Abdul Qudus

Abdul Qudus is a citizen of Afghanistan, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
His detainee ID number is 929.
American intelligence officials estimate that he was born in 1988, in Nadali, Afghanistan.
:The detainee attempted to engage in hostilities against the United States.
:#The detainee asked Afghan soldiers for weapons to fight Americans.
:#The detainee is associated with individuals willing to participate in attacks against Americans.
:#The detainee was captured in January 2003, by Afghan Military Forces in Gershk, Afghanistan after attempting to obtain weapons to kill Americans.
On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a six page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Testimony
Qudus said he was an orphan, who was traveling from a stay at the home of one uncle to go stay at the home of another uncle. He described seeking out a campfire, during his travel, when he was cold and hungry. The campfire belonged to men he told the tribunal were soldiers. When asked how he knew they were soldiers, he said because they were all carrying guns. But, when asked if they were wearing uniforms he said they were wearing civilian clothes.
He said that while they sat around the campfire the men told him they wanted him to take a weapon, so he could fight against the Americans, but he refused. He said they told him again he should join them in fighting the Americans, and he declined again. Then, when he woke the next day, and was going to say farewell, the men told him he was not free to leave. They "wrote a paper", and took him to "another place", where he met another prisoner, who said his name was Abujahn. Both he and Abujahn were then handed over to the Americans.
He acknowledged that he was handed over to the Americans in Ghereshk.
Qudus's Personal Representative asked him one final question—did he know anyone named Agga Khan. Qudus answered "no".
Determined not to have been an Enemy Combatant
Abdul Qudus was one of the 38 captives the Bush Presidency determined had not been enemy combatants after all.
The Department of Defense refers to these men as No Longer Enemy Combatants.

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