Abdul Kayum Sakir

Mullah Abdul Kayum Sakir is the name of a citizen of Afghanistan the BBC News reported had been held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, only to assume a senior leadership position with the Taliban, in Pakistan, upon his release.[1]

The BBC reports British officials told them "Abdul Kayum Sakir" was repatriated to Afghan custody in the Spring of 2008.[1] Five Afghans were repatriated on April 30, 2008, but none of their names comes close to "Abdul Kayum Sakir".[2] "Abdul Kayum Sakir" does not match the name of any of the captives on the Department of Defense's official list of captives' names.[3]

The BBC reports that Abdul Kayum Sakir played a leadership role in planning attacks on NATO forces;[1] that he "operates with impunity from Quetta, Pakistan; that he was briefly imprisoned near Kabul, after his repatriation.

According to The Christian Science Monitor, a member of the Quetta Shura named "Mullah Abdul Qayoum Zakir" was captured by Pakistani authorities in February 2010,[4] though further reports later denied this.[5] Zakir's arrest was also reported by Newsweek.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frank Gardner (2009-02-03). "Guantanamo inmate 'joins Taleban'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  2. ↑ OARDEC (2008-10-09). "Consolidated chronological listing of GTMO detainees released, transferred or deceased" (PDF). Department of Defense. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  3. ↑ "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
  4. ↑ Gopal, Anand (2010-02-24). "Half of Afghanistan Taliban leadership arrested in Pakistan". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  5. ↑ Roggio, Bill (2010-03-03). "Afghan Taliban's 'surge commander' Zakir not in custody". The Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  6. ↑ Moreau, Ron (2010-04-26). "Catch and Release". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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