Mohammed Al Afghani (CIA detainee)
Mohammed Al Afghani | |
|---|---|
| Born | Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | Detainee |
| Known for | Detained by the United States within CIA black sites |
Mohammed Al Afghani is an Afghan national detained by the United States within the CIA's secret black sites detention system.
Background
According to Amnesty International, he was born in Saudi Arabia and apprehended in Peshawar, Pakistan during May 2004. On June 15, 2004, he was handed over from Pakistani authorities to CIA control, along with three other individuals, one of whom was Marwan Jabour.
Disappearance
On April 22, 2009, Propublica released a roster of CIA detainees with their presumed statuses. Mohammed Al Afghani’s whereabouts were marked as "unknown," although it was speculated he might have been moved to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The Department of Defense confirmed holding a detainee named "Muhammad Rahim al Afghani" but indicated this person was detained in Lahore, Pakistan in 2007, identifying him as a separate individual.