The men, none of whom were ever charged, would be sent to countries that agree to impose security conditions on them. But it is not clear where they will go or when.
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Guantánamo Detainee Agrees to Drop Call for C.I.A. Testimony
Under a deal with the military court, Majid Khan, who has admitted being a courier for Al Qaeda, will give up his chance to call witnesses to his torture in return for being released as soon as next year.
US Defends Detention of Afghan at Guantánamo Despite Pullout
In the first Guantánamo habeas corpus case under the Biden administration, the government said U.S. forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan did not erode its detention authority.
U.S. Defends Detention of Afghan at Guantánamo Despite Pullout
In the first Guantánamo habeas corpus case under the Biden administration, the government said U.S. forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan did not erode its detention authority.
Supreme Court to Rule on Whether C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets
A Guantánamo detainee is seeking information from two former government contractors in connection with a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
Afghanistan Pullout Gives Guantánamo Detainees Hope for Release
The legal basis for indefinite detention at Guantánamo is to prevent combatants from returning to the battlefield. But what if their old battlefield is no more?
I Expected 2020 to Be a Hectic Year at Guantánamo. I Was Wrong.
Entering the year, the calendar for court activity on the Sept. 11 case appeared to be packed. But no hearing has been held since February.
Military Judge in 9/11 Trial at Guantánamo Is Retiring
Col. W. Shane Cohen had served on the case for less than a year and set a January 2021 jury selection date that now appears uncertain.
Architect of C.I.A. Torture Program Testifies Prisoners Acted Well Adjusted
Dr. James E. Mitchell said in court at Guantánamo Bay that the alleged leader of the Sept. 11 plot, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was fine after 183 rounds of waterboarding.
Once Jailed in Guantánamo, 5 Taliban Now Face U.S. at Peace Talks
The Taliban made a point of building their team around the five ex-detainees. But one insists that they have put bitterness aside to try to end the Afghan war.