Abdul Rahman Noorani

Abdul Rahman Noorani
Born	Afghanistan
Occupation(s)	Former detainee, Taliban deputy defense minister (alleged)
Known for	Extrajudicial detention at Guantanamo Bay; alleged resumption of hostilities after release

Abdul Rahman Noorani is an Afghan national who underwent extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba. He was assigned the Internment Serial Number 582. On July 16, 2003, he was sent back to Afghanistan.

Allegations of Resuming Hostilities

According to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Noorani was identified as the “deputy defense minister of the Taliban” during an interview broadcast by Al Jazeera on October 7, 2001. Following his capture by Pakistani authorities and subsequent transfer to American custody, the DIA reported that Noorani, a former detainee, had reengaged in combat operations against US troops near Kandahar after his release. In that interview, he spoke about the mujahideen's defensive strategies and asserted that they had recently shot down an aircraft.