Noor Habib Ullah
Noor Habib Ullah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Truck driver |
| Known for | Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
Noor Habib Ullah (born in 1980) is an Afghan national who was subjected to extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp located in Cuba. He was among three former detainees highlighted by McClatchy Newspapers and participated in a BBC interview where he recounted mistreatment during his time at Bagram. His Internment Serial Number assigned at Guantanamo was 626.
Habibullah was returned to Afghanistan on 16 July 2003.
McClatchy News Service interview
On June 15, 2008, the McClatchy News Service released a series of reports based on conversations with 66 individuals previously held at Guantanamo.[1]
Noor Habib was apprehended in November 2001 in Bamian Province while he was moving goats.[2] Initially, he was detained by Afghan militia forces and subsequently transferred to the American-run Kandahar detention facility, where he reported experiencing severe physical abuse.[2]
He was moved to Guantanamo around mid-2002.[3] Prior to his release in the summer of 2003, he was informed that he had been accused of being a Taliban commander.[3][2]
Afghan intelligence agencies had no documentation connecting him to the Taliban or suggesting any false allegations.[3] Noor Habib maintained that he was merely a truck driver without any affiliations to the Taliban.[3] After enduring four months in Afghan custody and several additional months at Kandahar, he spent approximately one year at Guantanamo before US authorities recognized the error and arranged for his repatriation.
BBC interview
In June 2009, the BBC conducted interviews with 27 former detainees who had been held at Bagram.[4][5][6]
The coverage included Noor Habib describing a prisoner who was shackled from the ceiling and recounted his own experience of being restrained with his feet submerged in icy water.
See also
External links
- BBC video: Allegations of abuse and neglect at a US detention center in Afghanistan
- Analysis on former Guantánamo detainees exposing systematic mistreatment and intelligence shortcomings Andy Worthington
- UC Davis Guantanamo Inmate Database: Noor Habib
- McClatchy News Service – video
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