1. SECRET I 120290226
DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASK FORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY, CUBA
APO AE 09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTF GTMO-CG 26February2004
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lst
Avenue,Miami, FL 33T72.
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationto a Transferto the Control of Another Country for
ContinuedDetention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000898DP(S)
1. (FOUO) PersonalInformation:
First nameMiddle namesLast name:Zakhim Shah
Aliases: None
Placeof Birth: Tora Oba.Afghanistan (AF)
Dateof Birth: Unknown 1983
Citizenship: Afghanistan(AF)
2. (FOUO) Health: He is in goodhealth.
3. (S)DetaineeSummary:
a. (S) DetentionInformation: Sameaspreviouslystatedin JTF CG memo,dated1l
November2003.
b. (S) Prior Assessment:MG GeoffreyD. Miller, CommanderJTF Guantanamo,
recommendedthatdetaineeberetainedfor continueddetention.This recommendationwas
basedon the assessmentthatdetaineewasassessedasbeinga Talibanfighterandis
committedto Jihad.
c. (S)New Information:
o The detaineeis no longerassessedasbeinga Talibanfighteror committedto Jihad.
o Furtherinvestigationrevealedno links betweenthe detaineeandthe rocket attackon
U.S.Fire BaseSalerno,which hewassuspectedof beinginvolvedin.
o The otherpeoplearrestedout of the sametaxi havealsobeenassessedashavingno
links to the rocket attacks.
d. (S) IntelligenceValue: Detaineeis assessedashavinga minimal intelligencevalue.
CLASSIFIED BY: Multiple Sources
REASON: E.O. 12958Section1.5(C)
DECLASSIFY ON: 20290216
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JTFGTMO-CG
SUBJECT:(S) Recommendationfor GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000898DP
4. (S) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineehasshownminimal signsof non-complianceandno
signsof aggressiveness.
5. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatusis currentlyunderreview.
6. (S) JTF-GTMO New Assessment:
a. (S) Summary. Basedon informationcollectedandavailableto Joint TaskForce
Guantanamoasof 26 February2004,detaineeISN: USSAF-000898DPis no longerassessed
asbeing a Taliban fighter. Thereis nothing linking the detaineeto the rocket attack. It has
beendeierminedthat the 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 recommendationon24 October2003. CITF assessedthe detaineeasa low risk on
l l November 2003. Both JTF-GMTO andCITF agreeon thethreatassessmentof this
detaineeasa low risk.
CF: CITF-GTMO
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