Imprisoned By Taliban
For more details on this topic, see American prisoners who were previously Taliban prisoners.Turkistani was imprisoned by the Taliban for four and a half years, during which time he suffered torture and mistreatment at Kandahar prison. He was alleged to have been involved in a plot to kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Turkistani admits being opposed to the Taliban, Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, but he denies that he was involved in any plots. The Taliban imprisoned many foreigners on the assumption they were spies.
When the Northern Alliance liberated Kandahar prison, they freed about 1500 men; as many as 2000 had been held there. Turkistani was among five former prisoners at Kandahar who said they were sold to the US forces by the Northern Alliance for a bounty. He was taken into US custody and transported to Guantanamo, where he was treated as an enemy combatant.
Turkistani was one of nine former Taliban prisoners whom the Associated Press noted had suffered going from Taliban custody, where they had been accused of spying or opposition, to American custody and transport to detention and more torture at Guantanamo. One of their defense lawyers described their ordeals as beyond bizarre and "horrific."
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