Azem guesthouse

American counter-[...] analysts justified the continued extrajudicial detention of several Guantanamo captives, in part, because they were suspected of staying in the Azem guesthouses.

American analysts asserted that this guest house was in the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. American analysts describe this as an al Qaeda controlled district. Post invasion it is the district where foreign governments have their embassies.

American analysts asserted that this guest house was the Nibras guest house was used to billet recruits AbOUT to be trained at the Al Farouq training camp, and that the Azem guesthouse was used to house those who completed their training.

American analysts asserted that this guest house was managed by a trusted member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle named Hamza al-Ghamdi.

• Two of the allegations he faced during his second annual Administrative Review Board were

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• The detainee stated that after leaving al Farouq he was taken to Kabul, Afghanistan, and stayed at the Azzam guest house for approximately 35 days.
• A source stated the Azzam guest house was run by one of Usama bin Laden's most trusted people who reported directly to Usama bin Laden. The Azzam guest house was used to house all types of people to include newly arrived people, fighters from the front lines, wounded people and Usama bin Laden's associates.

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• One of the allegations he faced was

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The detainee stated that he lived in the “Azam Afwan” guest house in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul during 11 September 2001 and that the cooks were all al Qaida.

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• Three of the allegations he faced were

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• The detainee states he stopped at a house called Madafa, known as the House of the Saudi Ambassador, located in Wazr Akbahr Khan, Shahree Nao, Afghanistan.
• The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Guest House is known as Azzam Guest House.
• The Azzam Guest House is run by one of Usama bin Laden's most trusted people.

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• One of the allegations he faced was

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The detainee was seen on a flight from Yemen to Dubai, United Arab Emirates and then to Pakistan. He was also seen at the Nebras guesthouse and then in Kabul and at tha Azem guesthouse. He was identified as an old fighter who encouraged jihad.

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