Muhammed Rahim
| Muhammad Rahim Haqmal Afghani | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nangarhar |
| Arrested | 2007-08 Lahore Pakistani security officials |
| Citizenship | Afghanistan |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 10029 |
| Charge(s) | No charge |
| Status | Still held in Guantanamo |
Muhammad Rahim Haqmal Afghani is an Afghan who is held in captivity at by the United States Government Guantanamo Bay. He was born in eastern Afghanistan. Muhammad Rahim worked for an Afghan government committee that worked to eliminate opium poppies from the nation. He was forced to leave his job by the Taliban. In 1979, Rahim fled Afghanistan with his brother over the border of Pakistan. Their departure was triggered by the Soviet Union invasion into Afghanistan.
In 2007 The Nation reported that Mohammed Rahim and Sheikh Ilyas Khel had been apprehended by Pakistani security officials.The Nation described him as "Osama bin Laden’s special aide", and asserted he had negotiated with Hazrat Ali in early 2002.
While in Pakistan, Muhammad Rahim was captured and turned over to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for interrogations regarding Rahim's interactions with the Taliban. In CIA custody, Rahim was subjected to long periods of sleep deprivation and other methods of torture as part of the Rendition, Detention and Interrogation (RDI) Program. He was the last known person to be admitted subject to the CIA's RDI program.
After several months of CIA interrogations and torture, however, Rahim, in March 2008, was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he is held in extrajudicial detention. Described as a "tough, seasoned jihadist" by the head of the CIA, Rahim was accused of helping Osama bin Laden escape capture as well as working as bin Laden's translator and assistant. Rahim is the last prisoner to have been sent to Guantanamo. Despite his five years in Guantanamo, no charges have been made against Muhammad Rahim. The US military has stated that is has not intention of trying him in a military commission. The United States government, through the Periodic Review Secretariat, has also announced that it does not intend to recommend his release. Accordingly, he is a "forever prisoner." He is also not a possible candidate for an exchange peace deal. The United States Department of Defense announced he had been transferred to military custody on 14 March 2008.
According to Agence France-Presse:
Rahim is the 16th so-called "high value" prisoner to be transferred to Guantanamo since September 2006 when President George W. Bush acknowledged the existence of secret CIA detention facilities overseas.
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