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

The allegations this detainee faced were:

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

1. The detainee accepted a fatwa from the Saad Bin Moad Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to fight for the Taliban against the Northern Alliance.
2. The detainee traveled from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan via Pakistan during Summer 2001.
3. The detainee received weapons training on the Kalishnikov rifle at a Kandahar guesthouse.
4. The detainee's name is on a computer list of al Qaida mujahidin seized during raids of al Qaida safehouses in Pakistan.

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

1. The detainee carried a Kalishnikov while on the front lines in the Konduz area.
2. The detainee fought on the Konduz front lines with an Arab unit led by Abu Moazh.
3. The detainee was on the battlefield on 11 September 01.
4. The detainee surrendered to General Dostum, along with 450-600 other Taliban fighters.

References

1. CSRT Summary of Evidence memoranda (.pdf) released in March 2005, Combatant Status Review Tribunals - September 14 2004 - page 250