The United States alleged that Sharbi had traveled from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan in August 2001 to receive terrorism training at a camp operated by al-Qaeda. Sharbi, who is fluent in English and took undergraduate courses for two years in Arizona, according to court records, translated and taught English to al-Qaeda terrorists, the United States alleged. However, the charges were dropped in 2013, and Sharbi was never brought to trial. The announcement came after the Defense Department said late last month that it had repatriated two other Guantánamo inmates, brothers Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, to Pakistan. Sharbi’s release leaves 31 detainees at Guantánamo, the Pentagon said, the majority of whom are eligible for transfer.

Source: Washington Post March 10, 2023 04:14 UTC