Sadik Ahmad Turkistani
Guantanamo bay detainee
Sadik Ahmad Turkistani is an ethnic Uyghur born and raised in Taif, Saudi Arabia and an opponent of the Taliban. Held by the Taliban in Kandahar prison in Afghanistan, he was briefly freed when they were overthrown in late 2001.
One of the Kandahar Five, he was taken into custody by the Americans and shipped to Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Cuba in early 2002, where he was treated as an enemy combatant. Finally he was cleared for release in late 2005. He was repatriated to Saudi Arabia on June 24, 2006.
Imprisoned by Taliban
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.
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