Lowgar training camp

Lowgar training camp

The Lowgar training camp was an Afghan training camp suspected by American counter-terrorism analysts of having ties to al Qaeda.cite web
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/ISN10014.pdf#1
title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal - Bin 'Attash, Walid Muhammad Salih
date=February 8 2007
publisher=Department of Defense
author=OARDEC
accessdate=2007-04-15
]

The Lowgar training camp is notable for having trained Tawfiq bin Attash, "after" his alleged role in the 1998 East African Embassy bombings in close-quarters combat during the latter half of 1999, before his alleged role in the 2000 USS Cole bombing

The Summary of Evidence memo prepared for bin Attash's Combatant Status Review Tribunal states:

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