Shai Jahn Ghafoor
Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar | |
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| Born | 1969 Karabagh, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan |
| Died | 2004-09-25 Pishi village, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, laborer, Taliban commander |
| Years active | 2001–2004 |
| Known for | Detained at Guantanamo Bay; Taliban commander after release |
- Several persons share the name Abdul Ghaffar.
Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar (1969 – September 25, 2004) was an Afghan national detained by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps located in Cuba. His assigned Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 363.
Ghaffar was born in 1969 in Karabagh, Ghazni Province. Prior to his detention, he worked as a farmer and laborer. In 2001, under duress from the Taliban, he was compelled to act as a supply driver. Following the Fall of Kunduz, he was apprehended on November 26, 2001, initially imprisoned at Sheberghan before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay, where he remained for approximately nine months. He was released and sent back to Afghanistan on March 23, 2003.
His case has been cited as an example of detainees who allegedly exploited their release to reengage in combat activities—a rationale referenced by Vice President Dick Cheney to support the continued detention policy at Guantanamo.
Captured soon after the US Invasion of Afghanistan, Ghaffar was held for nearly eight months. Upon his release, he reportedly took on a leadership position within the Taliban organization.
On September 25, 2004, during an operation in Pishi village, Uruzgan province, he and two companions were killed. At that time, he was considered a commander of Taliban forces operating in both Uruzgan and Helmand provinces.
External links
- WikiLeaks: The Unknown Prisoners of Guantánamo (Part Three of Five) Andy Worthington
- Pol: Too Many Inmates Freed, Fox News, June 21, 2005