This memorandum provides a recommendation to transfer a detainee, ISN US9AF-000890DP, to the control of another country for continued detention. The detainee is assessed as a former Taliban commander who led over 4,000 men and had connections to senior Taliban leaders. He is assessed as a high risk and likely to pose a threat to the US and its allies. The memorandum recommends transfer conditional on the other country agreeing to continued detention and intelligence access.

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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE
JOINT TASK FORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
APO AE 09360
JTFGTMO-CG 0l October2005
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country for
ContinuedDetention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-000890DP(S)
JTFGTMODetaineeAssessment
1. (S//NF)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA{DRC ReferenceName: RahmatullahSanearyar
o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: Habibullah
o Placeof Binh: Ow Paran.Afehanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: 1 January1968
o Citizenship: Afghanistan
o InternmentSerialNumber(ISN): US9AF-000890DP
2. (FOUO)Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth.Hehasnoknownmedicalconditionsor drug
allergies.
3. (S//NF)JTF GTMOAssessment:
a. (S) Recommendation: JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineefor Transferto the
Controlof AnotherCountryfor ContinuedDetention(TRCD).
b. (S/NF) Summary: JTFGTMOpreviouslyassesseddetaineeasRetainin DoDcontrol
(DoD)on29November2004.Baseduponinformationobtainedsincedetainee'sprevious
assessment,it isnowrecommendedhebeTransferredto theControlof AnotherCountryfor
ContinuedDetention(TRCD)if a satisfactoryagreementcanbereachedthatensures
continueddetentionandallowsaccessto detaineeand/oraccessto exploitedintelligence.
If asatisfactoryagreementcannotbereachedfor hiscontinueddetention,heshouldbe
retainedunderDoD control.
CLASSIFIEDBY: MULTIPLESOURCES
REASON:E.O.12958SECTION1.5(C)
DECLASSIFYON: 20301001
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SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country for
ContinuedDetention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000890DP(S)
Detaineeis assessedasa formerTalibancommander.Detaineeled over4000menagainst
variousenemies,includingthe Soviets,NorthernAlliance andHezb-e-Islami.His previous
activitiesreflecta commitmentto extremeIslamistideology. Detainee'sTalibanconnections
includethe inner circle of Taliban SupremeleaderMullah MohammedOmar. Detainee
probablybelongedto the anti-coalitionmovementprior to his capture,despitehis denialsto
the contrary. Mullah Omar reportedlystayedat the detainee'scompoundfollowing
detainee'sarrest.Due to his long alliancewith seniorleadersof the Taliban,leadershiprole
in oppositiongroups(e.g.HIG, a majormilitant factionandlong-establishedtiesto Al-
Qaida),andlong historyasa fighter,it is assessedthis detaineeis a HIGH risk, ashe is likely
to poseathreatto the US, its interestsandallies.
4. (S//NF) Detainee Background Summary: Unlessotherwisenoted,thefollowing
paragraphsarebasedsolelyon thedetainee'sstatements.
a. (S/NF) Prior History: Detaineewasborn in the village of Ow Paran,Oruzgan
Province,AF. Detaineewas a farmer until he fought in the Sovietjihad aroundKabul.
Detaineereceivedover 18woundsduringthatconflict andcommandedasmanyas4000
tloops.
b. (S/NF) Recruitment and Travel: Detaineewentto Kabul four monthsafterthe
Talibanseizedpowerin 1997,andwasa Talibancommanderwith 500troopsunderhis
command. Detaineecommandedthis unit until the fall of the Taliban.
c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Detaineemet Supremeleaderof the Taliban,
Mullah MohammedOmar, in 1997, afterthe assassinationof Taliban leaderMullah Mesher.
Detaineereportedto Mullah Abdul Qayoom,who in turn reportedto the Taliban Defense
MinisterMullah Obaidullah. Detaineeclaimedhe did not fight againstUS forces.
d. (S//NF) Capture Information: Around 27 November2002,NasrullahUS9AF-
00886DP(ISN 886)andUllah Ismat,US9AF-00888DP(ISN 888)werecapturedby the
Governorof Oruzganprovince, JanMohammed,andhis securitypatrol, after delivering
lettersto detainee.ISNs 886and888weregiven 10,000PKrupeesto deliverlettersfrom
seniorTaliban official, Mullah Obaidullah,who was in Quetta,Pakistan(PK). The next day
JanMohammedcaptureddetaineeat his compound. Detaineewasturnedover to US forces
shortly afterwards.
e. (S)Transferredto JTFGTMO:23March2003
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SUBJECT:UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor
ContinuedDetention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-000890DP(S)
f. (S//NF)Reasons for Transfer to JTF GTMO: Toprovideinformationonthe
followins:
o Talibangroundforcesfor thepast6 years.
o Routeof ingress
o Routeof egress
5. (S//NF)DetaineeThreat:
a. (S)Assessment:It isassessedthedetaineeposesaHIGHrisk,asheislikelytoposea
threatto theUS, its interestsandallies.
b. (S/NF)Reasonsfor GontinuedDetention:
. (S/A{F) Detaineewas a well-known Taliban commanderwho led a largenumberof
soldiersagainsttheNorthernAlliance. Detaineeled a localterroristcell andinteracted
with at leastthreeof the most seniorTaliban commanders,all of whom continueanti-
coalitionattacksandarelistedon US CentralCommand's"most wanted"blacklist.
Detaineeassociatedwith an Al-Qaida affiliated groupplanningto assassinateHamid
Karzai, the currentPresidentof Afghanistan.
o (S/AJF)Detaineewasa senior-levelTalibanmember,led effortsto localize
Taliban control, andinitiated numerousrelationshipswith Taliban andAl-Qaida
associatedgroupsandpersonnel.
. (S/A{F) Detaineecommandedthe Taliban Guard's BadamBagh andTagab
Divisionsduringmilitary campaignsagainsttheNorthemAlliance. Detainee's
front-linedivision,consistingof nearly4000men,controlledthemountainous
borderregionwith Pakistanjust northeastof Kabul, AF.
. (SiND In November 2002,an Afghan official identified detaineeasthe new
directorof the Hezb-e-IslamiGulbuddin(HIG) Gulbuddincell locatedin
Kandahar,AF, a tier I terrorist target. (Analyst Note: Tier 1targetsaredefinedas
terrorist groups,especiallythosewith statesupport,that havedemonstratedthe
intentionandthe capabilityto attackUS personsor interests.)Detainee'sHIG
command,thoughshort-lived(detainee'scapturedatewas28 Nov 02), involved
plannedoperationsagainstUS interests,including kidnappinga suspectedfemale
CIA operativeandplannedexplosiveoperationsagainstUS andcoalition
vehicles. (Analyst Note: Although detaineenormally associatedwith Taliban
ratherthanthe HIG, reporting indicatedan alliancebetweenTaliban andHIG
soonafter9-11retaliatoryattacksbegan.)
. (S/A{F)MohammedHashimUS9AF-000850DP(ISN 850),identified
detaineeasa memberof an "Al
Qaida-supported40-manTaliban squad"led by
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SUBJECT: UpdateRecommendationfor Transferto the Control of Another Country for
ContinuedDetention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000890DP(S)
Abdul Rais Wahid. The groupwasresponsiblefor supportinghostile actions
againstUS andAfghan interests. ISN 850 indicatedthat detaineefocusedagainst
US softtargets(personnelandlightly armoredvehicles),utilizing AK-47s asthe
primary weapon. Plannedactionsincludedassassinationsof Afghan government
. officials, including currentAfghan PresidentY:harzai.
o (S) On 28 November2002,Afghanprovincialforcescapturedsix Taliban
membersfor distributing night letters(propaganda)supportingTaliban objectives.
Capturedpersonnelincludeddetainee,Mullah Habibullah(possibleMullah Omar's
brother-in-law),ISN 866,ISN 868,Mullah Sharafudin(NFI), andMullah Ghafer
(NFr).
. (S/AIF) ISN 850revealedthat senior-level-Talibanofhcials (who werein
hiding) directedISN 888to deliverfour'letters' to detainee.Mullah Odaidullah
(formerTalibanMinister of DefenseandCENTCOM's #17 Blacklistmember),
Mullah Dadullah (former Taliban Commanderof the Kabul Corps,Northern
Afghanistantop memberof the War Council,andCENTCOM's #16 Blacklist
member),andMullah Berader(suspectedMullah Omar'ssuccessorand
CENTCOM's #13 Blacklistmember)eachsenta letterto detainee.A Fourth
letterwas a personnelinvitation from Odaidullahto visit him in Quetta,Pakistan
(PK). (AnalystNote: Positionof letteroriginatorsindicateslevelof respectand
importancedetaineehadin seniorTalibancircles).
. (S/n{F) ISN 888informedISN 850thathe readthethree'important' letters
anddestroyedthembeforedeliveringthemto detainee.ISN 888did not elaborate
on why he destroyedthe letters. (AnalystNote: ISN 888informedISN 850he
couldreadwell anddid not needanybodyto readlettersto him. The reasonfor
destroyinglettersis unknown.)
o (S/AIF) In late August 2005,high-rankingAfghan officials statedthat detainee,
ISN 886,andISN 888shouldremainin long-termcustody.
o (S/AIF) US officials identified detaineeasa former Taliban securitychief and
allegedlyassociatedwith tenorist groups/personnel.Theseofficials recommended
placing detaineeon severalUS federalagencieswatch lists for possiblethreatto US
andintemational civiI transportationcarriers.
o (S/A{F)Detaineediscussedhis relationshipwith Mullah DadullahandHajji
Mullah Fazil (senior-Talibancommander)in a pro-Talibanpersonallypennedpoem.
o (S/A{F) In November 2003,Mullah MohammedOmar, former Taliban supreme
commander,reportedly stayedat detainee'scompoundbecausehe felt it would not be
of interestto US forces.
c. (FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: Detaineeis assessedasa LOW threatfrom a detention
perspective.Detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeencompliantandnon-hostileto the guard
force and staff.
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ContinuedDetention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-000890DP(S)
6. (S//NF)DetaineeIntelligenceValue Assessment:
a. (S) Assessment: JTFGTMOdeterminedthisdetaineeis of MEDIUM intelligence
value.
. (S/A{F)Additional informationis requiredon detainee'sactionsin the Taliban
leadership.Reportingis limited on the"Al
Qaida-supported40-manTalibansquad".
Detaineehasplacementandaccessto high-levelTalibanfield commandersincluding
Mullah MohammadOmar. DetaineecommandedArab soldiersduring campaigns
againsttheNorthernAlliance andprobablyhaslinks to HIG andAl-Qaida. Detaineehas
knowledgeof weaponscaches,Taliban routesof attack,andtacticsusedduring attacks
on coalition forces. Detaineemay know routesand safehousesMullah Omar usesto hide
from coalitionforces.
b. (S//NF)Areasof PotentialExploitation:
o Talibanpersonalities,includingMullah Berader,Mullah Obaidullah,Mullah
Dadullah,Mullah MohamedOmar,Nasrullah(US9AF-000886DP),Esmatullah(US9AF-
000888DP),andMatteUllah.
. Al-Qaidapersonalitiesandweaponscaches.
r Hezb-e-IslamiGulbuddin(HIG)
7. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 18June2004,and
he remainsan enemycombatant.
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