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  • Former Gitmo detainee said running Afghan battles

    03/03/2010 12:30:20 PM PST · by Free ThinkerNY · 27 replies · 839+ views
    Associated Press ^ | March 3, 2010 | KATHY GANNON
    LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- A man who was freed from Guantanamo after he claimed he only wanted to go home and help his family is now a senior commander running Taliban resistance to the U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan, two senior Afghan intelligence officials say. Abdul Qayyum is also seen as a leading candidate to be the next No. 2 in the Afghan Taliban hierarchy, said the officials, interviewed last week by The Associated Press. The story of Abdul Qayyum could add to the complications U.S. President Barack Obama is facing in fulfilling his pledge to close the prison at...