- Khalden training camp
The Khalden training camp "(also transliterated as khaldan)" was a military training camp in
Afghanistan . According to the documentary "Son of al Qaeda " there were hundreds of military training camps in Afghanistan which were tied to al Qaeda. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/khadr/ Son of Al Qaeda] , "Frontline (PBS) "] Having attended one of these camps has triggered suspicion on many of the detainees in theWar on Terror .The Khalden training camp was lead by
Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi , who was captured in late 2001.In the allegations presented to
Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir 'sAdministrative Review Board American officials asserted that: "Khalden Camp's basic military training program was an accelerated version of that given at al Faruq. [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/ARB_Factors_Set_1_944-1045.pdf Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf)] ofMohammed Abd Al Al Qadir "Administrative Review Board " - page 18] "Abu Zubaydah's description of Khalden
On
March 27 2007 Abu Zubaydah offered a long description of the history of the Khalden camp, which was read into the record:cite web
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/transcript_ISN10016.pdf
title=verbatim transcript of the unclassified session of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal of ISN 10016 (Abu Zubaydah)
date=March 27 2007
publisher=Department of Defense
author=OARDEC
accessdate=April 16
accessyear=2007]
* According to Abu Zubaydah, the Khalden camp dated back to theSoviet occupation of Afghanistan .
* According to Abu Zubaydah, the Khalden camp was not affiliated with al Qaeda, and only provided training in "defensive jihad ", how to resist invaders. It provided training only in how to defend against legitimate military targets. It did not provide training in attacking civilians.
* Abu Zubaydah offered four examples of "defensive jihad" battlegrounds, where Muslim lands were under invasion or occupation by non-Muslims:
**TheSoviet occupation of Afghanistan .
**TheSerbia n occupation ofBosnia and Herzegovina .
**TheRussia n occupation ofChechnya
**TheIsraeli occupation ofPalestine .
* Abu Zubaydah said the role he played, from 1994 to 2000 was to run guest houses inPeshawar andIslamabad , where potential trainees were housed. Potential trainees room and board was covered, until he formed an assessment as to whether they should be forwarded to the camp for training. He said he did not send fanatics -- "takfiri " to the camp.
* Abu Zubaydah asserted that he never actually traveled to the camp himself.Individuals alleged to have attended the Khalden training camp
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