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US To Release Gitmo’s Afghan Detainees

HeadlineJun 15, 2006

In other news from Guantanamo, the US has announced it will soon extradite all 96 Afghan detainees currently held at the prison. The group includes several suspected Taliban officials. The detainees will be returned to Afghanistan where they will either be released or face trial.

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