SECRET NOFORN // 20330223 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATES COMMAND HEADQUARTERS , JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO U.S. NAVAL STATION , GUANTANAMO BAY , CUBA APOAE09360 CUBA JTF- GTMO- CDR 23 February 2008 MEMORANDUMFORCommander, UnitedStates SouthernCommand, 3511NW 91st Avenue, Miami, FL 33172 SUBJECT : Recommendation for Continued Detention Under Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN -000007DP ( S ) JTF - GTMO Detainee Assessment 1. (S) PersonalInformation: JDIMS/NDRC ReferenceName: Mohammad A Fazl Current/ True Name and Aliases: MullahMohammad Fazl, Mullah Fazl Ahmad ,Mullah FazlMazloom , HajiFazl Akhund Place of Birth: Sekzi, Charchineh District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AF) Date ofBirth: 1967 Citizenship: Afghanistan Internment Serial Number (ISN) : US9AF-000007DP 2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detainee is in overall good health with stable chronic medical problems. 3. ( U ) JTF- GTMO Assessment : a. (S) Recommendation : JTF-GTMO recommends this detainee for Continued Detention Under Control (CD) . JTF-GTMO previously recommended detainee for Continued Detention Under Control (CD) on 20 August 2007 . b . (S//NF) Executive Summary Detainee was the Taliban Deputy Minister of Defense during Operation Enduring Freedom and is an admitted senior commander who served as Chief of Staff of the Taliban Army and as a commander of the 22nd Division. Detainee is wanted by the UN for possible war crimes including the murder of thousands of Shiites . Detainee was associated with terrorist groups currently opposing US and Coalition forces CLASSIFIED BY : MULTIPLE SOURCES REASON : E.O. 12958, AS AMENDED , SECTION 1.4 ( C DECLASSIFY ON : 20330223 SECRET NOFORN 20330223 SECRET // 20330223 JTF - GTMO -CDR SUBJECT : Recommendation for Continued Detention Under Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee , ISN US9AF -000007DP ( S ) including al-Qaida, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), Hezb- e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), and an Anti-Coalition Militiagroup known as Harakat-i -Inqilab-i - Islami. Detainee wielded considerable influence throughout the northern region ofAfghanistanand his influencecontinued after his capture. Detainee’s name and capture have beenused, in recruitingcampaigns by the Taliban, and $ 500,000 US was paid to ensure detainees safe passage. Ifreleased, detainee would likely rejoin the Taliban and establishties with ACM elements participatinginhostilities against US and Coalition in Afghanistan. JTF GTMO determined this detainee to be: A HIGHrisk, as heis likely to pose a threat to the US, its interests, and allies A LOW threat from a detentionperspective Of HIGHintelligencevalue c. (S NF) Summary of Changes The following outlines changes to detainee's assessment since the last JTF-GTMO recommendation. (Changes inthis assessment will be annotated by next to the footnote.) Providedfurther detail regardingdetainee’sinteractionwith senior al-Qaidamembers 4. ( U ) Detainee's Account of Events : The following section is based, unless otherwise indicated, on detainee's own account. These statements are included without consideration of veracity, accuracy, or reliability. a. (S//NF) Prior History Detainee and his mother moved from Uruzgan Province to Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan (PK) during the invasion of Afghanistan ( 1979 1989). In Pakistan, detainee received six years of religious training at the Rabinyah Madrassa inQuetta, PK b . (S ) Recruitment and Travel : After detainee left the madrassa , Mullah Abdul Ghafar encouraged him to join the Taliban at its inception in 1995. Detainee left Quetta and traveled to Kandahar, AF , to join the movement . Detainee met Taliban members Mullah Assam Allah and Mullah Khayr Allah, who assigned detainee to his first military position as a Taliban soldier in Kandahar . 1 AnalystNote: IMU, HIG, andACM are NationalIntelligencePrioritiesFramework(NIPF) Counterterrorism(CT) priority2 targets. Priority2 targets are definedas Issues, opportunities, or threats that riseto, or are expected to rise to, the levelofinterestofthe CombatantCommandersor DNIEXCOMPrincipals, not already identifiedas Priority 1. This includesterrorist groups, especiallythose with state support, that havedemonstratedboth intentionand capabilityto attack U.S. persons or interests. 000007 302 14-FEB-2002, IIR 5 360 0709 02 3 IIR5 360 070902, 000007 MFR 13-AUG-2004, Analyst Note: A variant of KhayrAllah is Khairullah. 2 SECRET NOFORN 20330223 SECRET // 20330223 JTF - GTMO -CDR SUBJECT : Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee , ISN US9AF -000007DP ( S ) . ( Training and Activities : In 1996, detainee commanded 30 troops. A year later, he was in command of 100 troops . From 1999 to 2001, detainee commanded 2,500 3,000 troops who participated in hostilities against the Northern Alliance in the Takhar Province , AF . Shortly thereafter, detainee stated he became the Taliban Chief of Army Staff and Commander of the 10th Division ( comprised of approximately 5,000 troops ) in Takhar Province . 5. (U) Capture Information: a. ( S //NF) InNovember 2001, detainee surrendered to Northern Alliance commander General Dostum . In late November 2001, detainee and Taliban leaders Mullah Norullah Noori, ISN US9AF-000006DP (AF -006 ) , and Abdullah Gulam Rasoul, ISN US9AF 000008DP (AF- 008 , transferred ), along with two other men, turned themselves, subordinate troops, and weapons over to General Dostum . Dostum moved the group to the Qala -i-Jangi fortress in Mazar-e -Sharif, AF, where inlate November captured al-Qaida and Taliban troops instigated a revolt against their Northern Alliance captors during which hundreds of prisoners were killed. During the uprising, about 80 fighters secured themselves in a bunker, refusing to come out and shooting at anyone who approached. Dostum brought detainee and AF -006 to the bunker to ask the prisoners to surrender; detainee and AF-006 refused. In early December 2001, Dostum transported detainee, AF -006 , and AF-008 to a jail in Sheberghan , AF, and they were then transferred to US custody about 20 December b. ( S) Property Held: 1 analog watch . ( S ) Transferred to JTF- GTMO : 11 January 2002 d . (S// NF) Reasons for Transfer to JTF-GTMO : To provide information on the following Taliban order ofbattle Taliban personnel 4 000007 302 14-FEB-2002, 000007 MFR 12-MAR-2002, AnalystNote: MullahKhayrAllah is assessedto be KhirullahSaid Wali Khairkhwa, ISN US9AF-000579DP(AF- 579). 5 000007 302 14-FEB-2002 6 IIR2 341 6004 02, Analyst Note: In IIR 6 034 0429 02, the date of surrenderis given as 12 December2001. 7 7 7210162 02, Deceptionat Qala-I Jangi Prison USSOC – May 2005 8 IIR6 034 0429 02, IIR6 034 0423 02, IIR6 034 0007 02, IIR6 034 093102, JOHN WALKERLINDH- 302 12 SEP-2002, IIR4 2010670 08 3 SECRET NOFORN 20330223 SECRET // 20330223 JTF - GTMO -CDR SUBJECT : Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee , ISN US9AF -000007DP ( S ) 6. (S//NF) Evaluation of Detainee's Account : Detaineewithholds details ofhis full relationshipwith Taliban supreme leader MullahOmar and his close association with senior Taliban and al-Qaida personnel. Detainee fails to explain his long- term relationship with other extremist groups and associated personalrelationships. Detainee neglects to relate the events surrounding his involvement in military affairs associated with his senior-level Taliban positions. 7. (U ) DetaineeThreat: a. (S) Assessment Detaineeis assessedto be a HIGHrisk, as heis likely to pose a threat to the US, its interests, and allies. b (S//NF) Reasons for Continued Detention: Detainee is an admitted senior official of the Taliban government and army and was last assigned to the position of Deputy Minister of Defense. Detainee also served as Chief ofStaff of the Taliban Army and a commander of the 22nd Division. Detainee is wanted by the UN for possible war crimes including the murder of thousands of Shiites. Detainee had operational associations with significant al-Qaida and other extremist personnel. Detainee wielded considerable influence throughout the northern region of Afghanistan and his influence continued even after his capture. Ifreleased, detainee would likely rejoin the Taliban and establish ties with anti- Coalition militias (ACM) participating in hostilities against US and Coalition forces inAfghanistan. ( S //NF) Detainee is an admitted senior official ofthe Taliban government and army and was last assigned to the positionof Deputy Minister of Defense. //NF) Detainee admitted progressing through the Taliban ranks between 1996 and 2001 and was appointed as the Taliban ChiefofArmy Staff and Commander of the 10th Division.9 //NF) Abdul Zahir, ISNUS9AF- 000753DP (AF-753), reported detainee replaced Abdul Razzaq as Deputy Minister of Defense (probably in midto late 2001) . AF-753 also stated detainee commanded the 22nd Division. The 22nd Division was composed of 1,100 foreign fighters and was based at the Darulemanmilitary complex, which was located approximately 25 km from Kabul, AF . Analyst Note: Daruleman is probably a known, or a series ofknown, al-Qaida and Taliban associated guesthouse referred to as the Dar Aman and Dar al-Aman, used for processing and lodging fighters supporting jihad against the NorthernAlliance . " 9 000007302 14-FEB-2002, 000007MFR 12-MAR-2002 10 IIR 6 034 027103, IIR6 034041804, 000753SIR08-DEC- 2003, AnalystNote: Detaineewas reported assumingthe DeputyMinisterofDefensepositionfromMullahAbdul Razzaqinthe “ last daysofthe Taliban. ” A variantofRazzaqis Razak. 11 000094302 20 Apr 2002 (reportedtwo