Nasrat Khan
Hajji Nasrat Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920s Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
| Known for | Oldest detainee at Guantanamo until August 2006 release |
Hajji Nasrat Khan is an elderly Afghan national who endured more than three years of extrajudicial confinement at the United States' detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The U.S. Department of Defense designated him as an enemy combatant and assigned the Internment Serial Number 1009.
Khan, who has been physically disabled since 1986, was 80 years old as of April 2006, making him the oldest detainee at Guantanamo until his release in August 2006.
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Approximately 60% of detainees took part in their Combatant Status Review Tribunal proceedings, including Nasrat Khan.
Summary of Evidence memo
An evidence summary dated 5 October 2004 detailed the charges leveled against Khan:
Transcript
Khan opted to engage in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal process.[1]
Administrative Review Board hearing
Individuals labeled as "enemy combatants" were subject to yearly Administrative Review Board hearings to determine whether continued detention was warranted, or if repatriation or release should be considered. These hearings did not reconsider prisoner of war status or enemy combatant designation.
Khan took part in his Administrative Review Board hearing.[2]
Key reasons supporting ongoing detention
Key reasons supporting release or transfer
Witness at other Tribunals
Khan submitted a statement during the tribunal for Hamidullah, corroborating that Hamidullah was a teenage defector from the HiG.
Habeas Corpus
Attorney Peter M. Ryan from Philadelphia represents Khan in his habeas corpus petition.
Khan's age
An article by the Associated Press, republished by The Guardian, estimated Khan’s age to be between 71 and 78 years old and noted his reliance on a walker.
Return to Afghanistan
On August 28, 2006, Khan was among five Afghan nationals repatriated. His attorney, Peter M. Ryan, was informed of the release through a Department of Defense email but was never provided with details regarding the grounds for detention. Although Ryan initially voiced concerns about Khan’s post-release treatment, Afghan authorities did not detain him upon return.
Guantanamo Medical records
The United States Department of Defense released detainees’ medical records on March 16, 2007, which included physical measurements and health information.
See also
- Hiztullah Yar Nasrat, his son and former Guantanamo detainee
- Mohammed Sadiq, another elderly detainee at Guantanamo
- Haji Faiz Mohammed, an aged prisoner held at Guantanamo