Ahmad Jan
Bagram detainee
About Ahmad Jan
Born 1948.
On January 15, 2010, the Department of Defense complied with a court order and published a list of Detainees held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility that included the name Maulawi Ahmad Jan.
According to historian Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, he was alleged to be the Taliban district commander, of multiple districts of Ghazni Province, and to have directed improvised explosive device attacks and ambushes.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Ahmad Jan?
Bagram detainee
When was Ahmad Jan born?
Ahmad Jan was born in 1948 in Uruzgan Province.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Ahmad Jan (Bagram detainee)
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