Gul Mohammed Jangvi

Gul Mohammed Jangvi

Mullah Gul Mohammed Jangvi (also known as Gul Mohammed) is a Taliban field commander. [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HG19Df01.html Taliban pause for fresh breath] , "Asia Times", July 19 2006]

In an article published on June 9 2006 the "Asia Times" described Gul Mohammed Jangvi as a former captive in the Bagram Theater detention facility, who had been denounced and captured in 2003, tortured, and forced to join the Jaish Muslim.cite news
url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HF09Df02.html
title=Taliban take the fight to the country
publisher=Asia Times
author=Syed Saleem Shahzad
date=June 9 2006
accessdate=2007-11-10
] The "Asia Times" describes the Jaish Muslim as a "U.S. proxy".

On July 19 2006 the "Asia Times" quote Jangvi about the Taliban's unexpected withdrawal from hostilities. [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HG19Df01.html Taliban pause for fresh breath] , "Asia Times", July 19 2006] The Asia Times reported that the Taliban had allowed the Sangeen District of Helmand Province to surrender without much of a fight. The Asia Times reported that the Taliban felt that they could allow outrage over Israel's recent bombardment of Lebanon to recruit new supporters to their cause.

Another Bagram captive named Gul Mohammed is one of the petitioners in the habeas corpus Ghulam Mohammed v. Donald Rumsfeld filed on September 28 2006.cite web
url=http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/terrorism/mohammedrums92906pet.pdf
title=Ghulam Mohammed et al v. Donald Rumsfeld
publisher=Center for Constitutional Rights
author=Michael Ratner, William Goodman, Gitanjali S. Gutierrez
date=September 28 2006
accessdate=2007-11-16
]

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