Abdul Ghaffar (Guantanamo detainee 1032)
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Abdul Ghaffar is a citizen of Afghanistan
who is still held in extrajudicial detention
after being transferred from United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
— to an Afghan
prison.
He is listed as an "enemy combatant
" by US Department of Defense, as of 2006.
Abdul Ghaffar's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1032.
American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1958, in Kandahar
, Afghanistan.
Abdul Ghafaar was captured in Afghanistan in April 2003 and he was transferred to an Afghan prison on December 12, 2007, without being charged.
was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee. The memo for his hearing lists the following allegations:
Ghaffar chose to participate in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following factors favor release or transfer
According to that list he was repatriated on December 12, 2007.
The Center for Constitutional Rights
reports that all of the Afghans repatriated to Afghanistan from April 2007 were sent to Afghan custody in the American built and supervised wing of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison
near Kabul
.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
who is still held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
after being transferred from United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
— to an Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
prison.
He is listed as an "enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
" by US Department of Defense, as of 2006.
Abdul Ghaffar's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1032.
American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1958, in Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, Afghanistan.
Abdul Ghafaar was captured in Afghanistan in April 2003 and he was transferred to an Afghan prison on December 12, 2007, without being charged.
Combatant Status Review
Ghaffar was among the 60% of prisoners who participated in the tribunal hearings. A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (CSRT)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of the 558 captives who remained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba in the fall of 2004.-The 2005 release:...
was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee. The memo for his hearing lists the following allegations:
Ghaffar chose to participate in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following factors favor release or transfer
Transfer to an Afghan prison
On November 25, 2008 the Department of Defense published a list of when Guantanamo captives were repatriated.According to that list he was repatriated on December 12, 2007.
The Center for Constitutional Rights
Center for Constitutional Rights
Al Odah v. United States:Al Odah is the latest in a series of habeas corpus petitions on behalf of people imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The case challenges the Military Commissions system’s suitability as a habeas corpus substitute and the legality, in general, of detention at...
reports that all of the Afghans repatriated to Afghanistan from April 2007 were sent to Afghan custody in the American built and supervised wing of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Pul-e-Charkhi , also known as Afghan National Detention Facility, is the largest prison in Afghanistan east of Kabul. Construction of the jail began in the 1970s by order of former president Mohammed Daoud Khan and was completed during the 1980s...
near Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
.