimbekov was released from prison on September 16, 2001, provided he serve on the front line; that he had served on the front lines—delivering ammunition. But when the Americans bombed the position he used that as his opportunity to escape, and seek out forces to whom he could surrender.