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_Published 2014-06-03. These Are the 5 Guantanamo Detainees Being Released in Exchange for Sgt. Bergdahl_


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## Transcript

[ FOREIGN ] The men seen here in video released by an Afghan news agency, were greeted as heroes when then landed in Kuder. For years they had been considered extremely dangerous by the US government. I dont think anyone harbors any illusions about these five Taliban members. And what, they might, might do, if, they were transferred. That stance changed Saturday when the men were allowed to leave Guantanamo Bay. Among the detainees released are Khair Ulla Said Wali Khairkhwa. He was previously believed by the US to have ties to Osama Bin Laden. He was serving as a senior Taliban official when he was captured in 2002.

Mullah Mohammad Fazl allegedly also had ties to Al Qaeda. As a Taliban Army's Chief of staff, he was wanted by the United Nations for the massacre of thousands of Afghan Shiites. Mullah Norullah Noori was a former governor of two Afghan provinces, but told the US he was not connected to the Taliban. A detainee assessment released by WikiLeaks characterized him as high risk. And having high intelligence value. US intelligence services once said Abdul Haq Wasiq was second in command at the Taliban's intelligence service with links to Al Qaeda. He claimed he was arrested while trying to help the US find senior Taliban figures.

And finally Mohammad Nabi OMari, the Taliban's chief of communications. He reportedly helped Al Qaeda members escape from Afghanistan to Pakistan. Tonight, all five men are now out of US custody. They're apparently still being watched by foreign intelligence services.

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