And for a more complete look at this Jihadist:
Britain's Last Guantanamo Detainee
Excerpt:
- Aamer moved to Afghanistan, with his family, in the summer of 2001; however, the US believes he had visited the country on multiple occasions before:
- On one occasion, he visited Khalden training camp, which hosted several jihadists connected to al-Qaeda.
- In 2000, he accompanied the mujahideen on the front lines, carrying a gun as he did so.
- In the summer of 2001, Aamer returned to Afghanistan, living under Taliban rule in Kabul. In October 2001 – the same month that the US began its bombing campaign in Afghanistan, in response to 9/11 – Aamer moved his family to Pakistan. However, rather than accompanying them, he returned to Afghanistan.
- The US believes that Aamer then fought at Tora Bora, Afghanistan, as the US and its allies attacked alQaeda and Taliban forces there towards the end of 2001.
- At Tora Bora, Aamer is thought to have served as a sub-commander under Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi’s command; al-Libi was the emir of the Khalden training camp.
The report goes on to detail this guy's multiple associations with bad actors.