American prisoners who were previously Taliban prisoners
- American prisoners who were previously Taliban prisoners
The United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba contains a dozen or more American prisoners who were also Taliban prisoners.
For decades Afghanistan has been one of the most prolific areas for the cultivation of black market opium. And a number of the Taliban's foreign prisoners were suspected drug smugglers. Others had said or done something which triggered Taliban suspicions.
According to the Associated Press Commander Jeffrey Gordon, a Department of Defense spokesman defended the men's continued detention[cite news]
url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070630-0908-guantanamo-alwaysaprisoner.html
title=From Taliban jail to Gitmo – hard-luck prisoners tell of unending ordeal
author=Paul Haven
publisher=San Diego Union Tribune
date=June 30, 2007
accessdate=2007-07-01] :References
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