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Abdul Zahir (Guantanamo detainee 753)
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Abdul Zahir is a citizen of Afghanistan
currently held in the United States
' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
Charges were leveled against Zahir on January 20, 2006, by the Guantanamo military commission
s.
Zahir was charged with conspiracy, aiding the enemy and attacking civilians in connection with the grenade attack that wounded Canadian reporter Kathleen Kenna
.
Kenna wrote an op-ed
about her feelings about Abdul Zahir's trial on December 27, 2009.
She wrote that she and her companions weren't interested in retribution.
She wrote that she hopes Abdul Zahir has a truly fair trial.
She wrote that she and her companions couldn't identify their attackers.
As of October 10, 2010, Abdul Zahir has been held at Guantanamo for eight years.
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...
currently held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, 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...
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Charges were leveled against Zahir on January 20, 2006, by the Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
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Zahir was charged with conspiracy, aiding the enemy and attacking civilians in connection with the grenade attack that wounded Canadian reporter Kathleen Kenna
Kathleen Kenna
Kathleen Kenna is a Canadian journalist who was injured in a grenade attack in Afghanistan on the 4th of March 2002.-Adult life and career:...
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Kenna wrote an op-ed
Op-ed
An op-ed, abbreviated from opposite the editorial page , is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board...
about her feelings about Abdul Zahir's trial on December 27, 2009.
She wrote that she and her companions weren't interested in retribution.
She wrote that she hopes Abdul Zahir has a truly fair trial.
She wrote that she and her companions couldn't identify their attackers.
As of October 10, 2010, Abdul Zahir has been held at Guantanamo for eight years.
External links
- Afghan fantasist to face trial at Guantánamo Andy Worthington
- Pentagon announces war-crimes charges against a 10th captive at Guantánamo -- an Afghan citizen, Miami Herald, January 20, 2006
- [ Testimony by Abdul Zahir as witness for detainee Islam (p. 10)]PentagonThe PentagonThe Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
Reprocessed Combatant Status Review Tribunal - Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Eight: Captured in Afghanistan (2002-07) Andy Worthington