Kushky Yar
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Kushky Yar is a citizen of Afghanistan
best known for the three years he spent in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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Kushky Yar was captured in Afghanistan in February 2003 and transferred to Afghanistan on February 8, 2006.
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...
best known for the three years he spent 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...
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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Kushky Yar was captured in Afghanistan in February 2003 and transferred to Afghanistan on February 8, 2006.