This document provides a recommendation to transfer a detainee, ISN: US9AF-001012DP, to the control of Afghanistan for continued detention. The detainee is assessed to have worked as a facilitator for Al Wafa, transporting Arabs from Iran to the Afghanistan border from 2000-2002. He facilitated travel for Al-Qaida operatives and is linked to the director of Al Wafa activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. While not a member of Al-Qaida or the Taliban, he is deemed a medium risk and may pose a threat to US interests due to his ties to terrorist organizations. The Joint Task Force at Guantanamo Bay and the Criminal Investigative Task Force agree on the assessment
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MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-001012DP(S)
l. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA.IDRCReferenceName: Bar.valaiAminullahTukhi
o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: AminullahBaryalaiTukhi
o Placeof Birth: Herat.Afghanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: I lantarv 1972
2. (FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth.
3. (S/A[F)DetaineeSummary:
a. (S)BackgroundandCaptureData:Unlessotherwisenoted,thefollowingbackground
notesarebasedsolely on the detainee'sstatements.
o Prior History: DetaineeattendedHerat University from 1990to 1994,studying
economics. While attendingthe university hejoined the studentorganization
"Basij." Analyst
Note: Basij was an Anti-Taliban organizationfounded by Ismail Khan, thegovernor of Herat
Province. ln 1996,he fled with his family to Meshad,Iran (IR), when the Taliban took control
of the Herat Province,AF. In 1997to l999,he ran a fabric storein Meshad,IR, until the Iranian
police forcedhim to closehis store,becauseAfghan refugeesarenot allowed to operate
businesses.When detainee'sfabric storewas shutdown, he bought a vehicle andstarted
operatinga taxi service.
CLASSIFIED BY: MultipleSources
REASON:E.O.12958Section1.5(C)
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JTFGTMO-CG
SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-001012DP(S)
o TrainingandActivities: A MoulanaKhadadad,fromHerat,AF, contactedthe
detaineeaskinghim to assisttwo friendsin theirtravelfromMeshad,IR, to theAfghanistan
border.DetaineestatesthatKhadadadis ajudgewhois theheadof all themosquesin Herat,
AF. AnalystNote: Khadadadisassessedto beMowlawiKhadadad,a well-htownProvincial
Judgein Herat,AF. AfterescortingthetwomenfromMeshad,IR, to theborder,theyweremet
by JamalAl-Din, anAl Wafaemployee,whoescortedthetwomenintoAfghanistan.Detainee
foundoutafterwardthatoneof themenwasnamedAbdulAziz andwastravelingona Saudi
Arabianpassport.AnalystNote: AbdulAzizis alsohtownasAbdullahAlamatrafi(US9SA-
000005DP),theDirectorofAl V[rafaactivitiesin AfghanistanandPakistan.He hasbeentiedto
Al-Qaida. Al Wafaisa Tier2 Non-GovernmentalOrganization(NGO). Tier2 NGOsare
definedasdemonstratingtheintentandwillingnesstosupportterroristorganizationswilling to
attack(JSpersonsor interests.Detaineeworkedfor AbdulAziz, from2000until 2002,
facilitatingnumerousforeignersfromMeshad,IR, to theAfghanistanborder.
o CaptureInformation:Iranianofficialsarresteddetaineein Februaryof 2002ata
checkpointfor workingwithoutapermit. Hewasheldin aprisonin Meshad,IR, untilbeing
deportedbackto Afghanistan.Hewasheldin aprisonin Kabul,AF, fromMarchof 2002until
April of 2003,whenhewasturnedoverto US forces.
b. (S)Transferto JTFGTMO: Detaineewassubsequentlytransportedto GuantanamoBay
NavalBase,Cuba,on8 May 2003.
c. (S)ReasonsforTransfertoJTFGTMO: Detaineeis assessedtobeableto provide
informationonroutesof ingressto andegressfromAfghanistan.
d. (S/n{F)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetentionatJTFGTMO:
o DetaineeworkedforUS9SA-000005DP(SA-005)from2000to 2002asanAl Wafa
facilitator,transportingArabsfromMeshad,IR, to theborderof Afghanistan.
. DetaineewasidentifiedasFeryali,alsoreferredto asBaryalai,anAl Wafafacilitator
whofacilitatedthetravelof Al-QaidaoperativesfromMeshad,IR,to theAfghanistanborder.
o Detaineefacilitatedtravelof ChechenextremiststhroughIran,andhasprovidedsafe
crossingfor Al Wafaemployeesandoperatives.
o Detaineeis linkedto theprocurementof visasandsuppliesfor Al Wafaassociates.
e. (S)IntelligenceFocus:JTFGTMOhasdeterminedthatthisdetaineeis of medium
intelligencevaluedueto hisknowledgeofi
o Al Wafaactivitiesin Iran
o MoulanaKhadadad
o Tiesto Al Wafa,Al-QaidaandtheTaliban
o Tiesto AbdullahAlamatrafi(US9SA-000005DP)
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SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-00I0I2DP(S)
o AbdullahAlamahafi(US9SA-000005DP)
o Activitiesin han
o Al Wafatiesin Iran
o Useof facilitatorsin IranandAfghanistan
o Al Wafatiesto Al-Qaida
o JamalAl-Din
o Al Wafaactivity
o Activity asa facilitator
o Activity asafacilitator
o Individualsfor whomhefacilitatedtravelfromIranto Afghanistan
o Routesof travelfromMeshad,IR,to Afghanistan
o Al-Qaidauseof Meshad,IR, asaningress/egressto/fromAfghanistan
o Al Wafatiesto Al-Qaida
4. (S)DetaineersConduct: Thisdetaineehasapasthistoryof passive-aggressivebehavior.
Thedetaineeroutinelyfailsto follow c^mprulesbutonlyhasoneassaultreported.This
detainee'sthreatassessmenttowardsdetentionpersonnelis low to moderate.
5. (S)EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24Februuy 2004,and
heremainsanenemycombatant.
6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment:
a. (S)Summary:It is assessedthatthisdetaineeisnot amemberof Al-Qaidaor the
Taliban,butheis anAl Wafafacilitator,with tiesto SA-005,theDirectorof Al Wafaactivities
in AfghanistanandPakistan.Al Wafais aTier2 NonGovernmentOrganization(NGO),which
is definedasdemonstratingtheintentandwillingnessto supportterroristorgarizationswilling to
attackUSpersonsor interests.Detaineehasbeenidentifiedasakeyfacilitator,aidingthetravel
of numerousArabsthroughIranto Afghanistan.If released,hewouldcontinueto havethe
capabilityto doso. Dueto thecloseassociationof Al Wafawith Al-Qaida,it is assessedthatthe
detaineefacilitatednumerousmembersof Al-Qaidaandmembersof its globalterroristnetwork
throughIranintoAfghanistan.It hasbeendeterminedthatthedetaineeposesamediumrisk,as
hemaypossiblyposeathreatto theUS,its interestsandallies.
b. (S)Recommendation:JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineebetransferredto the
controlof Afghanistanfor continueddetention.Thisrecommendationis basedonsuccessful
agleementwith theGovernmentof Afghanistan.
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SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-001012DP(S)
7. (S)Coordination: JTFGTMOnotifiedtheCriminalInvestigativeTaskForce(CITF)of this
recommendationon27August2004.CITFassessedthisdetaineeon23April2004 asamedium
risk. JTFGTMOandCITF agreeonthethreatassessmentof thisdetaineeasamediumrisk.
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