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a. The detainee is associated with an al Qaida and the Taliban:

The detainee left Afghanistan on 18 May 2000, via the Karachi-Quetta-Qandahar route using a passport obtained from an al Qaida facilitator.
The detainee served as a driver for the al Qaida facilitator.
The detainee completed a 45-day military-basic-training course at a terrorist training camp.
The detainee swore bayat to Usama Bin Laden.
The detainee served as a bodyguard for Usama Bin Laden between August 2000 and February 2001.
The detainee stated that he was honored to be a bodyguard for Usama Bin Laden.
The detainee was a participant in several operational meetings with a senior al Qaida official in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during March 2002.
The detainee received money to purchase a truck in order to transport explosives from Yemen to Saudi Arabia in the middle of July 2002.
The detainee received 100,000 Riyals (SAR) to cover upcoming expenditures of the Port Rashid operation (1 USD Equals 3.75).
The detainee accompanied an al Qaida operative to the Umm al Qayawin flying club close to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (The Umm al Quyawin Flying Club is also referred to as the Dubai Flying Club).
The detainee while flying with an al Qaida operative took aerial photographs of the al Sharka Airport.

b. The detainee participated in military operations against the United States and its coalition partners.

The detainee left Kandahar, and after a 30-minute drive returned to Kandahar to rejoin the fight.
The detainee and his family stayed at an al Qaida safe house during their egress from Afghanistan to Pakistan.