US Releases Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Morocco
Voice of America
The U.S. Defense Department announced Monday the release of Abdul Latif Nasir from its detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In a statement, the Pentagon said it was transferring Nasir to his home country of Morocco. It is the first transfer of a Guantanamo Bay detainee under U.S. President Joe Biden, whose administration has signaled its intent to close the facility that has housed foreign terrorism suspects since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Nasir was brought to Guantanamo Bay in May 2002 after fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, where he operated as a commander and weapons trainer.Journalists lay down their equipment as they protest the latest draft revision of the broadcasting law, which they consider a threat to press freedom, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on May 27, 2024. Journalists protest the latest draft revision of the broadcasting law, which they consider a threat to press freedom, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on May 27, 2024.
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