五角大楼派遣另一个被拘留者到关塔那摩

Kristin罗伯特
路透社

它在关塔那摩海湾派遣Al Qaeda附属的小组一位被怀疑的司令员到军事监狱在星期五的五角大楼认为，增加被拘留者等级在设施作为某一美国。 官员在华盛顿斟酌closing它。

五角大楼认为它从美国转移了Haroon Al阿富汗尼。 军事设施在阿富汗对拘留中心在美国。 在古巴的海军基地这个星期。 Al阿富汗尼在阿富汗被夺取了，但五角大楼发言人Bryan Whitman说他当时不知道。 According to the Pentagon, al-Afghani admitted serving as a courier for senior al Qaeda leadership. The Defense Department said al-Afghani also served as a senior commander of Hezb-i-Islami, a group run by Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and associated with al Qaeda in Afghanistan. It said he commanded cells that used improvised explosive devices, the roadside bombs that have proved deadly to U.S. and coalition troops. “He is a person with significant knowledge … and may have additional information with respect to ongoing al Qaeda operations and may have information that is useful to us in thwarting future attacks,” Whitman said. Whitman would not say who had captured al-Afghani. The United States has faced international criticism over its continued detention of about 375 suspected al Qaeda and Taliban members at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Human rights groups and other critics have demanded the Bush administration close Guantanamo and that detainees be charged with crimes or released. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has suggested Congress explore with the White House ways to close the prison while keeping the most dangerous detainees imprisoned. Senior administration officials had been scheduled to discuss the issue on Friday but canceled the meeting after news reports that the administration was close to agreement on closing the facility. (Additional reporting by Andrew Gray and Caren Bohan)

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