Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

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A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the U.S. Defense Department said.

Published 3 months ago · Washington, United States

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