Shai Jahn Ghafoor
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Maulvi
Abdul Ghaffar (died September 26, 2004) was an Afghan
who was held by the United States
in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 363.
Shai Jahn Ghafoor was a citizen of Afghanistan. He was transferred to Afghanistan on March 23, 2003. He died September 25, 2004.
Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar has been cited as an example of a Guantanamo detainee who tricked their way out of imprisonment, so they could "return to the battlefield."
Vice President Dick Cheney
cited Ghaffar as a justification for continuing to detain suspects at Guantanamo.
Ghaffar was captured about two months after the US Invasion of Afghanistan, and according to various accounts, he was only held by the Americans for eight months.
After his release Ghaffar served as a leader within the Taliban.
Ghaffar was killed in battle on September 26, 2004, in Uruzgan province.
Ghaffar was believed to have been the Taliban commander for Uruzgan.
Maulvi
Mawlawi is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Sunni Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana, Mullah, or Shaykh. Mawlawi generally means highly-qualified Islamic scholar...
Abdul Ghaffar (died September 26, 2004) was 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...
who was held by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the 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...
. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 363.
Shai Jahn Ghafoor was a citizen of Afghanistan. He was transferred to Afghanistan on March 23, 2003. He died September 25, 2004.
Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar has been cited as an example of a Guantanamo detainee who tricked their way out of imprisonment, so they could "return to the battlefield."
Vice President Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
cited Ghaffar as a justification for continuing to detain suspects at Guantanamo.
Ghaffar was captured about two months after the US Invasion of Afghanistan, and according to various accounts, he was only held by the Americans for eight months.
After his release Ghaffar served as a leader within the Taliban.
Ghaffar was killed in battle on September 26, 2004, in Uruzgan province.
Ghaffar was believed to have been the Taliban commander for Uruzgan.
External links
- WikiLeaks: The Unknown Prisoners of Guantánamo (Part Three of Five) Andy Worthington
- Pol: Too Many Inmates Freed, Fox News, June 21, 2005