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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE
JOINT TASK FORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
APO AE 09360
JTFGTMO-CG 20September2005
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthernCommand,351I NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country with
Conditions(TWC), Subjectto the Conclusionof anAcceptableTransferAgreementfor
GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-001035DP(S)
JTFGTMODetaineeAssessment
1. (S//NF)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA{DRCReferenceName:SadaJan
. AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: none
o Placeof Birth: Afehanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: 01January1969
o Citizenship: Afghanistan
o InternmentSerialNumber(ISN): US9AF-001035DP
(FOUO)Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth.
(S//NF)JTF GTMOAssessment:
a. (S) Recommendation: JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineebeTransferredtothe
Controlof AnotherCountrywith Conditions(TWC),Subjectto theConclusionof an
AcceptableTransferAgreement.
(S//NF)Summary: JTFGTMOpreviouslyassesseddetaineeasRetainin DoDControl
(DoD)on26November2004.Baseduponinformationobtainedsincedetainee'sprevious
assessment,it is nowrecommendedfor Transferto theControlof AnotherCountrywith
Conditions(TWC),Subjectto theConclusionof anAcceptableTransferAgreement.
CLASSIFIEDBY: MULTIPLESOURCES
REASON:E.O.12958SECTION1.5(C)
DECLASSIFYON: 20300920
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JTF GTMO-CG
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country with
Conditions(TWC), Subjectto the Conclusionof an AcceptableTransferAgreementfor
GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-001035DP(S)
For this updaterecommendation,detaineeis assessedasa probableTaliban commander.
Coalition forcescaptureddetaineewith documentsandparaphernaliausedby the Taliban.
Detaineeis linked to attacksagainstcoalition bases. Detaineeadmittedbeing a memberof
an anti-coalition group. Detaineeacquiredknowledgeof weaponscachelocationsdueto his
placementandaccesswith local andprovincial officials. It is assessedthis detaineeis a
MEDIUM risk, ashe may posea threatto the US, its interestsandallies.
4. (S//NF) Detainee Background Summary: Unlessotherwisenoted,the following
paragraphsarebasedsolely on the detainee'sstatements.
a. (S) Prior History: Detaineeservedin thejihad againstthe Soviets. Detaineeciaimed
no prior military service,exceptfor his experiencein the Sovietjihad.
b. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Detaineeclaimedto be a carpenterby trade. He
servedwith theNorthern Alliance during the Rabbanipresidency. Detaineeclaimednot to
be Taliban, but admitsto being a former memberof the Jama'atUl-Dawa Al Qurani (JDQ).
Accordingto a formermemberof theJDQ,Abdul RahimMuslimdost,US9AF-00561DP
(ISN 561),the JDQ is anIslamicextremistgroupwith tiesto Pakistan'sInter-Services
IntelligenceDirectorate(ISID) andthe SaudiRedCrescentSociety(SRCS). Detaineealso
servedasdistrict managerfor the Pashaddistrict, Konar province,AF andbodyguardfor Jan
DaanKhan, the former governorof the Konar Provinceafter the fall of the Taliban.
c. (S//NF) Capture Information: On 02May 2003,afteranunidentifiedperson
identified detaineeasbraggingthat he fired missilesat the baseat MSS Asadabad,AF,
OperationDetachmentAlpha 316 (ODA 316)capturedhim athis housealongwith his
neighborIshmal Gul. No weaponswere found; however,numerousdocumentswere
recoveredindicating the detainee'sties to the Taliban. DetaineeandIshmal Gul were
transportedto MSS Asadabad. He wasthentransferredto BagramAirbase. (Analyst Note:
ODA 316is a teamcomprisedof specialforcessoldierswhosegoalwasto capturehigh
valuetargets.)
d. (S)Transferredto JTFGTMO:21November2003
e. (S//NF)Reasonsfor Transferti JTFGTMO:Toprovideinformationonthe
following:
o Mission, organization,operations,personnel,equipment,weapons,anddispositions
of military forcesin the Pashaddistrict office.
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SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country with
Conditions(TWC), Subjectto the Conclusionof an AcceptableTransferAgreementfor
GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-001035DP(S)
o Mission, orgarization,operations,andwhereaboutsof Taliban commandersandother
Talibanpersonalitiesin Konar andotherareasin AF.
o Quantity, condition, description,anddispositionof weaponsandweaponcaches
locatedin Konar andotherareasin AF.
o Mission, orgarization,operations,personalities,dispositions,equipmentandweapons
of terroristsin Konar andotherareasin AF.
. Smugglingof Taliban, Al-Qaida, Arabs, otherpersonnelandmunitions through
bordercrossinssin AsadabadandPashaddistrict.
5. (S//NF)DetaineeThreat:
a. (S)Assessment:It isassessedthedetaineeposesaMEDIUMrisk,ashemayposea
threattotheUS,itsinterestsandallies.
b. (S/NF)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetention:
o (S/AIF) Detaineeis assessedasa probableTaliban commanderwho conductedrocket
attacksagainstUS forcesat MSS Asadabad,AF. Detaineepossessedseveraldocuments
indicating links to the Taliban regime. It is assesseddetaineeknew a numberof Taliban
govemmentofficials who arealsonow part of the currentKonar government. Detainee
is familiar with the placementof weaponscacheswithin the Konar province.
o (S/AIF) An unidentified sourceidentified detaineeasan individual who fired rockets
at MSS Asadabad.
o (S/NF) The sourcereportedthat he sawdetainee,SaidAmeer (variant:Amir),
andMohammadNabee(variant:Nabi), transportinglargerocketsto SakeeMayrob's
home.
o (S/A[F) Sourceknew the men andthey braggedto him that they fired the rockets
at MSS Asadabad.
o (S/AIF)Accordingto ODA 316,numerousdocumentswerefoundat detainee's
homethat interpretersat the sceneusedto identify detaineeasa Taliban commander.
o (SinfF) Oneof thedocumentsin detainee'spossessionwasa receiptfor
weapons. The receiptaddressesdetaineeasCDR SadaJan.
o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmittedhe possesseda rocket andthat he hid it six years
earlier,but still knew its location.
o (S/A{F)A numberof itemsusedto makeImprovisedExplosivesDevices(IED's)
were capturedalong with detainee. Other items included Taliban handstamps,
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SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country with
Conditions(TWC), Subjectto the Conclusionof an AcceptableTransferAgreementfor
GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-001035DP(S)
Taliban cardsandofficial documents,poppy seeds,multiple passports,passportsize
picturesof Taliban members,andmilitary type reportson armedforcesin the region.
o (S/AIIF)Detaineeadmittedto being a bodyguardfor Haji JanDad Khan, a Safi
Pashtunwho is known asan enemyof Afghan PresidentHamid Karzai. Khan also
fought with the Northern Alliance againstthe Taliban.
. (S/AIF) Khan is believedto havebeena memberof the JDQ.
' (S/A{F) Khan is a memberof the so-called"Timber Mafra" that gainedwealth
by smugglingAfghan lumber to Pakistan.
o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmittedto being a memberof the JDQ when it was led by the late
Maulawi Jamil Rahmanandoperatedin the Konar province, AF.
o (S/AIF) Detaineewas a JDQ commanderwith at least65 men underhis control.
o (S//REL to AUS, CAN, GBR) Detaineereportedon numerousweaponscaches
aboutwhich coalition forceswerepreviously unaware.
. (S//REL to AUS, CAN, GBR) Detaineereportedthat Doctor SaidAhmad,
Departmentof Communicationsdirector in Konar province,AF, washiding a
largeamountof ammunition at his brother's home. This sitewas locatedat Pir
Mohammad's compound. According to the report sitecontained:
a (S//REL to AUS, CAN, GBR) 20mm anti-aircraftammunition.
. (S//RELto AUS, CAN, GBR) BM12 rocketsandotherammunition.
' (S/A{F) Detaineeclaimed Haji Ambari Khan andKanoo JanDad were hiding
rocket-propelledgrenades(RPG)in theirhomesin Pashadvillage,Konar
province,AF.
c. (FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: Detaineeis assessedasa LOW threatfrom a detention
perspective.Detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeencompliantandnon-hostileto the guard
force and staff.
6. (S//NF)DetaineeIntelligenceValueAssessment:
a. (S)Assessment: JTFGTMOdeterminedthisdetaineeisofMEDIUMintelligence
value.
o (S//IIF) Detaineerevealedseveralweaponscaches. Detaineeadmittedowning at
leastonerocket. Detaineehadplacementandaccessto high-level Taliban membersin
the Konar province. Detaineehasrevealedsmugglingroutesandoperationsof cunent
Karzai governmentoffi cial.
b. (S//NF)Areasof PotentialExploitation:
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SUBJECT:UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto theControlof AnotherCountrywith
Conditions(TWC),Subjectto theConclusionof anAcceptableTransferAgreementfor
GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-001035DP(S)
o Talibanweaponscaches,personalities,andoperations.
o Jama'atUl DawaAl Qurani(JDQ)
o Weaponscaches
o Konarprovincegovernment
o Personalities
. Taliban
. Hezbi-e-IslamiGulbuddin(HIG)
. Inter-ServiceIntelligenceDirectorate(ISID)influence
7. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 19November2004,
andheremainsanenemycombatant.
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