Khan Zaman
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Khan Zaman is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 460.
American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1962, in Zamikhel, Afghanistan.
Khan, his son Gul Zaman
, his brother Abib Sarajuddin
,and his neighbor Mohammad Gul
, were all captured on the night of January 21, 2002, early during the administration of Hamid Karzai
.
Khan Zaman was transferred to Afghanistan on Feb. 8, 2006.
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 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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His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 460.
American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1962, in Zamikhel, Afghanistan.
Khan, his son Gul Zaman
Gul Zaman
-Determined not to have been an Enemy Combatant:Zaman 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....
, his brother Abib Sarajuddin
Abib Sarajuddin
-Transcript:Sarajuddin chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal....
,and his neighbor Mohammad Gul
Mohammad Gul
Mohammad Gul is an Afghan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 457....
, were all captured on the night of January 21, 2002, early during the administration of 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...
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Khan Zaman was transferred to Afghanistan on Feb. 8, 2006.