User:Geo Swan/working/Summary of Evidence memos/pg395

This memo was released in March of 2005.^[1]

The allegations this detainee faced were:

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

The detainee left Saudi Arabia for Bahrain on 15 June 2001.
The detainee wanted to fight in Chechnya, but was told he would need military training that could best be obtained in Afghanistan.
The detainee stated he attended a terrorist training camp.
One of the detainee's known aliases was on a list of captured al Qaida members that was discovered on a computer hard drive associated with a senior al Qaida member.

b. The detainee participated in military operations against the coalition.

The detainee stated that while he was fighting in Afghanistan, he tried to see Usama Bin Laden.
The detainee was trained in the use of a Kalishnikov rifle and hand grenades.
The detainee was given about two weeks training very close to the front.
The detainee stated while at the front, he carried a Kalishnikov rifle with three 30- round magazines and a few grenades.
The detainee operated a hand held two-way radio, which he used to request additional supplies (Tora Bora area).
The detainee spent about five months at the front lines.
The detainee stated that when he departed Tora Bora, he and his fellow fighters surrendered their weapons to the local tribes and walked across the border.

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