Afghan Biographies
Taliban Five Exchange for Bergdahl
Name | Taliban Five Exchange for Bergdahl |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | |
Function/Grade | Names and Picture |
History and Biodata | Five Taliban prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, could be the key to whether the negotiations the United States has long sought with the Taliban are a success, or even take place. A Taliban spokesman in Qatar said 20130620 that exchanging them for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American prisoner of war who has been held by militants since 2009, would be a way to “build bridges of confidence” to start broader peace talks.
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Afghan and U.S. officials have said the Taliban being considered for any exchange deal are: — Mohammad Fazl, a former Taliban chief of army staff and the deputy minister of defense. — Abdul Haq Wasiq, former Taliban deputy minister of intelligence. He was in direct contact with supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar during the Taliban rule, according to military documents. — Mullah Norullah Nuri , who has been described as one of the most significant former Taliban officials held at Guantanamo. He was a senior Taliban commander in Mazar-e-Sharif and previously was a Taliban governor in two provinces in northern Afghanistan. — Khairullah Khairkhwa, a former Taliban minister of the interior and military commander. According to military documents, he had direct ties to Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden and was also a friend of Karzai. — Mohammed Nabi, former chief of security for the Taliban in Qalat, the capital of the southern province of Zabul. |
Last Modified | 2013-06-22 |
Established | 2013-06-22 |