Detaineeis assessedas a memberof the Taliban and Al-Qaida terrorist network. He served in a 40-man Taliban unit that provided security for Usama Bin Laden and other Al-Qaida leaders. The unit also conducted assassinations, kidnappings and bombings against US forces. Detainee admits connections to senior Taliban commanders and fighting against US troops. He poses a high security risk and likely would rejoin insurgent operations if released.

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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE
JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
APO AE 09360
JTF GTMO-CG 22 Apil2005
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander.United StatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationto Retainin DoD Control (DoD) for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN: US9AF-000888DP(S)
JTFGTMODetaineeAssessment
1. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA{DRC ReferenceName: Esmatullah
o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: IsmatUllah andWaladi
RahmattullahImatullah
o Placeof Birth: Daykundi"Afghanistan(AF)
o Date of Birth: I January1977
o Citizenship: Afghanistan
o IntemmentSerialNumber(ISN): US9AF-000888DP
2. (FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth,is not on chronicmedications,andhasno
known drug allergies. He hasa chronic complaint of itchy eyes,probably relatedto allergies.
He hasno travel restrictions.
3. (S//NF)JTF GTMOAssessment:
a. (S) Recommendation: JTFGTMOrecommendsdetaineebeRetainedin DoD
Control(DoD).
b. (S//NF)Summary: JTFGTMOpreviouslyassesseddetaineeRetainin DoD(DoD)on
20November2003
Forthisupdaterecommendation,detaineeis assessedasamemberof TalibanandAl-Qaida's
terroristnetwork.MohammedHashim,US9AF-000850DP(ISN850),identifieddetaineeas
amemberof a40-manunitorganizedinNovemberof 2001to completevariousmissions.
CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES
REASON:E.O.12958SECTION1.5(C)
DECLASSIFYON: 20300422
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JTF GTMO-CG
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationto Retainin DoD Control (DoD) for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN: US9AF-000888DP(S)
Oneof their primary missionswasto provide securityfor UsamaBin Laden(UBL) andhis
family for safepassagethroughAfghanistan. Othermissionstaskedto the 40-manunit
involved assassinations,kidnappings,andbombingsagainstUS forces,its allies,and
representativesof Afghanistanconsideredenemiesof the Taliban. Detaineealsowaspart of
an effort by well-known Taliban commandersto recruit former Taliban commandersinto
joining their Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) efforts againstthe legitimategovemmentof
Afghanistan. Detaineeadmitsto connectionswith upper-levelTaliban members. His role
andknowledgeregardinghow securitywasprovided for UBL's movementsrequiresfurther
exploitation. Detaineeappearsto havespecializedtraining,andmostlikely, if released
would join currentACM operationsagainstUS andcoalition personnelandobjectivesin
Afghanistan. It is assessedthis detaineeis a HIGH risk, ashe is likely to posea threatto the
US, its interestsandallies.
4. (S//NF) Detainee Background Summary: Unlessotherwisenoted,the following
paragraphsarebasedsolelyon thedetainee'sstatements.
a. (S) Prior History: Detainee'sfamily movedfrom Afghanistanto Quetta,Pakistan
(PK), in 1983to escapethe warring environmentin Afghanistanafter the Russianinvasion.
Detaineeattendedoneyearof schoolin Quetta,PK, in 1985. In 1990,detaineewent to
Chaman,PK, to learnhow to be a tailor. Detaineelived with his cousins,andstayedfor a
periodof 2-3 years(1992or 1993),thenreturnedto Quetta,PK. In October1998,detainee
moved from Quettato Khandahar,AF. Detaineegot married in November 1998in
Khandahar,andmoved into a housein district five. (Analyst Note: This areais where
peopleworking for the Taliban governmentlived.)
b. (S) Recruitment and Travel: Sometimeduring2000,detaineevolunteeredto become
a Taliban member. Oneof the individuals that assistedhim in joining the Talibanwas Gul
Mohammad(possiblyGul Mohammad,former Taliban leader,in possessionof a large
amountof weaponscaches)from Deh Rawod,OruzganProvince,AF.
c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Detaineewasforcedto work with the Talibanfor
threemonthsat a time. He was calledup four times for a total of approximatelyoneyear. In
alternatereporting,he claims he was assignedto work for the Taliban on threedifferent
occasions.His first assignmentlastedfour months. During this period, detaineeservedasa
guardfor the Taliban inMazar province. His duty consistedof guardinga particular areaand
reporting any suspiciousactivity to his supervisor,Akhundzada. Akhundzada'ssupervisor
wasAbdul Razak(assessedto be referring to now deceasedAbdul RazzaqNafiz, former
seniorTaliban commanderof MazarE-Sharifl. After this period, detaineewent hometo
Khandahar. The secondperiod of Taliban duty lastedthreemonths,while the third period
lastedtwo months. Detaineeperformedthe samedutieseachtime he served. Detainee's
commander,Akhundzada,in commandof a 40-manteam,controlledhis fate. (Analyst Note:
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SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationto Retainin DoD Control (DoD) for Guantanamo
Detainee;ISN: US9AF-000888DP(S)
It is assessedthis is the same40-manteamto which ISN 850hasreferred.)Oncehe had
finishedhis one-yearstint (aroundOctoberof 2001),detaineeandhis wife movedto Deh
Rawod,to get away from the US bombing in Khandahar. ln December2001,detainee
movedback to Khandahar. He andhis wife lived with his father-in-law. From January2002
until July 2002,detaineeworked to fix up the househe hadreceivedasan inheritancein
Tarin Kowt, AF. His goal wasto fix it up andthensell it. Sometimein August of 2002,
detaineeandhis family movedto Quetta,PK, to live with two sisters. Lr the latterpart of
2002,Abdul Razakaskeddetaineeto deliver a letter to RahmatullahSangayar,US9AF-
000890DP(ISN 890),a formerTalibancommanderwho residedin OruzganProvince.
Detaineewas alsoto find JananAgha (assessedto be referring to the former Taliban
Governorof Nimruz Province,AF, andaNative of OruzganProvince)andMullah Abdul
Ghafoor (assessedto be referring to the Haji Mullah Abdul Ghafoor a former Taliban Front-
Line Commander)andtell themboth to go to Pakistan. After delivering the letter to ISN
890,detaineewent to Tarin Kowt to searchfor the othertwo men,but was unsuccessful.
d. (S) Gapture Information: JanMohammed,the Govemorof OruzganProvince,and
HostNation GIN) officials captureddetaineeon27 November2002,while travelingon a
road from Oruzgan,AF, to Tarin Kowt. Detaineewas armedwith an AK-47, which was
usedfor protection againstthieves. Detaineewasbroughtin andturnedover to US Forces.
No further captureinformation is available.
e. (S) Transferred to JTF GTMO: 7 February2003
f. (S/NF) Reasons for Transfer to JTF GTMO: To provideinformationon the
following:
o Severalmid-levelTalibanmilitary personalities
o FormerTaliban military sites
5. (S//NF)DetaineeThreat:
a. (S)Assessment:It isassessedthedetaineeposesaHIGHrisk,asheislikelytoposea
threatto the US, its interestsandallies.
b. (S/NF)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetention:
. (S) It is assesseddetaineeis a memberof theTalibanandAl-Qaida'sterrorist
network. He worked in a Taliban specialunit that supportedandprovided securityto
high-level Al-Qaida membersandplannedandcarriedout ACM operations.
o (S) ISN 850identifieddetaineeasbeinga Talibansub-commanderfor a 40-man
unit that provided securityfor high-level Al-Qaida personalities,to includeUBL and
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SIIBJECT:UpdateRecommendationto Retainin DoD Control(DoD)for Guantanamo
Detainee,ISN:US9AF-000888DP(S)
Dr. Ayman al-Zawahii. This unit alsoconductedACM operations. (Analyst note:
ISN 850 admitsto being a spy for the 40-manunit. He waspart of this unit before
being capturedwhile conductingreconnaissanceagainstMullah Omar's home. At
thetime it housedUS andCoalitionforces,andwasbeingusedasa Coalition
headquarters).ISN 850alsoallegeddetaineedid the following:
. (S) Fought at Tora Bora andescapedto Peshawar,PK. This corroborates
detainee'sadmissionthat he was stationedat the Front Line andfighting against
theNorthern Alliance.
. (S) Detainee,ISN 890andMullah Ghafar(possiblememberof theHezb-e-
Islami (HIG) areresponsiblefor planting mines from Khandaharto Spin Boldak
during Novemberof 2002).
. (S) ISN 850maintainsdetaineewasbackedby Al-Qaida andfoughtUS
troops. Iamanzawaherisupportedthe 40-mansquad(assessedto meanDr.
Ayman AlZawahii, LlElL'schief aid andadvisor). (Analystnote: It is probable
thatZawahiri supportedthe establishmentof this unit to provide supportfor UBL
andhis entouragewhile in Afghanistan.)
. (S) Detaineeknowshow to userockets,heavymachineguns,andAK-47s.
. (S) Detaineehasbeena memberof theunit sinceits creationin Novemberof
200t.
o (S) Detaineeclaims after Ahmad ShahMasoudof the Northern Alliance was
killed by Arab suicidebombers,Razzaqdecidedhe did not want to fight anymore.
Detaineeclaims the 40-manteamhe was a part of stoppedfighting andwent hometo
Khandahar.
o (S) Detaineewas capturedin the latter part of Novemberof 2002with known
TalibanmembersISN 890andNasrullah,US9AF-000886DP(ISN 886). The capture
occurredafter detaineehaddelivereda letter from former Taliban Minister of
Defense,Mullah Obaidullah. Obaidullahwho was known to be involved in several
anti-governmentactivities.(Analyst Note: The letter containedinformation regarding
a meetingto takeplacewith Obaidullah.)
. (S) HN officials believethe meetingwas for coordinatingan operationagainst
US forcesandthe Afghan govemmentduring EID (End of Ramadancelebration).
. (S) At approximately2818302Nov02,GovemorJanMohammedinformed
Fire BaseTK (FBTK) thathehadapprehendedsevenTaliban;detainee,ISN 886,
ISN 890,Mullah SharafUddine, Mullah Habib Ullah, Mullah Ghafar,and
Mullah Rahim Ullah. Janidentified them asfollows:
a Detainee.who worked for Mullah Abdul Bari andwas friendswith Mullah
Razak.
I ISN 890,commanderfor Taliban national guardin Kabul, anda senior
Taliban commanderfighting againsttheNorthem Alliance andUSSF.
a Mullah SharafUddine, commanderfor Mullah Qahir of Murabad.
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Detainee,ISN:US9AI-000888DP(S)
a Mullah Habib Ullah, Taliban securitychief of Mazar-E-Sharifand
brother-in-law to Mullah Omar.
I Mullah Ghafar,intelligencechief for Mullah Rabani.
a Mullah Rahim Ullah, Chief of TarnakFarmsTraining Campin
Khandahar.
. (S) Accordingto ISN 850,detaineewascapturedwith ISN 886,Habibullah,
andSharafuddinwhile riding in a stationwagon given him by the Taliban.
o ISN 850 statedthat commandersrecruitedtheir own men. Detaineehadrecruited
Sharafuddin,who joined the unit primarily to fight againstUS forces. Sharafuddin
alsomadeplanswith detaineeto kidnap the OruzganProvinceGovernor'ssonin
exchangefor releasingprisonersin Khandahar. The two alsotalked aboutkilling the
governorby bombinghis office. (AnalystNote: It canbe inferreddetaineealso
recruitedthe other four membersof his group.)
o Detaineehasadmittedaffiliations with a numberof high-level Taliban, Hizb-e-
Islami (HIG), andAl-Qaida memberssuchasUBL, andAbdul Razak,US9AF-
000942DP(ISN 942). ISN 850statedthatMullah Abdul RazakwastheTaliban
Supremecommanderfor theprovince of Helmand.
o (S/AIF)As a resultof a raid on a housesearchof AhamadDullah'sresidencein
district four, Khandahar,AF, andsubsequentsearchof his neighbor's(Essa
Mohammed's)house,detainee'snamewasfoundon a Hezb-I-Islami(HIG)
identificationcard.
o (U) Detainee'sadmissionasa Talibanmember. Accordingto opensourcing,a
Time-Life interviewon September24,2002, in Oruzganprovince,Esmatullah
(assessedto be detainee)madethecomment:"..we areTalibanandtheywant to arrest
us." In the article,hewould not give his name,but did admitto beinga Taliban
Commander. Otherindividuals identified thepersonin the interview asbeing
EsmatullahAkhond (Akhond is a title of honor).
. (S) Detaineehasa habit of changinghis statementeverytime he is interviewedeven
on suchinconsequentialactsasmoving to Pakistanor asconsequentialasto who his
commanderwas.
o (S) In a 12 June2003debriefinghe states,"He waspartof a 40-manteamunder
the control of CommanderAkhundZada."
o (S) In a 3 July 2003 debriefinghe states,"The letter was given to detaineein
Pakistanby his former Taliban commander,Abdul Razzaq."
o (S) In a 14April 2004debriefinghe states,"...Abdul Razzaqwashis commander
while he servedin the Taliban.
o (S) In a 12May 2004debriefinghe states,"Thepersonwho controlledhis fate
was Akhundzadawho was detainee'scommander."
. (S) Detaineeadmitshe was stationedat the Front Line andfighting againstthe
Northem Alliance.
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Detainee,ISN:US9AF-000888DP(S)
. (S)Matula,Securitychieffor TarinKowt, AF,personallyidentifieddetaineeas
havingdistributedweaponsto otherTalibanin preparationfor theNorthernAlliance
offensive.
c. (S//NF)Detainee's Gonduct: Thisdetaineehasapasthistoryof aggressivebehavior.
Hehasdisplayedextremeemotionandshownsignsof aggression.Detaineehasassaulted
theguardsonnumerousoccasions.Hefailsto complywith theguardforce'sinstructions.
6. (S/NF) DetaineeIntelligenceValueAssessment:
a. (S) Assessment: JTFGTMOhasdeterminedthatthisdetaineeis of MEDIUM
intelligencevalue.
o (S/A{F)Detaineehasadmittedhebelongedto a40-manunit. It is assesseddetainee's
40-manunitandtheonethatISN 850talksaboutarethesame.Detaineehasanumberof
discrepanciesin histimelinethatneedtobeclarified.Detaineehasbeenlinkedto a
numberof high-levelTaliban,Al-Qaida,andHIGpersonalities.Duetothenumberof
individualswhogoby thesamename,weneedto crosscheckwhichactualindividuals
areconnectedwith detainee.Forinstance,atleasttwo Talibancommandersgoingby the
nameAbdulRazakin Afghanistanaredeceased.Detaineemayhaveknownor dealtwith
bothof them,aswell astheirassociates.
b. (S/NF) Areas of PotentialExploitation:
o 40-manunit
o Missions
o Logistics
o Locations
o Breakdown
o Personalitiesdetaineeis connectedto:
7. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 15October2004,
andheremainsanenemvcombatant.
LAY W. HOOD
Brigadier General,USA
Commanding
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