Zakim Shah (Guantanamo detainee 898)

Zakim Shah was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba., US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 898.JTF-GTMO estimates that he was born in 1983, inTora Oba, Afghanistan.

Capture

The New York Times reports that Zakim Shah was a married father of two who farmed near Khost, Afghanistan.He was captured on December 1, 2002, the same day as taxi driver Dilawar, and his passengers,Abdur Rahim and two other men who have not been identified.

Bagram detention

Like Dilawar, Abdur Rahim, and Dilawar's other two passengers, Zakim Shah was sent to theBagram Theater detention facility.Unlike Dilawar Zakim Shah and Abdur Rahim survived their stay in Bagram.

Zakim Shah told the New York Times he was kept ten days in an isolation cell. He said:

During an interview with the New York Times Zakim Shah described female guards sexually humiliating himself and other captives.

Guantanamo detention

In late December Zakim Shah and Abdur Rahim were transferred to Guantanamo. Zakim Shah told the New York Times:

Repatriation and release

Zakim Shah, Abdur Rahim were transferred to Pakistani custody on March 15, 2004. He told the New York Times:

Medical records

On March 16, 2007 the......
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