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NCIS Interview of Guantanamo Detainee re: Detainee's Activities in Afghanistan

June 8, 2004 | NCIS | ACLU-RDI 1923

NCIS interview of a detainee at Guantanamo regarding his activities in Afghanistan. The detainee stated that he traveled throughout Afghanistan doing charity work and teaching the Koran. The detainee stated that he never took up arms while in Afghanistan and was not part of Al Qaeda, but did admit telling a U.S. Marine that he was a Mujahdeen fighter. He states that while in a U.S. prison in Afghanistan, he was tortured. His hands were tied in front of him and he was dragged on the ground.

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  • 2003-09-30, Unknown, Afghanistan
    • A detainee at Guantanamo related that he was captured along the Afghan/Pakistani boarder on suspician of being Taliban or Al Qaeda. He states he "was brought to the U.S. prison in Afghanistan where he was "tortured." He claimed that his hands were tied in front of him and that he was dragged on the ground, and his arms and hands were cut and damaged. He stated he told the U.S. Marine interrogator that he was a Mujahdeen fighter because he thought it would make his situation better.