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US: Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years
The Associated Press ^ | June 24, 2022 | By MUNIR AHMED

Posted on 06/24/2022 12:24:51 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a federal court ruled that he was unlawfully detained, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday.

Asadullah Haroon Gul’s release was first announced earlier in the day by the Taliban in Afghanistan and an international human rights group.

From Kabul, Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban-appointed deputy culture and information minister, tweeted that Gul was one of the last two Afghan prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.

Photographs of Gul being greeted by senior Taliban officials in Doha, Qatar, were posted on Twitter later in the day. Mujahid thanked Qatar for facilitating Gul’s release, without elaborating.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; asadullahharoongul; brandon; gitmo; terroristinchief

1 posted on 06/24/2022 12:24:51 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did any of the head choppers receive a death sentence?


2 posted on 06/24/2022 12:33:55 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Blessed are the peace makers.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let my guess...
We know owe him 50 million.


3 posted on 06/24/2022 1:13:33 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Meanwhile, January 6 political prisoners languish in a Washington D.C hellhole with no trial.


4 posted on 06/24/2022 1:27:30 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed the nation whose GOD is the LORD. ~ Psalm 33:12)
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