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Criminal Investigative Task Force (CITF) Interview of Detainee, Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay re: Detainee Recalls His Capture in Afghanistan

Jan. 29, 2003 | NCIS | FBI | ACLU-RDI 1882
Memo summarizes the interview of a Camp Delta detainee. The interview was conducted by two Special Agents with the FBI and NCIS. The detainee was questioned specifically about his capture by the Northern Alliance (some of the detainee's accounts were difficult to follow, in part due to redactions). The detainee said he was captured and abused by Northern Alliance members. He stated that he was put into a truck and then into a ditch where he spent the night. Three days after his capture, he and about 100 others were forced into what appeared to be a metal shipping container, the container did not have windows, it only had small holes in the top for ventilation. After the container was closed, the detainee blacked out from the lack of air. About 24 hours later, the detainee awoke and saw what appeared to be bullet holes on the wall of the container, he also discovered a "grazing type wound" on his right elbow, and saw that some of the detainees were dead. The detainee believed that only about 20 detainees survived. He later heard that the dead were put into a big hole and buried. Also, he heard that some of the men who were too weak to get out of the container on their own were also buried. The detainee believed the the container traveled from Mazar-e-Sharif to the Sabergaan jail. The detainee described the Northern Alliance members as 'Chinese' people. Also, he recalled at one of the stops seeing a big-tall man, who appeared to be Caucasian, wearing jeans and recalled seeing the man take pictures of the trucks and their occupants. The U.S. soldiers arrived to Sabergaan jail about a month later. After the U.S. soldiers arrived, detainees received about an inch of water and a piece of bread (2" in diameter) per day, also, some of the men with prior injuries did not receive medical treatment, this resulted in detainees dying of starvation or dying from their injuries. The detainee was subsequently transferred to Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while there, the detainee recalled seeing a detainee get severely beaten by the U.S. Army Military Police, others observed 10-12 guards engage in the abuse. One guard repeatedly beat the detainee's head into the cement, while several others kicked the detainee.
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  • 2002-04-27, Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo
    • Memo summarizes the interview of a Camp Delta detainee. The interview was conducted by two Special Agents with the FBI and NCIS. The interviewers questioned the detainee about his capture by the Northern Alliance (some of the detainees accounts were difficult to follow due to redactions). The detainee said he was captured and abused by Northern Alliance members, he was transferred from Mazar-E-Sharif to the Sherberghan (Sabergaan) jail, which was then occupied by the U.S. military. The detainee was subsequently transferred to Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While at the Camp, the detainee recalled seeing a detainee get severely beaten by the U.S. Army Military Police, others observed 10-12 guards engage in the abuse. One guard repeatedly beat the detainee's head into the cement, while several others, including a woman, kicked the detainee.
  • Unknown date, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, Death
    • Sherberghan Prison, Afghanistan
    • Memo summarizes the interview of a Camp Delta detainee. The interview was conducted by two Special Agents with the FBI and NCIS. The interviewers questioned the detainee about his capture by the Northern Alliance (some of the detainees accounts were difficult to follow due to redactions). The detainee said he was captured and abused by Northern Alliance members, he was transferred from Mazar-E-Sharif to the Sherberghan (Sabergaan) jail, which was then occupied by the U.S. military. The U.S. soldiers arrived to Sabergaan jail about a month after he arrived to the jail. After the U.S. soldiers arrived, detainees received about an inch of water and a piece of bread (about 2" in diameter) per day, also, some of the men with prior injuries did not receive medical treatment, this resulted in detainees dying of starvation or dying from their injuries.