The final two Afghan detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Mullah Abdul Zahir Sabir and Haji Abdul Karim, were released and returned to Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 12, 2024, after being detained by US forces in 2002. Their release marks the end of Afghan detainment in Guantanamo, with their arrival in Kabul being celebrated with welcoming banners and a military parade. The Taliban Ministry of Interior spokesperson, @abdulmateenqani, announced their return after 22 years, which included 15 years of imprisonment in the US and seven years of house arrest in Oman. Their release was part of a deal for the American Ryan Corbett, detained by the Taliban.
Two prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay return to a heroes' welcome in Afghanistan https://t.co/0Z2FYir1W2 https://t.co/RCRvc1yqK8
2 Afghan prisoners held in Guantanamo detention center return to Kabul after 15 years of imprisonment in the US centre, followed by seven years of home detention in the Gulf #terrorism https://t.co/O0UJtxCvS0
Upon their return to Afghanistan after 22 years, which included fifteen years detention in Guantanamo by the US, Maulvi Abdul Zahar and Haji Abdul Karim were welcomed by leading members of the Afghan Taliban at Kabul Airport, where they were also greeted with a military parade. https://t.co/GVUbtz4eCp https://t.co/VrJDviwCoY
As reported by @AlArabiya_Fa, the US government has agreed to release Mohammad Rahim Haqmal, a Guantanamo Bay detainee, allegedly affiliated with Al-Qaeda, along with another Afghan detainee in return for the American Ryan Corbett, who was detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan… https://t.co/MeCkZNcHtA
Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. https://t.co/vDZRIpZIB7
The Taliban Ministry of Interior spokesperson @abdulmateenqani announced that two Afghan prisoners, Abdul Zahir and Abdul Kareem, who were detained in Guantanamo prison by US forces in 2002, will return to Afghanistan tomorrow after 22 years. Kareem, hailing from Khost province,… https://t.co/CoSfJO0lHp
📍 The last two Afghans in Guantanamo Prison will be landed in Kabul tomorrow. https://t.co/vtdxVWUJHY
As per pro-Taliban accounts, the two Afghan detainees recently released from Guantánamo Bay prison and set to arrive tomorrow in Kabul are Mullah Abdul Zahir Sabir and Haji Abdul Karim. Welcoming banners have been printed and installed in their honor. https://t.co/ODUnSTisGm https://t.co/wklsk9lRlM
As per pro-Taliban accounts, the two Afghan detainees set to arrive tomorrow in Kabul are Mullah Abdul Zahir Sabir and Haji Abdul Karim. Welcoming banners have been printed and installed in their honor. https://t.co/fNP1YBkecO https://t.co/wklsk9lRlM
Numerous sources have indicated that the final two Afghan prisoners in Guantanamo prison have been released, with their scheduled arrival in Kabul set for tomorrow, Monday, February 12, 2024. https://t.co/RcGNnVixhI