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45 Al Qaeda, Taliban Detainees Under U.S. Control
Thursday, December 27, 2001
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
There are 45 Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists under U.S control, DoD spokeswoman Torie Clarke said Dec. 27.

"There are 37 detainees in Kandahar and eight aboard the USS Peleliu," Clarke said during a morning press briefing. Among them are 20 new detainees Pakistan turned over on Dec. 26, Clarke said.

She could not provide names and titles for the detainees. "Those that we take under control are those that we think might provide some valuable information, so we want to be able to talk to them pretty thoroughly," she said. A variety of U.S. officials are interrogating the detainees.

Proposals for the detainees' ultimate destination are under consideration, Clarke said. They are "still a work in progress," she noted.
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