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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG 22 Octobet2004
MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL 33172.
SUBJECT:Recommendationto RetainunderDoD Control(DoD)for GuantanamoDetainee,
ISN:USgAF-001043DP(S)
1. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA{DRCReferenceName: AbddlRazak
r AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: None
o Placeof Birth: Kandahar.Afehanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: t Januarv1958
o Citizenship: Afghanistan
2. (FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth. He hasa historyof HepatitisB andlatentTB.
He hasno known allergies.
3. (S//NF) DetaineeSummary:
a. (S) BackgroundandCaptureData. Unlessotherwisenoted,the following background
notesarebasedsolelyon detainee'sstatements:
o Prior History: Detaineewas the former Taliban Minister of Commercefor aperiod of
threeyears. He wasresponsiblefor all the Chambersof Commerce,monopolies,permit conhol,
andhe was the
"Presidentof Food'"for all of Afghanistan. His everydaydutiesincluded
answeringpetitions andreceiving all the cashflow from import tariffs for bank deposit'
o Activities: Detaineeis a SunniMuslim. Detaineebelongedto themosqueof Abdul
Samad,Elbak Village, ShahWali Kot district, Kandaharprovince, AF. Detaineefought against
the RussiansundercommanderMullah Gul Badu Akhund Zada. lnl996, detaineebegan
transportingpetrol, kerosene,anddieselfuel from Nimruz, AF, to Kandahar,AF. He smuggled
gar fro- Iran into Nimruz andtransportedit to Kandahar. AzaetUllah approacheddetaineein
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1996toaskwhyhewasnotwith theTalibansinceheknewsomuchabouttrade.ThenUllah
introducedhim to MullahOmar'sbodyguardSalam.Shortlyafterthat,it wasannounced
detaineewasthePresidentof Customsandhisofficewasin Pul-ICharkhiDistrict,Kabul,AF.
Detaineehasno formaleducationexceptfor sixor sevenyearsof madrassa-taughtIslamic
studies.Hehasnotrainingin eitherthemilitaryor anAl-Qaidacamp.Detaineewasamember
of theIslamicRevolutionMovement.Hesaidhehadbeenafarmerbeforetakingthepositionof
Ministerof Commerceof Afghanistanfor theTaliban.
o Capturelnformation:AfghanMilitary Forces(AMF) captureddetaineein April
2003.DetaineewasarrestedduringanencounterbetweenAMF andanti-Afghangovernment
forcesheadedby PaiMohammedin anareanorthof detainee'striballands.Thereis norecord
asto weapon(s)in detainee'spossession.Detaineeinsistshisarrestwasasetupby Khalid
Pashtun.Hewasturnedouerlo the3l3thMI brigadein theShahWali Kowt areaon 24May
2003.
b. (S)Transferredto JTFGTMO: 21Novembet2003
c. (S)ReasonsforTransferto JTFGTMO: Detainee'sabilitytoprovideinformationon:
o Subsistenceproductionsanddistribution
o Talibanshippingandlogistics
o Terrorismrelatedfacilities
o Biographiesof keymilitaryandpoliticalleadersin Afghanistan
d. (S/nfF)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetention:
o (S/AIF)Detaineeis ahigh-levelmilitarycommanderin anewly-conceived
"unification"of Al-Qaida,HIG andTalibanforceswithin Afghanistan.UsamaBin Laden,
(ttBL) Hekmatyar,andMullahOmarenvisionedthisnewcoalitionof HIG, Al-Qaida,and
Talibanduringameetingin Pakistanin earlyspring2003.
o Detaineewascapturedin theShahWali Kowt areaof Afghanistanduringan
encounterbetweentheAMF andtheAnti-CoalitionForces(ACF). Detaineewasreportedlya
bystanderto theexchange,buthewasapprehendedafterbeingidentifiedastheformerTaliban
Ministerof Commerce.
o A CITFassessmentondetaineeupdatedon 11March2004stateddetainee"was
onlyabystanderto theexchange"and"therewasinsufficientevidenceto connectdetaineeto
anykindof involvementwith theAl-Qaidaterroristnetwork."
o (S/ fD Furtheranalysisrevealsthatin thespringof 2003,MullahOmar
(Taliban),GulbuddinHekmatyar(Hizb-E-Gulbuddin(HIG) andUBL (Al-Qaida)announceda
unificationof theirforces.Detaineewasappointedasadeputyto MullahBeraderwhowould
assumetheroleof Military Leaderfor MullahOmar'stroops.
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o (S/A{F)DuringmeetingsbetweenformerTaliban,HIG andAl-Qaidaleaders,it
wasdecidedto divideAfghanistanasfollows: MullahBeraderwasgivenresponsibilityfor the
provincesof Kandahar,Helmand,ZabulandOruzgan. (Analystnote: Sincedetaineewasthe
deputyunderMullahBerader(underthecoalitionof Taliban,HIG andAl-Qaidaforces)it can
bereasonablyassumeddetaineewasonthesiteof theencounterbetweenAMF andACFforces
to overseehistroops.)
o (S)DetaineeclaimshelastsawMullahBeraderin 1988."I lastsawMullah
AkhundGhaniBerader(theformerGovernorof Herat)whileonabusinesstrip to meetin the
springof 1998." (Analystnote: Detaineeis beingdeceptive.Accordingto theabovereport
citingunificationof theTaliban,HIG andAl-Qaida,heis directlysubordinatetoMullah
Berader.It wouldbehighlyunusualfor detaineeto nothavecontactwith hisimmediate
senior.)
. (S)Detaineewasoneof severalTalibanleadersidentifiedasresponsiblefor the
murderof aRedCrossmember.
o Thethreeprimarycommandersof thegroupof Talibanresponsiblefor themurder
of theInternationalCommitteeof theRedCross(ICRC)employeeon27 march2003areMullah
GhutSatar,MullahPaiMohammadandMullahAbdulRazaq,theformerTalibanMinisterof
Commerce.(Analystnote: Pai Mohammadwasalsoinvolvedin theAMF-ACFfirefightwhere
detaineewasapprehended.SeePara3a CaptureData)
e. (S)IntelligenceFocus:JTFGTMOhasdeterminedthatthisdetaineeis of high
intelligencevaluedueto hisknowledgeof:
o Thenewcoalitionof Al-Qaida,Taliban,andHIG personnelwithin Afghanistan
o Highvalue Targets(HVTs)withinAl-Qaida,Taliban,andtheHIG
o ACM operationsandplanswithin Afghanistan
. Key Al-Qaida,Taliban,andHIG personnelin Pakistanworkingin coordinationwith
ACM operations
o Thoseresponsibleconcerningthedeathof anICRCmemberon27 March2003
o ACM weaponandmunitionscachesin Helmandprovince
4. (S)Detainee'sConduct: Detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeengenerallycompliantandnon-
aggressive.Detainmentpersonnelobserveddetaineeconductingwhatappearedtobe
reconnaissanceof thearea.
5. (S)EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24February2004,and
heremainsanenemvcombatant.
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6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment:
a. (S)Summary:It is assesseddetaineeis amemberof Al-Qaidaand/orits globalterrorist
network.Detaineeispartof theupperechelonto anewcoalitionof Al-Qaida,Taliban,andHIG
personnel,whothroughcoordinatedeffortsconductterroristandAnti-CoalitionMilitary
operations.Newinformationhasrevealeddetaineewaskeyin thekilling of anICRCmember
meantto inhibitUnitedNationsactivitywithintheregion.It hasbeendetermineddetaineeposes
ahighrisk,asheis likely to poseathreatto theUS,its interestsandallies.
b. (S)Recommendation:JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineeberetainedunderDoD
control.
7. (S)Coordination: JTFGTMOnotifiedtheCriminalInvestigativeTaskForce(CITF)of this
recommendationon 15October2004.CITFassessedthedetaineeasamediumrisk onB Apnl
2004.ln theinterestof nationalsecurityandpursuantto anagreementbetweentheCITFand
JTFGTMOCommanders,CITFwill defertoJTFGTMO'sassessmentthatthedetaineeposesa
highrisk.
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