This document provides a recommendation to transfer a detainee, ISN: US9AF-000909DP, to the control of another country for continued detention. It summarizes that the detainee was assessed to be a low-level member of an anti-coalition movement group commanded by his uncle, Samoud Khan, that operated in and around Gardez, Afghanistan. The detainee is assessed to pose a medium risk and may have information on the activities and locations of personnel in his uncle's group, including Saifullah Rahman Mansour, a former senior Taliban commander. The document recommends the detainee be transferred to another country for continued detention.
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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE
JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
APO AE 09360
JTFGTMO-CG 07June2005
MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT:UpdateRecommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor
ContinuedDetention(TRCD)for GuantarurmoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-000909DP(S)
JTFGTMODetaineeAssessment
1. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: MohabetKhan
o AliasesandCurrenVTrueName: MohabetKhan
o Placeof Birth: PannVillage. GardizDistrict.Afghanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: 01 January1972
o Citizenship: Afghanistan
o IntemmentSerialNumber(ISN): US9AF-000909DP
2. (FOUO)Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth.At presentheistakingnomedications,hasno
allergiesandhasnopsychiatricconditions.Detaineehasnotravelrestrictions.
3. (S//NF)JTF GTMOAssessment:
(S) Recommendation: JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineebeTransferredto the
Controlof AnotherCountryfor ContinuedDetention(TRCD).
a. (S//NF)Summary: JTFGTMOpreviouslyassesseddetaineeasTransferto theControl
of AnotherCountryfor ContinuedDetention(TRCD)on 18November2003.
Forthisupdaterecommendation,detaineeisassessedasamemberof anAnti-Coalition
Movement(ACM) ultimatelysubordinateto Al-QaidaaffiliateandformerseniorTaliban
CommanderSaifullahRahmanMansour.Detaineeisassessedasalow-levelmemberof his
CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES
REASON: E.O. 12958SECTION1.5(C)
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SUBJECT:UpdateRecommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor
ContinuedDetention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-000909DP(S)
uncleSamoudKhan's(US9AF-001850DP(ISN 1850)ACM groupthatoperatesin and
aroundGardez,AF. It is assessedthisdetaineeis aMEDIUMrisk,ashemayposeathreatto
theUS,itsinterestsandallies.
4. (S//NF)DetaineeBackground Summary: Unlessotherwisenoted,thefollowing
paragraphsarebasedsolelyonthedetainee'sstatements.
a. (S) Prior History: Detaineeis anAfghannationalbomin 1972in PannVillage,
GardezDistrict,PaktiaProvince,AF. Heis singleandlivedwithhissister.Detaineeworked
asafarmhandfor DustMohammed(NFI). Hemade70rupeesperdayandwaspaidatthe
endof themonth.Hewasalsoself-employedasa stream(kareez)digger.
b. (S) Recruitment and Travel: Detaineestatedthathisuncle,SamoudKhan,(ISN
1850),hadsentforhimandhewentto hisuncle'scompoundin late2002.Hecutwoodand
cookedfor thegroup.
c. (S) Training and Activities: SamoudKhancommandeddetainee'sunit,whichwas
locatedin theMousawalareaof Zormat,AF. Dr. HafizullahShabazKhaul(Dr. Hafizullah),
US9AF-001001DP(ISN1001),supervisedSamoud.
d. (S) Capture Information: On 11December2002,Samoudlefthiscompoundbecause
heknewUS/CoalitionForcesweregoingto raidthelocation.USForcesarresteddetainee
duringaraidonSamoudKhan'scompoundin Charkala,Zormat,PaktiaProvince,AF.
Detaineewascapturedwearingabeige"AllahAkbar"headbandthatheclaimedto have
stolenfromNaqibUllah(lttraqib),ISNUS9AF-000913DP(ISN913).Alongwithdetainee,
USForcescapturedHabibRahman,US9AF-000907DP(ISN907),SharderKhan,US9AF-
000914DP(ISN914),MohammedKhan,US9AF-00091ODP(ISN910),AbdulSamad,
US9AF-000911DP(ISN911),AsadUllah,US9AF-000912DP(ISN912),ISN908,andISN
913. Detaineewastransferredto BagramDetentionFacilityfollowingcapture.
e. (S)Transferredto JTF GTMO: 6 February2003
f. (S//NF)Reasons for Transfer to JTF GTMO: Toprovideinformationonthe
following:
o The Mousawal compound
o SamoudKhan andhis associateswho may havean anti-Americanagenda
o Secondcompoundoperatedby SamoudKhan in Shirwa Kalai, AF
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5. (S/NF) DetaineeThreat:
(S) Assessment: It isassessedthedetaineeposesMEDIUM risk,ashemayposeathreat
totheUS,itsinterestsandallies.
a. (S//NF)Reasonsfor Releaseor Transferto Another Country:
o (S/A.{F)Detaineewas a memberof an ACM group commandedby warlord Samoud
Khan,ISN 1850. ISN 1850'sACM groupconductedAnti-Coalitionattacksin the
GardezandZormatDistrictsof the PaktiaProvince,AF. ISN 1850is alsoknown to
possesstiesto SaifullahRahmanMansour,a formerseniorTalibanCommanderandAl-
Qaedaaffiliate.
o (S/AIF) ISN 1850workedfor Dr. HafizullahShabazKhaul (Dr. Hafizullah),ISN
1001,who wasa subordinateto SaifullahRahmanMansour.(AnalystNote: Mansour
is the formerTaliban8th Division Commander.He is a known ACM leaderlistedon
CENTCOM's Tier III personalitiesandis wantedby Afghan andUS/Coalition
Forces.The leadersof Al-Qaida,Hezbi-e-IslamiGulbuddin(HIG) andTaliban;
UsamaBin Laden(UBL), GulbuddinHekmatyarandMullah Omar,respectivelygave
Mansour,Malawi Kabir andJalaluddinHaqqanithe responsibility for attacking
coalition forcesin the Khowst, Paktia,andGhazniProvincesof Afghanistan. In early
Septemberof 2002,ISN 1001wasreportedto be planningan attackagainstUS and
Afghan TransitionalAdministration (ATA) positionsandpersonnelin the Paktia
Province,AF).
o (S/A{F)Abdul Samad,US9AF-00091lDP(ISN 911),identifiedthedetainee's
photoandstatedhehadbeenin Samoud'scompoundfor approximately2-3 months.
ISN 911performedguardduty andoccasionallybroughtwaterto the compound.He
statedthat the detaineewas sitting outsidethe compoundwhen the US military
vehiclesarrived,andthenthedetaineewent inside. Detaineewasin possessionof a
Kalashnikov rifle at the time.
o (S/A{F)ISN 911,alsoidentifieddetaineeasa compoundguard. The detaineegot
water,cookedandchoppedwood.
o (S/A{F)Naqib Ullah, US9AF-000913DP(ISN 911),identifiedthe detaineeasthe
nephewoflSN 1850.
o (S/A{F)Detaineeis associatedwith ACM, Taliban,andAl-Qaidapersonalitiesand
hasbeenindoctrinatedinto Islamicextremistideology.
o (S) Detaineeadmittedhe attendedthe Saif RahmanMansourMadrassafor two
andone-halfyearsandgraduatedwith the title of Qari Sahib(onewho recitesthe
Koran). Detaineetried to avertattentionfrom this by explainingthat Qari means
cross-eyed.(AnalystNote: Detaineehasbeenindoctrinatedinto the extremeIslamic
beliefsof SaifullahRahmanMansour.)
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o (S) All of ISN 1850'smenwererequiredto attendthe Saif RahmanMansour
Mosquein Wakil Kalie, Zormat,AF. Mullah Abdul Malik gavea seffnonat the
mosquein Decemberof 2002. He praisedthe Taliban,their leader,Mullah Omar,
andMansour. Malik calledfor jihad againstMuslims who cooperatedwith
Americans,andall non-Muslims.
. (Analyst Note: Mullah Abdul Malik is known to havetargetedUS and
CoalitionforcesinZabul Provinceof Afghanistan.)
o Detaineemay havebeenrequestedto stayat ISN 1850'scompoundbecauseISN
1850felt threatenedandwantedthe detaineeto act asa bodyguard.
o Samoudwas in conflict with a rival warlord namedAbdul Ali becauseSamoud
killed Abdul Ali's son. Ali's sonhadcapturedandmaimedthreeof Samoud's
friends.
o (S/A{F)Detainee'sveracityis in question.
o (S/AIF) Beforetheywerecaptured,ISN 907told the detainee,ISNs 912,913and
930 that it was important for them all to havethe samestory andnot to revealany
secretinformationaboutMansour. ISN 907instructedthe othersto tell the
Americansthatthey all workedfor Dr. FaisalUllah. It is assessedISN 907was
referringto HafizullahShabzaKhaul, ISN 1001.
b. (S//NF) Detainee's Conduct: . Detaineeis assessedto be a LOW threatfrom a
detentionstandpoint.Detainee'soverallbehaviorpatternwhile at CampDeltahasbeenof
compliance.Detaineehasonly beendisciplined3 times;the lastdisciplineevent(a lossof
CI) wason 10/13/03.Overthepastsix monthsthedetaineehasbeennotedfor a failureto
returnto the bay when asked,salutinganotherdetainee,a short-livedhungerstrike (oneday
on03102105),beingfoundunresponsive(hewasbreathingwith his eyesopen),anda request
to move baysbecausehe wasnot gettingalong with otherdetainees.
6. (S/NF)DetaineeIntelligenceValueAssessment:
a. (S)Assessment: JTFGTMOdeterminedthisdetaineeisofLOWintelligencevalue.
. (S) Due to his relationshipwith SamoudKahn (ISN 1850),it is likely thatthe
detaineemay know of someof theACM activities,leaders,andpersonalitiesin Patkia
Province,AF.
b. (S/NF)Areasof PotentialExploitation:
o InformationregardingISN 1850'scompounds
o Informationon weaponscachesbelongingto ISN 1850
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o Informationon ACM activity thatwasplannedby ISN 1850'sgroup
o Informationon SaifRahmanMansour,who directedISN 1850
o Informationon Mansour'slocation
7. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 12November2004,
andhe remainsan enemycombatant.
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