Raes Abdul Wahed
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Raes Abdul Wahed (also transliterated as Abdul Rais Wahid and Abdul Wahid) is an Afghan warlord. [1]
According to an article in the May 23, 2002 issue of Time magazine, Wahed was a Taliban commander who surrendered on January 5, 2002. Time reported that Wahed remained at large and in command of his district. Other sources report that Wahed hid Taliban leader Mullah Omar, and enabled his escape. [2][3] By 2003 Wahed had gone underground. Intelligence reports, prepared for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Board hearings of some Afghan detainees described Wahed as “...the Supreme Commander of a forty-man guerilla unit.[4]”
Several Guantanamo detainees were captured following an ambush attempt near the village of Lejay, Afghanistan, described as "Wahed's stronghold".[5] According to Abdul Bagi, one of the detainees captured following the skirmish on February 10, 2003 at Wahed's base was in the neighboring village of Shna, Afghanistan. Bagi said Wahid didn't spend much time in the vicinity of Shna and Lejay, but rather spent most of his time in Kandahar.
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- ^ Encountering the Taliban: A TIME correspondent tracks down unrepentant anti-American forces who vow to keep fighting, Time (magazine), May 23, 2002
- ^ The Fall and After, Newsline, February 2002
- ^ As a vote nears, Taliban fight on], Boston Globe, July 11, 2004
- ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Abdul Bagi's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 42
- ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Rahmatullah's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 49
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