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'High value' Guantanamo prisoner, held for 16 years, released to Belize

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Majid Khan was captured by US authorities in 2003 and interrogated by US intelligence for three years before being sent to Guantanamo. Khan admitted in a 2012 plea deal to joining a plot to assassinate Pakistan's president and acting as a money courier for an Indonesia hotel bombing plot. He was officially given 26 years in prison but was promised release in 2022 based on his original plea deal.

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Guantanamo 'high value' Pakistani prisoner released to Belize

A Pakistani who was tortured by the CIA and held in the Guantanamo Bay prison for 16 years after admitting to helping Al Qaeda was released to Belize, the US military announced Thursday.Majid Khan...

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After 16 years in detention at Guantánamo, a Pakistani prisoner was released and sent to Belize

Majid Khan acknowledged in 2012 that he collaborated with Al Qaeda to carry out an attack in Indonesia

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In a rare move, US releases 'high-value' Guantanamo prisoner

Majid Khan was captured in 2003 and taken to secret CIA facilities, where he was subject to harsh interrogation tactics before being sent to Guantanamo.

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'High value' Guantanamo prisoner, held for 16 years, released to Belize

A Pakistani who was tortured by the CIA and held in the Guantanamo Bay prison for 16 years after admitting to helping Al Qaeda was released to Belize, the US military announced Thursday.

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Guantanamo ‘high value’ prisoner released to Belize

A Pakistani who was tortured by the CIA and held in the Guantanamo Bay prison for 16 years after admitting to helping Al Qaeda was released to Belize, the

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Digital Journal broke the news in on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
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