More on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Taliban alliance, and participants
From the New York Times.
A little more background on "Mullah Abdullah Zakir," formerly a "front-line commander during the Taliban government", and more recently a resident of Guantanamo.
Rasoul's reported return to the Taliban underscores the difficulties the U.S. government has in determining who can be released and ensuring that the former detainees do not return to terrorism. Detainees at Guantánamo frequently lie about their past and their intentions upon release.
During his ARB hearing, for example, Rasoul was asked: "What do you plan to do if you are released back to Afghanistan for work?" Rasoul responded: "I want to go back home and join my family and work in my land and help my family."
"Do you like what the United States is doing in Afghanistan now?," one board member wanted to know. Rasoul responded: "Yes, I am very happy. I am very pleased like I told you before. They are [re]building my country."
"I [have] never been America’s enemy and I never intend to be," Rasoul insisted.
According to the latest press accounts, Rasoul is now one of America's chief enemies in southern Afghanistan.
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