Niam Kuchi
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Naim Kochi is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 931
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
estimate that he was born in 1940 in
Logar, Afghanistan.
Kochi is a senior tribal leader within Afghanistan's Kuchis
ethnic group.
He got very famous during the afghan war against soviets, emerging as a grand commander.
During former President Burhanuddin Rabbani
's government (1992–1996), Naim Kochi became Deputy Minister for Tribal Affairs.
He also became the governor of Bamiyan
province during Taliban's regime.
The Edmonton Sun
described him as the Kuchis' "best known leader".
Those records he was 69 inches tall, and his weight ranged from 175 pounds when he arrive to 185 pounds. Nine weights were recorded, his weight upon his arrival in March 2003, and a monthly weigh-in from January to August 2004.
Naim Kochi was repatriated on 18 September 2004, seven weeks after the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants began convening Combatant Status Review Tribunal
, but no CSR Tribunal was convened to review his status.
Dawd Gul
, one of the other nine Afghan captives repatriated that day, had had a CSR Tribunal, prior to his repatriation.
Some afghans specialists say, that the reasons Kochi had been in detention at Guantanamo, concern more with the accusations related to tribal rivalries during the arrival of NATO forces, than to any links with extremism.
He declined—twice—to be interviewed by McClatchy reporters. When reporters showed up at his house, without invitation, he told reporters that he got depressed after speaking about Guantanamo. He also told them he suffered from headaches and hypertension, arising from the conditions of his detention.
The McClatchy report states that other sources told them that Naim Kochi was a senior leader in the Ahmadzai tribe, which is known as the biggest pashtun tribe. Thus, many afghans consider him as the most influential and legitimate afghan leader.
Since his repatriation Naim Kochi has worked with national peace and reconciliation office.
The McClatchy report states that when Americans apprehended him on January 1, 2003 hundreds of members of his tribe came to Kabul to protest. The USA has offered no explanation for his apprehension.
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 was 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...
in the United States's 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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 931
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
estimate that he was born in 1940 in
Logar, Afghanistan.
Kochi is a senior tribal leader within Afghanistan's Kuchis
Kuchis
Kuchis , are Afghan Pashtun nomads, primarily from the Ghilzai, Kakar, Lodi, Ahmadzai as well as some Durrani tribes, but occasionally there may also be some Baloch people among them that live a nomadic life travelling between pastoral lands in Afghanistan and in Pakistan...
ethnic group.
He got very famous during the afghan war against soviets, emerging as a grand commander.
During former President Burhanuddin Rabbani
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani was President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. After the Taliban government was toppled during Operation Enduring Freedom, Rabbani returned to Kabul and served as a temporary President from November to December 20, 2001, when Hamid Karzai was...
's government (1992–1996), Naim Kochi became Deputy Minister for Tribal Affairs.
He also became the governor of Bamiyan
Bamiyan
Bamyan , also spelt Bamiyan and Bamian, at an altitude of about 9,200 feet and with a population of about 61,863, is the largest town in the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan and the capital of Bamyan Province. It lies approximately 240 kilometres north-west of Kabul, the national capital...
province during Taliban's regime.
The Edmonton Sun
Edmonton Sun
The Edmonton Sun is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.It began publishing in 1978 and shares many characteristics typical of Sun Media tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, its conservative editorial stance,...
described him as the Kuchis' "best known leader".
Release
According to medical records published on March 15, 2007, Kuchi's "in-process date" was March 23, 2003.Those records he was 69 inches tall, and his weight ranged from 175 pounds when he arrive to 185 pounds. Nine weights were recorded, his weight upon his arrival in March 2003, and a monthly weigh-in from January to August 2004.
Naim Kochi was repatriated on 18 September 2004, seven weeks after the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants began convening Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense...
, but no CSR Tribunal was convened to review his status.
Dawd Gul
Dawd Gul
-Transcript:The Department of Defense published a seven page summarized transcript of the unclassified session from his Tribunal.-Repatriation:Dawd Gul was repatriated on 18 September 2004.Ten other men were repatriated on that date...
, one of the other nine Afghan captives repatriated that day, had had a CSR Tribunal, prior to his repatriation.
Some afghans specialists say, that the reasons Kochi had been in detention at Guantanamo, concern more with the accusations related to tribal rivalries during the arrival of NATO forces, than to any links with extremism.
McClatchy interview
On June 15, 2008 the McClatchy News Service published articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives. McClatchy reporters interviewed Naim Kochi.He declined—twice—to be interviewed by McClatchy reporters. When reporters showed up at his house, without invitation, he told reporters that he got depressed after speaking about Guantanamo. He also told them he suffered from headaches and hypertension, arising from the conditions of his detention.
The McClatchy report states that other sources told them that Naim Kochi was a senior leader in the Ahmadzai tribe, which is known as the biggest pashtun tribe. Thus, many afghans consider him as the most influential and legitimate afghan leader.
Since his repatriation Naim Kochi has worked with national peace and reconciliation office.
The McClatchy report states that when Americans apprehended him on January 1, 2003 hundreds of members of his tribe came to Kabul to protest. The USA has offered no explanation for his apprehension.