U.S. Defends Detention of Afghan at Guantánamo Despite Pullout

In the first Guantánamo habeas corpus case under the Biden administration, the government said U.S. forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan did not erode its detention authority.

U.s. Defends Detention Of Afghan At Guantánamo Despite Pullout

The New York Times – by Carol Rosenberg

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department lawyer said in federal court on Monday that, even as the Pentagon is withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan, the United States has the authority to continue to detain a former Afghan militia member at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, because of his past association with members of Al Qaeda.

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