五角大樓派遣另一個被拘留者到關塔那摩

Kristin羅伯特
路透社

它在關塔那摩海灣派遣Al Qaeda附屬的小組一位被懷疑的司令員到軍事監獄在星期五的五角大樓認為，增加被拘留者等級在設施作為某一美國。 官員在華盛頓斟酌closing它。

五角大樓認為它從美國轉移了Haroon Al阿富汗尼。 軍事設施在阿富汗對拘留中心在美國。 在古巴的海軍基地這個星期。 Al阿富汗尼在阿富汗被奪取了，但五角大樓發言人Bryan Whitman說他當時不知道。 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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