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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUAr.lTANAll,lOBAY'CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG 13August2004
MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthernCommand,35ll NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-001019DP(S)
1. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o First,Middle,LastNames:NasibullahGN[I)
o Aliases: Nasibullah Darwaish
o Placeof Birth: Jalalzai.Afghanistan(AF)
o Dateof Birth: 1Januar.v1970
o Citizenship:Afghanistan(AF)
2. (FOUO)Health: Heis in goodhealth.
3. (S)DetaineeSummary:
a. (S)BackgroundandCaptureData: Thefollowingsrunmaryparagraphsarebasedsolely
onthedetainee'sstatementsunlessnotedotherwise'
o Detaineefoughtwith theNationalLiberationfrontfor eightyearsduringtheSoviet
occupation.Hewasthe-securityCommanderof theShinkaiDistrict,Zabol,AF. Tokhi
garniaunan,Governorof Zaboidistrictappointedhim to thatposition.His dutieswereto collect
unpaidtaxesfrom localbusinesses.ttre
-<litainee
saysthatHamidullahsidedwith theTaliban
foliowingtheoccupation.WhentheTalibanfell theKarzu governmentmadeadealwith
Hamidullahto sidewith thenewgovernment.
o WhentheUS forcesenteredShinkiaon24March2003,hegreetedthemwith open
arms.Basedonaccusationsby thelocalvillagerstheUS forcesarrestedthedetainee.Hewas
accusedof extortingmoneyfrombusinrs o*nrtr, killing threepeopleandallowingtheHesb-e-
Islami-Gulbuddin(HIG) to workin thedistrict.
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-001019DP(S)
b. (S)Transferto JTFGTMO: Detaineewassubsequentlytransportedto GuantanamoBay
NavalBase,Cuba,on 17JulY2003.
c. (S)Reasonsfor Transferto JTFGTMO: Detaineeis assessedto beableto provide
informationconcerning:
o Membersor supportersof HIG,Hizb-eIslami-Khalis(HIK) andTalibanwithin his
districtof ZabolProvince.
o Activitiesor suspectedfacilitieswithin hisdistrictof Zabolprovince.
d. (s//NF)Reasonsfor continuedDetentionin Anothercountry:
o DetaineeclaimsheandHamidullahfoughttogetherwith theMujahdeenagainstthe
Sovietsfor years.AnalystNote: DetaineeworkedforHamidullah,theformergovernorof
Zabol,who'alsowasa commanderin theHIG duringthefightagainsttheSovietUnion'
Hamidullahwasremovedfromofficeofgovernoron24October2003. Hamidullahis reported
tostill havetiesto GulbuidinHilonatyaiandrecentlytalkedwith otherAnti-CoalitionMilitants
(ACM)aboutremovingtheAfghanTiansitionalAdministrationandCoalitionforcesfrorn
Afghanistan.
o TheHIG is aTier I Terroristtarget.Tier 1targetsaredefinedasterroristgroups'
especiallythosewith statesupport,thathavedemonstratedtheintentandthecapabilityto attack
USpersonsor interests.
o Detaineeis assessedto havebeeninvolvedin themurderof DeputyChief
Ra6matultahof theNationalSecurityDirectoratein Qalat,AF. Rahmatullahwasinvestigating
comrptionwithin theZabolProvincialGovernmentwhenhewaskilled'
o Detaineehasbeencooperativeduringinterviews,buthasnotbeencompletely
forthrightabouthisrolein theHIG.AnalystNoie: Detaineeis assessedasbeinga memberof
theHIG andtheTalibandueto detainee-'scloserelationshipwithHamidullah,datingbackto
themfightingthesovietoccupationuntil thedateof hiscapture.
e. (S)IntelligenceValue:JTFGTMOhasdeterminedthatthisdetaineeis of medium
intelligencevaluedueto hisknowledgeof:
o Informationthatwouldimplicateindividualscurrentlyservingwith theGovernment
of Afghanistanin criminalactivitiesthatoccurredbothpriorto theUSpresenceandafterthe
interimgovernment.
o Hamidullah
o Anti-CoalitionMovementactivity
o Comrptionwithin theZabolProvince
o Tiesto theHIG
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JTFGTMO-CG
SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AF-001019DP(S)
o physicaldescription,characteristics,possiblelocationsandactivitiesof HIG and
Talibanoperativesin theZabolProvince
o Anti-coalitionMovementactivitiesin thezabolProvince
o Killing of Rahmatullalt
4. (S)DetaineersConduct: Detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeengenerallynon-compliantand
srigtriryaggressive.ISN l0l9 hasdisregardedtherulesof thecampby speakingwith detainees
in6tner cittbtocts aswell asperformingphysicaltrainingin hiscell. Detaineehasbeen
involvedin altercationswith theMilitary PoliceandtheMedics.
5. (S)EC Status:Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon24 Februaty2004,and
heremainsanenemycombatant.
6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment:
a. (S)Summary:It is assessedthatthedetaineeis amemberof theHIG dueto hiscloseand
long-te# associatitnwith Hamidullatr.In 2003theAnti-CoalitionMovement(Taliban,HIG,
*iet-quida) begancooperatingcloselyatthehighes!levelssharingsources'financesand
personne-I.Moreiangerously,ttrr grouprbegancoordinatingoperationsallowingthemtobe
ableto conductattacli thatwerepreviouslytoodifficult to betakenonindividually. Detainee
hashadsomelevelof combatantlxperienie fightingin AfghanistanagainsttheRussiansand
thenfoughtwith theTalibanagainsitheNorthirn Alliance. Heis cooperativebut evasiveduring
intervieis andhistruthfulnesJhasnotbeendetermined.Detaineewasbasicallyacomrpt
govemmentoffrcialwhowouldservewhomeverwasin apositionof power,withoutregardto
ileir politicalaffiliation. It is determinedthedetaineeposesamediumrisk,ashemaypossibly
poseathreatto theUS,its interestsandallies.
b. (S)Recommendation:JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineebetransferredto the
controlof anothercountryfor continueddetention'
T. (S)Coordination: JTFGTMOnotifiedtheCriminalInvestigativeTaskForce(CITF)of this
recommendationon 13August2004.JTFGTMOandCITFagreeonthethreatassessmentof
thisdetaineeasamediumrisk.
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