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DepartmentofDefense Officefor the AdministrativeReviewof the Detentionof Enemy Combatants at USNavalBase Guantanamo Bay,

28 June2005

TO: KHOWLAN, ABDUL RAHMANMOHAMMEDHUSSEIN

SUBJECT: UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD INTHE CASE OF KHOWLAN , ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMED HUSSEIN

1. An AdministrativeReviewBoardwillbe convenedto review your case to determine if your continueddetentionis necessary.

2. The Administrative Review Board will conduct a comprehensive review of all reasonably available and relevant information regarding your case . At the conclusion of this review the Board will make a recommendation to : ( 1) release you to your home state; (2) transfer you to your home state, with conditions agreed upon by the United States and your home state ; or (3) continue your detention under United States control.

3. The following primary factors favor continued detention :

a . Commitment

1. The detainee saw and responded to posted announcements in mosques that declared a fatwa supporting training for Jihad as a religious duty.

2. The detainee was recruited in Jeddah, , by Abu Mua'th who gave the detainee an airline ticket to Karachi, Pakistan, 3000 Saudi Riyals ($799 USD ) and a passport.

3. InAugust2001, the detaineetraveledfromJeddah, SaudiArabiato Qatarto Karachi, Pakistanto Khandahar, .

4. The detaineestayed at a safehouseinJalalabadfor approximatelythreeto four months.

5. The detaineestayed at the Al- Ansar houseinKandaharto awaittrainingat Camp al Farouq.

6. Thedetainee was fighting Afghan people and the Northern Alliance while at Camp Farouq.

7. The detainee stayed at the Abu Mahajin or Star of the Jihad guest house inJalalabad for approximately four to five weeks while waiting to flee Afghanistan in October and November 2001.

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SUBJECT: UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWBOARD INTHE CASE OF KHOWLAN , ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMED HUSSEIN

1. Thedetaineeattendedbasic trainingatthe al Farouqtrainingcamp for approximately two months in latesummerof2001.

2. The detainee received training on the AK -47 , PK , automatic grenade launcher, the Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG ) and an unidentified lightanti -tank weapon

c Connections/ Associations

1. The detainee traveled to Quetta , Pakistan, where he met an Afghan man known as Muhammad Rahim , also known as Rakhim Khan . Muhammad Rahim took the detainee to a Quetta safehouse.

2. Mohammad Rahim is an al Qaida leader who was attempting to reestablish al Qaida networks inthe Tora Boraregion of Afghanistan, where he already controlled hidden ammunition depots. He was also trying to recruit individuals to carry out terror attacks against the Jalalabad airport and Spinghar Hotel in Jalalabad.

3. The detainee saw Usama BinLaden at theAl-Ansar safe house and al FarouqTraining Camp

d . OtherRelevantData

1. Thedetaineewas presentinthe ToraBoraregionand surrenderedthereto Afghan Forces

2. The detainee had inhis possession, at the time of surrender, $ 2,000.00 USD, a and three full magazines ofammunition.

4. The following primary factors favor release or transfer :

a . The detaineeclaimshewas respondingto a fatwathat requiresall Muslimsto train andbe preparedto defendIslamat any time. Heintendedto returnhomeafterlearningofthe attacksof September11, 2001.

. The detainee states that he does not have any association with al Qaida and never heard anything about al Qaida at Camp Farouq until after the war started .

c . The detaineestates thathisinitialreportoftrainingat al Farouqwasjusthimtellingthe interrogatorswhatthey wantedto hear, andthe truth is he was attemptingto retrievethe clothing ofthe ProphetMohammedfroma shrineinAfghanistanwithfinancialbackingfroma prominent SaudiArabianbusinessman.

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d. The detainee denies taking the al Qaida oath while at Camp Farouq.

e. The detainee denies havinganyknowledgeof the attacks inthe U.S. prior to their executionon September 11th, 2001. The detaineealso deniedknowledge of any rumorsorplans offuture attacks on theU.S.or U.S. interests.

5. Youwillbeaffordeda meaningfulopportunityto beheardandto presentinformationto the Board; this includesanopportunityto bephysicallypresentat the proceeding. TheAssisting MilitaryOfficer( AMO) will assistyouinreviewingallrelevantandreasonablyavailable unclassifiedinformationregardingyour case. TheAMOisnot anadvocateforor against continueddetention, normaythe AMOforma confidentialrelationshipwith youor represent youin anyothermatter

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