Shams Ullah
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\Shams Ullah 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 783. Department of Defense
intelligence analysts estimated he was born in 1986.
Shams Ullah was transferred to Afghanistan on Oct. 11, 2006.
American intelligence analysts estimate that Ullah was born in 1986, in Gulnoon Khan, Afghanistan.
One of Shamsullah's uncles, Bostan Karim
, is also detained at Guantanamo.
Karim said that Shamsullah was captured together with his father, another uncle, and a cousin. Shamsullah's father and cousin were eventually released. His other uncle remains held in detention in Bagram.
Uncle Karim suggested that suspicion that had been cast on him by false allegations from his former partner Abaidullah
had led American forces to capture his male relatives.
Abaidullah has since recanted the allegations he made. He asserts he made them during abusive interrogation while held at Bagram.
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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 783. Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
intelligence analysts estimated he was born in 1986.
Shams Ullah was transferred to Afghanistan on Oct. 11, 2006.
American intelligence analysts estimate that Ullah was born in 1986, in Gulnoon Khan, Afghanistan.
One of Shamsullah's uncles, Bostan Karim
Bostan Karim
Bostan Karim is a citizen of Afghanistan currently held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 975....
, is also detained at Guantanamo.
Karim said that Shamsullah was captured together with his father, another uncle, and a cousin. Shamsullah's father and cousin were eventually released. His other uncle remains held in detention in Bagram.
Uncle Karim suggested that suspicion that had been cast on him by false allegations from his former partner Abaidullah
Abaidullah
Obaidullah is a citizen of Afghanistan, currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba.American intelligence analysts estimate that Obaidullah was born in 1980 in Khowst, Afghanistan....
had led American forces to capture his male relatives.
Abaidullah has since recanted the allegations he made. He asserts he made them during abusive interrogation while held at Bagram.