Gitmo Panels Struggle to Assess Facts,” Associated Press, September 9, 2007
Rahmatullah Sangaryar stood accused of “planning biological and poison attacks on United States and coalition forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan” and of possessing anthrax powder and a liquid poison.
Where is AP getting the transcript? The transcripts seem to be released as sets. This perhaps is from Set 9. But I haven’t had the patience or facility to locate the exchange if it is available at the CRST website.
Perhaps it this the Kabul commander Rahmatullah Sangaryar who stands accused as described below. I’m not sure how the timeline is to be reconciled with not finding extremely virulent anthrax in Kandahar until Fall 2003 after Hambali’s interrogation in Jordan. It squares nicely with the Taliban interest in the vaccine lab.
* When the detainee was very young he joined the Mujahadeen to fight the Soviet Union.
* The detainee is trained in the use of hand grenades, rocket propelled grenades, the AK-47 and the Sakil machine gun.
* The detainee met with Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, on only one occasion in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
* The detainee was identified as being assigned to a 40-man team of fighters.
* The 40-man team was funded primarily by Pakistani and Syrian Non-Government Organizations with some times [sic] to al Qaida.
* The detainee was reported as being named the new Director of Hezb-E-Islami Gulbuddin [sic] cell operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. [redacted from memo but clear on transcript]
* The detainee commanded over 500 Taliban soldiers in Kabul.
* The detainee fought the Northern Alliance and the Taliban as the Supreme Commander in Kabul.
* The detainee survived approximately 18 bullet wounds that apparently occurred during the Russian Jihad and during his time as a Taliban Commander.
* The detainee was told he would be turned over to the United States to provide information about enemies of the Afghanistan Government.
* The detainee has a strong desire to return home to family and find work as a laborer.
* The detainee believes he is being treated fairly and holds no grudge against any Americans.
* The detainee believes he was handed over to the United States Government to provide intelligence information and not for suspicion of being a terrorist.
* The detainee claimed he is not against United States Forces and he supports the new Afghanistan Government.
* The detainee reported a Taliban recruitment request to the legitimate regional governor as he was instructed.
* The detainee claimed to have fought the Taliban when the Taliban threatened Kabul’s interests.
* The detainee collected weapons from his tribesmen and turned over six small cars, one truck, two mounted anti-aircraft weapons, 39 Kalashnikovs, two RPG-7s, four PKs, two 82 series machine guns and six handheld radios to the regional Governor.
* When the United States captured Kabul, the detainee dissolved his forces and turned over his weapons and communication equipment to the new Afghanistan Government.
* The detainee refused a Taliban request and dissolved his forces.