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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG 3 January20Q4
MEMORANDTIM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lst
Avenue,Miami, FL 33172.
SUBJECT:(S) Recommendationto RetainunderDoD Control for GuantanamoDetainee,
Haji Niam Kuchi,ISN: US9AF-00093lDP
1. (S) PersonalInformation: Haji Niam Kuchi is anAfghan nationalborn approximatelyin
1940,placeof birth unknown,Afghanistan(AF). He hasbeendiagnosedwith Diabetes,but is
otherwisein goodhealth.
2. (S) Detention Information: On, 1January2003,US Forcescaptureddetainee,while
traveling with his nephewin Kabul, Afghanistan(AF), dueto suspectedaffiliations with the
Al-Qaida andTaliban. Detaineewas subsequentlytransportedto GuantanamoBay Naval
Base,Cuba,on22 March 2003dueto theprobabilitythatthedetaineewould be ableto
provide information on the escapeof Arab Al-Qaida membersinto Pakistanaswell asAfghan
politics, ground forces,andpersonalitiesthat haveandwill provide leadershipin Afghanistan.
3. (S) Reasonsfor Continued Detention: Detaineewasa key logisticalfacilitatorfor
subversiveactivities throughoutAfghanistanwith direct and strongties to Al-Qaida, Taliban,
PakistaniInter-ServicesIntelligenceDirectorate(ISID), andHezb-e-IslamiGulbuddin(HIG)
operatives.Detaineepossessesknowledgeof TalibanandAl-Qaidaoperationsandwas
involved in the smugglingof weapons. In addition,he is purportedto haveinformation
concerningTaliban, Al-Qaida, andChechenoperativesandtheir actionsduring Operation
Enduring Freedom. Detaineehasstrongtieswith seniorlevel operativesin severalterrorist
organizationsandsupportnetworksto includeAl-Qaida andthe HIG.
4. (S) Assessment:Basedon informationcollectedandavailableto JointTaskForce
Guantanamoasof 15December2003,it is assessedthatdetaineeISN: US9AF-000931DPis a
key logistics facilitator andsupporterof terrorism in Afghanistanandhasthe capability to
continueto do so. Moreover,basedon thedetainee'sfolder,theknowledgeabilitybrief, and
subsequentinterrogationsby JTF Guantanamo,the detaineeis of high intelligencevalue to
theUnited Statesandposesa high threatto theU.S.,its alliesandinterests.
DERIVEDFROM:MultipleSources
CLASSIFIEDBY:ENDURINGFREEDOMSCG
DATEOFSOURCE:28March2002
DECLASSIFYON:XI
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SUBJECT: (S) Recommendationto RetainunderDoD Control for GuantanamoDetainee,
Haji Niam Kuchi, ISN: US9AF-00093lDP
5. (S) EC Status:Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 30 Jun03 andhe
remainsan enemycombatant.
6. (S) Recommendation: RetainunderDoD control.
7. (S) Coordination: Criminal lnvestigativeTaskForce(CITF): JTF Guantanamonotified
the Criminal lnvestigativeTaskForceof thisrecommendationon 17December2003. In the
interestof national securityandpursuantto an agreementbetweenCITF andJTF GTMO
Commanders,CITF will deferto JTF GTMO's assessmentthatthedetaineeposesa high
threat.
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