{"id":325512,"date":"2021-08-16T15:19:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/taliban-commander-claims-he-spent-8-years-in-guantanamo-bay\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:19:48","slug":"taliban-commander-claims-he-spent-8-years-in-guantanamo-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taliban-commander-claims-he-spent-8-years-in-guantanamo-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"#Taliban commander claims he spent 8 years in Guantanamo Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Taliban commander claims he spent 8 years in Guantanamo Bay<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Taliban commander bragged in a victory speech from inside the Presidential Palace in Kabul that he spent eight years in Guantanamo Bay, the notorious lockup in Cuba used by the US to house some of the world\u2019s most notable suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified man made his comments in a press conference live-streamed by Al Jazeera hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled from Afghanistan, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/afghanistan-taliban-promise-rule-of-serenity-without-vengeance-vxhz2xjmr\">the Times of London reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He and other Taliban fighters demanded a \u201cpeaceful transfer of power,\u201d while a spokesman for the group\u2019s political office told Al Jazeera TV that the war was over in the war-torn country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to congratulate the Muslim Afghan people on this huge victory. Day by day we will get involved in the service of our nation, in providing them with the security and hope for their future,\u201d Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Taliban in Afghanistan, said in another clip, the UK outlet reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-82.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. Navy, U.S. Military Police guard Taliban and al Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits January 11, 2002 in a holding area at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.\" class=\"wp-image-19141999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-82.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-82.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-82.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>U.S. Navy, U.S. Military Police guard Taliban and al Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits January 11, 2002 in a holding area at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Petty Officer 1st class Shane T. McCoy\/U.S. Navy via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A U.S. Army soldier stands at the entrance to Camp Delta where detainees from the U.S. war in Afghanistan live April 7, 2004 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.\" class=\"wp-image-19142006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A U.S. Army soldier stands at the entrance to Camp Delta where detainees from the U.S. war in Afghanistan live April 7, 2004 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Taliban spokesman added: \u201cWe don\u2019t interfere with others\u2019 affairs and we won\u2019t allow interference in our affairs. We have reached what we were seeking \u2014 the freedom of our country and the independence of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of terrorists were freed after the Taliban seized control of the former US base at Bagram and the prison known as Afghanistan\u2019s Guantanamo Bay, where captured senior al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders had been taken by US forces before being flown to the real Guantanamo Bay, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The Bagram lockup contained the 5,000 \u201chighest-value\u201d Taliban, al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters, who a Taliban spokesman said were \u201cbeing evacuated to a safe place.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban gain control.\" class=\"wp-image-19142015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-80.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban gain control.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace warned that Afghanistan could once again harbor terrorists who could plot attacks against the West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those types of people,\u201d he told Sky <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>. \u201cAl-Qaeda will probably come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US opened the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in January 2002, in the aftermath of 9\/11, to hold people accused of ties to al Qaeda and the Taliban.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-76.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Taliban fighters pose inside Afghanistan's Presidential Palace after taking control of the building.\" class=\"wp-image-19142025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-76.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-76.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-76.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Taliban fighters pose inside Afghanistan\u2019s Presidential Palace after taking control of the building.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Zabi Karimi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mullah Baradar Akhund, a senior official of the Taliban, said \u201cI want to congratulate the Muslim Afghan people on this huge victory.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19142033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-77.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mullah Baradar Akhund, a senior official of the Taliban, said \u201cI want to congratulate the Muslim Afghan people on this huge victory.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It became a source of international criticism over the mistreatment of prisoners and the prolonged imprisonment of people without charge.<\/p>\n<p>In February, President Biden announced that he was reviewing the state of the military prison with the hope of shutting it down.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki last month said it was the \u201cgoal\u201d and \u201cintention\u201d of the Biden administration to close the facility, a promise former President Barack Obama made when he took office in January 2009.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani fled the country amid the Taliban's resurgence.\" class=\"wp-image-19142021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Afghanistan\u2019s President Ashraf Ghani fled the country amid the Taliban\u2019s resurgence.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SAJJAD HUSSAIN\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-74.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A Taliban fighter sits on the back of vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace, in Kabul, on Aug. 16, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19142048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-74.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-74.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taliban-forces-74.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Taliban fighter sits on the back of vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace, in Kabul, on Aug. 16, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Rahmat Gul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obama\u00a0repeated the closing goal several times during his two terms but was never able to find a path to a shutdown because of legal and political obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, then-President Trump signed an\u00a0executive order to keep the prison open.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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