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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG 26Februarv2004
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthemCommand,3511NW 9lst
Avenue,Miami, FL 33172.
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationto a Transferto the Control of Another Country for
ContinuedDetention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000897DP(S)
1. (FOUO) PersonalInformation:
First nameMiddle namesLastname:Abdul Rahim
Aliases: Abdul Rhim Agha MahmadAsiesai
Placeof Birth: Sharshar.Afehanistan (AF)
Dateof Birth: Unknown 1975
Citizenship: Afghanistan(AF)
2. (FOUO) Health: He is in goodhealth.
3. (S)DetaineeSummarY:
a. (S) DetentionInformation: Sameaspreviouslystatedin JTF-GTMO CG memo' dated
11November2003.
b. (S) prior Assessment:MG GeoffreyD. Miller, CommanderJTF Guantanamo,
recommendedthat detaineebe retainedfor continueddetention. This recommendationwas
basedon the assessmentthatdetaineewasassessedasbeinga memberof Hezib-e-Islami
(HIG), andpossiblybeinginvolvedin a rocketattackon U.S.Fire BaseSalerno.
c. (S) New Information:
o The detaineejoined HIG for abrief 4 monthperiodin themid 1990s,afterwhich he
brokeoff his association.
o The detaineespentmost of the 1990sinvolved with variousNorthern Alliance combat
units, fighting the Taliban.
. The detaineeis assessedashavingno currenttiesto HIG.
o Furtherinvestigationrevealedno links betweenthe detaineeandthe rocket attackon
U.S.Fire BaseSalerno,which he wassuspectedof beinginvolvedin.
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SUBJECT:(S) Recommendationfor GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000897DP
o The otherpeoplearrestedout of the sametaxi havealsobeenassessedashavingno
links to the rocket attacks.
d. (S) IntelligenceValue: Deta.ineeis assessedashavinga minimal intelligencevalue.
4. (S) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineehasshownminimal signsof non-complianceand
minimal signsof aggressiveness.
5. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatusis currentlyunderreview.
6. (S)JTF-GTMO New Assessment:
a. (S) Summary. Basedon informationcollectedandavailableto JointTaskForce
Guantanamoasof 26 February2004,detaineeISN: USSAF-000897DPis no longerassessed
asbeing anHIG member. Thereis nothing linking the detaineeto the rocket attack. It has
beendeterminedthatthe detaineeposesa low risk ashe is unlikely to posea threatto the
U.S.,its interestsor its allies.
b. (S) Recommendation:JTF-GTMO recommendsthis detaineebe consideredfor
transferor releaseto the control of anothergovernment.
7. (S) Coordination: JTF-GTMO notifiedthe Criminal lnvestigativeTaskForce(CITF) of
theprior recommendationon 20 October2003. CITF assessedthedetaineeasa low risk on
15 September2003. Both JTF-GMTO andCITF agreeon thethreatassessmentof this
detaineeasa low risk.
CF: CITF-GTMO
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