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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG 15October2004
MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthernCommand,351INW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT:RecommendationtoRetainunderDoD Control(DoD)for GuantanamoDetainee,
ISN:US9AF-001I 57DP(S)
1. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSAIDRCReferenceName: Hukumra
o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: Hukymrai
o Placeof Birth: Khowst.Afghanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: 1973
o Citizenshin: AfshanCitizenship: Afghanistan
2. (FOUO) Health: He is in goodhealth.
3. (S/A[F) DetaineeSummary:
a. (S//NF)BackgroundandCaptureData.Unlessotherwisenoted,the following
backgroundnotesarebasedsolelyon detainee'sstatements:
. (S) Prior History: Whenthe SovietUnion invadedAfghanistan,detaineeandhis
family fled to the United Nations-built Maidaani refugeecampin Pakistan(PK). To supportthe
family, detaineeandhis brotherswould collect wood in the mountainswhile their fatherworked
asa guardin the camp.
. (S/A{F)RecruitmentandTravel: About 1990,EssaKhan,anAfghan,cameto the
camp looking for peopleto go to SaudiArabia (SA) to work. Khan approacheddetainee'sfather
who, in turn, senthim to detainee. Khan informed detaineehe would earn60 SaudiRiyals (SR)
a month for digging wells. DetaineeagreedandKhan obtainedfor detaineea Pakistanipassport,
a SaudiArabian visa anda planeticket for a flight from Karachi, PK to Riyadh, SA. Detainee
acknowledgesthevisawasobtainedillegally. (AnalystNote; EssaKhan is a knownmemberof
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SUBJECT: Recommendationto RetainunderDoD Control (DoD) for GuantanamoDetainee,
ISN:US9AF-001157DP(S)
the Hizb-e-lslami Gulbuddin (HIG), with ties to subversiveactivities in Afghanistan. HIG is a
Tier I terrorist target that is definedas terrorist groups,especiallythosewith statesupport,that
havedemonstratedthe intention and the capability to attack USpersonsor interests.) Detainee
initially hada Pakistanipassport,which he obtainedlegallyasa refugeein Pakistan.Whenhe
returnedto Afghanistan from SaudiArabia, he legally obtainedan Afghan passport. Detainee
claimsthatit took sevenyearsto earn350,000PakistaniRupees(PR)(32,500SR)neededto pay
for the visa. (AnalystNote: At a rate of 60 SRa month,after sevenyeqrs detaineewould only
haveearned5,040SR.I/ls explanationsof his circumstances,activities, andassociatesare not
deemedtruthful.)
. (S) TravelandActivities: Detaineefirst traveledto SaudiArabia in 1990for
employmentandworkedasa well diggerfor EssaKhan until 2003. On his first trip to Saudi
Arabia, detaineeflew from Karachi, PK to Riyadh, SA. He lived in a tent by the mountains
outsideof JeezamAbha, SA, andearned60 SR (conversion$16USD) per day. On subsequent
employmenttrips,detaineeflew from PeshawarandIslamabad,PK, to RiyadhandJeddah,SA.
Detaineecannotrecallhow long he wasin SaudiArabiaduringhis mostrecentemployment,but
claimshe wastheretwo Ramadansago(2002).'Detaineeclaimsto haveonly traveledbetween
Afghanistan,Pakistan,and SaudiArabia'
. (S) CaptureInformation: On the day detaineewastakeninto custody(approximately
July 2003),he hada cellulartelephonein his possession.While gettinghis oil changed,a police
commandersawthetelephone,which he immediatelytook from detainee.Detaineepurchased
thetelephone,a Thurayamodelsatellitephone,two monthsbeforehis captureat a cellular
telephonestorein SaudiArabia. The policetook detaineeto his houseandconducteda searchof
theiesidence. During the search,they seizedthreeKalashnikov rifles, a satellitephonecharger
plus instructionbooklet,a solarpanel,two passports,a ledgerwith possiblenamesof Taliban
membersanda blank GermanID card. Detaineealsohad 15,000PR (conversion$260USD) at
his housewhen he was arrested.The fact detaineearrived from SaudiArabia andhada sumof
moneyincreasedsuspicions.Detaineewasturnedoverto US custodyin August2003andheld
in Bagram,AF beforetransferto GuantanamoBay, Cuba.
b. (S) Transferredto JTF GTMO: 2l November2003
c. (s) Reasonsfor Transferto JTF GTMO: To provideinformationon:
o Culturalgeographyof Afghanistan
o Terrorismrelatedfacilities
o Biographiesof TalibanandAl-Qaidapersonnel
. Communicationsequipment
o Biographiesonterroristsin Afghanistan
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d. (S//NF)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetention:
o (S/A{F) Detaineewas arrestedby USSF/ANA (Afghan National Army) within a
Kuchi encampmentin GardezDistrict,PaktiaProvince,AF, duringOperationWarrior Sweep.
(AnalystNote; Operation Warrior Sweepwas thefirst maior combatoperationfor the nascent
National Army encompassing1,000ANA soldiers,backedby USand ltalian troops, tofight
againstsuspectedTaliban andAl-Qaida remnantsin theZormat valley southof Pahia
province's capital of Gardez,AF, 100kilometers(60 miles)south of Kabul, AF. TheZormat
valley was usedas a safehavenby Taliban andAl-Qaidaforcesfollowing theNorthern Alliance
capture of Kabul, AF, in late 2001,and in March of 2002 was the OPAREAfor Operation
Anaconda.TheKuchi encampmentis assessedas being connectedto Naim Kuchi, aformer
Taliban commanderlinked to Saifullah RahmanMonsour and Jalaluddin Haqqani. Mansour
and Haqqani areformer Taliban commanderswith direct linlcsto Al-Qaida and haveboth been
connectedto Anti-Coalition operationsin theZormat Valley')
. (S) Detaineeis believedto havebeendeceitfulduringinterrogations:
o (S) Detaineestatedhe andotherAfghansshoveleddirt in orderto dig waterwells.
(AnalystNote: Detainee'shands,despitel3 years of hard labor shovelingdirt, are not rough or
callousedand are actually soft with manicuredfingernails.)
o (S) Detaineeclaims he did not pay EssaKhan up front but gradually after
obtainingthejob in SaudiArabia. DetaineestatedhepaidKhan back350,000PRs(32,755SR)
over sevenyearsfor the visa that was provided. In otherinterrogationsdetaineeclaims he was
always sendingmoney home. (AnalystNote: To havepaid off EssaKhan in sevenyeors as
detaineeclaims,hewould havehadto beenearning390SRper monthbut he claimshe only
earned60 SRper month.)
o (S) Detaineeclaims he wasthe only onefrom the Madaanirefugeecampthat
went to SaudiArabia, but in a follow-on interrogationhe claimedhis two brothersalsoworked
in SaudiArabiaandthatoneof themdid the samejob ashe did'
o (S) Detaineewascapturedwith a $400USD wristwatchhe purchasedin 1990.
Detainee'slivelihoodwould not havesupportedsucha purchase.
. (SAIF) Detaineeis assessedto haveworkedfor EssaKhan,a known memberof the
HIG operatingin Gardez,AF.
. (U) Detaineewaslistedon a TIPOFFTerroristInformationsheetasbelongingto an
unspecifiedterrorist group.
e. (S) IntelligenceFocus:JTF GTMO hasdeterminedthatthis detaineeis of medium
intelligencevaluedueto his knowledgeof:
o SunniExtremist network in the ZorrnatValley
o Al-Qaida andTaliban activitY
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o Saifullah RahmanMansour
o JalalludinHaqqani
o Anti-CoalitionActivity
o Othersinvolved in SunniExtremist network
o EssaKhan, HIG operativein the Zotmat Valley
o Associationto theHIG
o Visa forgery
o Recruitmenttechniques
o Othersrecruited
o True purposeof recruitment
o Tiesto ACM activity
o company detaineeandhis brothersworked for in SaudiArabia
o Company'smission
o Detaineetruerole in the company
o Full biographyon companiesandbrothers
o Tiesto Islamicextremistactivities
o Detainee'spossibleactivitieswith the HIG
4. S) Detainee'sConduct: The detaineehashistoryof disciplinaryproblems.
5. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24February2004,and
he remainsan enemycombatant.
6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment:
a. (S) Summary: It is assessedthatthe detaineeis a memberof the HIG and/orpartof Anti-
CoalitionactivitiesagainsttheUS andor its alliesin Afghanistan.Detaineespenta numberof
yearstraveling back andforth betweenSaudiArabia andAfghanistanworking for EssaKhan, a
known HIG member,andwas detainedduring OperationWarrior Sweep. OperationWarrior
Sweep'sgoal wasto captureandbreakup the Sunniextremistsnetwork in the ZormatValley
aidingAl-Qaida operations.Detaineewascapturedin a Kuchi encampmentassessedto be
linked to Naim Kuchi, a former Taliban commanderassociatedwith Saifullah RahmanMansour
andJalaluddinHaqqani. MansourandHaqqaniareformer Taliban commanderswith direct links
to Al-Qaida andhaveboth beenconnectedto Anti-Coalition operationsin the ZormatValley.
Detaineehada numberof itemsin his possessionatthetime of captureincludingtwo passports
anda blank GermanIdentificationcard. Detainee'scoverstoryis assessedasfalse. Detainee
claimsto havebeendiggingwells in SaudiArabiafor the lastthirteenyears,but provides
conflictinginformationsupportingthis story. Due to detainee'slikely associationsandactivities,
it hasbeendeterminedthatthe detaineeposesa high risk, ashe is likely to posea threatto the
US, its interestsandallies.
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b. (S) Recommendation:JTF GTMO recommendsthis detaineebe retainedunderDoD
control.
7. (S) Coordination: JTF GTMO notifredthe Criminal InvestigativeTaskForce(CITF) of this
recommendationon 15October2004, CITF assessedthis detaineeasa low risk on 9 March
2004.
Commanding
CF: CITF.GTMO
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