Activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ghezali says that he was in Afghanistan on September 11th 2001 living with a normal family in Jalalabad. "I lived a simple life, playing with the children and seeing how Afghans lived." He also said that he had no contact with al-Qaeda.
At a press conference following his return to Sweden Ghezali said the following about the al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden:
| “ | Jag känner honom inte som person och därför kan jag inte döma honom. Jag tror inte pÃ¥ det amerikanerna säger om honom. Det är mycket som inte stämmer. (I do not know him as a person and therefore cannot pass judgment on him. I do not believe what the Americans say about him. There is a lot that does not add up.) | ” |
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