Parkhudin

Parkhudin
Detained at BTIF, Guantanamo
Alternate name Bar Far Huddine
ISN 896
Status repatriated
Occupation farmer

Parkhudin is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Bagram Collection Point and in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba.[1][2] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 896.

Tim Golden, of the New York Times, interviewed Parkhudin when he broke the story of how Habibullah and Dilawar died under torture at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in 2005.[3]

Abduction

In 2002, Parkhudin, a 26-year-old farmer, was a passenger in Dilawar's jitney taxi along with two other men, Abdur Rahim, and Zakim Shah.[3][4][5] All four men were taken captive by Jan Baz Khan, an Afghan militia leader who had a contract to provide security for Forward Operating Base Salerno. Jan Baz Khan told his American contacts that the four men were responsible for firing missiles at the base and he handed them over to the Americans in early December 2002. The men spent their first days in captivity with their hands shackled to the ceiling, suspended in a "stress position". Their heads were covered by a hood, and they were often beaten. Less than a week after their arrival, the taxi driver, Dilawar, died under this torture.[3] Parkhudin, Abdur Rahim and Zakim Shah survived, and were transferred to Guantanamo on March 23, 2003.

Release

Golden reported that by January 2003, less than two months after coming into American captivity, American intelligence analysts concluded that Dilawar and his three passengers were in fact innocent victims of Jan Baz Khan and that the militia fired the missiles themselves. However, it was not until March 2004 that Parkhudin and the others were finally released. Golden reported that, upon their return to Afghanistan, the three men were unable to tell Dilawar's family of how much he had suffered in US captivity.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2006-05-15. Works related to List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006 at Wikisource
  2. ↑ Joshua S. E. Phillips (November 2010). "None of us were like this before: The Story Begins in Afghanistan". Counterfire magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. The soldiers still wouldn't permit them to relax, often making noise to frighten them or keep them awake. Detainees remained hooded, causing further disorientation. "We did not know if it was day or night," said Parkhudin. "The lights were always on."
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tim Golden (2005-05-20). "In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. They were later visited by Mr. Dilawar's parents, who begged them to explain what had happened to their son. But the men said they could not bring themselves to recount the details. 'I told them he had a bed,' said Mr. Parkhudin. 'I said the Americans were very nice because he had a heart problem.'
  4. ↑ Carlotta Gall, David Rohde, Eric Schmitt (2004-09-17). "THE REACH OF WAR: THE PRISONS; Afghan Abuse Charges Raise New Questions on Authority". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2007-09-21. Another, Parkhudin, a 26-year-old farmer and former soldier, said his hands were chained to the ceiling for 8 of his 10 days in isolation and that he was hooded for hours at a time.
  5. ↑ Kate Zernike, David Rohde (2004-06-08). "THE REACH OF WAR: SEXUAL HUMILIATION; Forced Nudity of Iraqi Prisoners Is Seen as a Pervasive Pattern, Not Isolated Incidents". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Zakim Shah, a 20-year-old farmer, and Parkhudin, a 26-year-old farmer and former soldier who, like many Afghans, has only one name, said female soldiers had watched groups of male prisoners take showers at Bagram and undergo rectal exams. "page 2". The New York Times. 2004-06-08. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. "page 3". The New York Times. 2004-06-08. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. "page 4". The New York Times. 2004-06-08. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06.

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