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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG l5 October2004
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthemCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT: Recommendationto Transferto the Control of Another Country for Continued
Detention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000955DP(S)
1. (FOUO) PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA{DRC ReferenceName: MohammedOuasam
o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: MohammedQuasam.MohammedKasim Farid.
Mullah Kassim
. Placeof Birth: PaktiaProvince.Afehanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: 1977
o Citizenship: Afshanistan
2. (FOUO) Health: Detaineeis a carrierof HepatitisC andhaschronicgastricreflux.
Otherwisehe is in goodhealth.
3. (S//NF)DetaineeSummary:
a. (S) BackgroundandCaptureData. Unlessotherwisenoted,the following background
notesarebasedsolelyon detainee'sstatements:
o Prior History andActivities: Detaineefled to Pakistan(PK) in 1992,following the
fall of the communistgovernmentof Afghanistan. Detaineelived in the Alizai refugeecamp
nearParachenar,PK, until he retumedto Afghanistan in 2001. (AnalystNote: Alizai refugee
campis lrnownto bea safehavenfor numeroussenior Talibanfficers.) From Marchto Juneof
200I, detaineeworked for the Taliban with twenty otherindividuals on a road construction
project to improve the roadbetweenGardezto Kabul, AF. Detaineeactedasan equipment
managerresponsiblefor issuingandcollecting tools dueto his ability to readandwrite. He was
also in chargeof ordering suppliesfor the project. Detaineeworked for EngineerBasheer,the
CLASSIFIED BY: Multiple Sources
REASON: E.O. 12958Section1.5(C)
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SUBJECT: Recommendationto Transferto the Control of Another Country for Continued
Detention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000955DP(S)
Minister of Public Works andthe headof the project. EngineerBasheerworked for the Rural
DevelopmentDepartment(Public Works Department)of PaktiaProvince,which was led by
Ahmed Shah. (AnalystNote: Shahis assessedto beaformer Zormat sub-governorand a known
associateof Saifullah RahmanMansour. Shahhas beenconnectedto Anti-Coalition activities in
the Zormat and Shah-e-Khotregions in August and Septemberof 2002.) Detaineefirst met Shah
while working on theconstructionprojectandlastsawhim in lateJune2001. Following
completionof the constructionproject, detaineepartneredup with a Haji Abdul Mohammedand
openeda generalstorenearthe road constructionsite. Detaineeclaimsto haveneverworked in
the storeandwas only an investor.
o CaptureInformation: On7 February2003,US andAfghan forcesarresteddetaineeat
his homein the ZormatDistrict of the PaktiaProvince,AF. Detaineewas capturedunderthe
suspicionof beinganassociateof SaifullahRahmanMansour. (AnalystNote: Mansourwasthe
deputycommanderof the Kargha Ganison in Kabul, AF, and the Commanderof the Toliban's
Eighth division in Kabul during the Taliban rule. Mansour led the Taliban andAl-Qaidaforces
against USand coalition troops in theShah-e-Khotvalley during OperationAnaconda.)
b. (S) Transferredto JTF GTMO: 18February2003
c. (S) Reasonsfor Transferto JTF GTMO: Detaineewasassessedto be ableto provide
information on key communicatorswithin the Neknam Village of the Zormatdistrict in the
PaktiaProvince,AF.
d. (S/A{F)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetention:
. (S/AIF) Detaineewasadministereda Polygraphteston 28 July 2004andwasfound
deceptivewhen answeringquestionssurroundinghis suspectedinvolvement in rocket attacks
againstUS or coalition forcesandparticipation in the manufacturingof falsevisas.
o (S/AIF) Detaineehasbeenassessedto be associatedto NoorullahKhan; a suspect
involvedin multiple rocketattacksagainstUS forcesin Novemberof 2002. (AnalystNote:
Noorullah lived approximately100metersfrom detaineeand haslcnowndetaineesincedetainee
returnedfrom Pakistan in 2001. Detaineeis lcnownto havemetwith Noorullahfour daysbefore
a rocketattackwasconductedbyNoorullah in November2002.
o (S/A.JF)Detaineewasidentifiedby ISN US9AF-000633DP(AF633)asMullah
Qasimthe Chief of InvestigationsandInterrogationsfor the Taliban inZormat, AF, andwas
nicknamedthe "Punisher."
Qasimwas laterpromotedthe Deputy for Constructionin Zormat
andwasnotedto haveapproximatelyeighteento twenty Taliban soldiersworking for him.
(Analystnote;AF-633 notedMullah Qasimwasapproximately40yearsold. Detainee'sclaimed
dateof birth (DOB) is 1977 indicating he is 26years old. Basedonphoto analysis,the detainee
appearsto be approximately40years old.) Analyst Note: The Talibanput AF-633 injail two
monthsfor shavinghis beard.Thearrestingfficer wasa Mullah Qasim,the TalibanCriminal
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SUBJECT: Recommendationto Transferto the Control of Another Country for Continued
Detention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000955DP(S)
Investigatorfor Zormat, who workedfor the Taliban Commanderof Zormat, Mullah Ahmad
Shah.
. (S) During interrogationconductedon 30 March 2004,detaineestated,"I need
money. Sendme backto AfghanistanandTalibangivesme money,I takeit. I'm poor andif I
am let out to go back to Afghanistan,the currentgovemmentwould want me to work against
Americans,I would; I needthemoney!"
r (S/A{F)ISN US9AF-000459DP(AF-459)identifieddetaineeasa manwho AF-459
helpedto acquirea visa andto whom he had loanedmoney. (AnalystNote: USforces raided
detainee'scompoundbasedon intelligencethat he washarboring Jalaluddin Haqqani, the
former TalibanMinister of Tribal Affairs. During thisraid, AF-459 wasdetainedby USforces
along with AF-457, AF-458, andAF-460. In September2004,Haqqani was merging Taliban
andAl-Qaidaforces togetherto cany out surprise attaclrsin southeasternAfghanistan. In late
August 2004, TurkishNational Intelligence Orgonization reportedMullah Omar had been
diagnosedwith terminal cancerand had transferredthe Taliban LeadershipAuthority to
Haqqani.)
e. (S) IntelligenceFocus: JTF GTMO hasdeterminedthatthis detaineeis of medium
intelligencevaluedueto his knowledgeofi
o Anti-CoalitionActivity
o Rocketattacksin the PaktiaProvince,AF
o Saifullah RahmanMansour
o Ahmed Shah
o Noorullah Khan
o FalsifiedVisas
o Alizai RefugeeCamp
o Taliban membersusing the campasa safehaven
o Non-Govemment Organizationsoperatingcamp
4. (S) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineehashada pasthistoryof passiveaggressivebehavior.
The detaineehasa relativelyshortdisciplinaryrecord,but hasshownsignsof aggression.
5. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24 February2004,and
he remainsan enemycombatant.
6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment:
a. (S) Summary: It is assessedthatthis detaineeis not a memberof Al-Qaida and/orits
globalterroristnetwork,but is assessedto haveconnectionsto Anti-Coalitionactivities.
Detaineehasbeenassessedto having beeninvolved in rocket attacksin November 2002 with
Noorullah Khan againstUS forcesin the Zormatregionsof Afghanistan.Detaineewas found to
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SUBJECT: Recommendationto Transferto the Control of Another Country for Continued
Detention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000955DP(S)
be deceptiveduringa polygraphconductedon 28 July 2004whenquestionedabouthis
participation in the rocket attacks. Detaineehastentatively beenidentified asthe Chief of
InvestigationsandInterrogationsfor the Taliban inZormat andhaslinks to seniorTaliban
officials. Detaineemay be vulnerableto recruitmentin plots againstcoalitionforcesif he is
offered monetarycompensation.If released,detaineewould continueto be a risk to participate,
supportor directly plan Anti-Coalition attacks. It hasbeendeterminedthat the detaineeposesa
mediumrisk, ashe may possiblyposea threatto theUS, its interestsandallies.
b. (S) Recommendation:JTF GTMO recommendsthis detaineebetransferredto the
control ofanother country for continueddetention.
7. (S) Coordination: JTF GTMO notifiedthe Criminal InvestigativeTaskForce(CITF) of this
recommendationon 15October2004. CITF assessedthis detaineeasa high risk on 30 June
2004. In the interestof national securityandpursuantto an agreementbetweenthe CITF and
JTF GTMO Commanders,JTF GTMO will deferto CITF's assessmentthatthe detaineeposesa
high risk.
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