Ayub Kheyl
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Ayub Kheyl (Ab Khail) is a small village 7 miles outside Khost, Afghanistan. It was the site of a large firefight that resulted in the capture of a young Canadian, Omar Khadr
, on July 27, 2002. It was widely known for its conservative population closely tied to the Taliban.
Omar Khadr
Omar Ahmed Khadr is a Canadian child soldier and one of the juveniles held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He was convicted of five charges under the United States Military Commissions Act of 2009 including murder in violation of the law of war and providing material support for terrorism,...
, on July 27, 2002. It was widely known for its conservative population closely tied to the Taliban.