Abib Sarajuddin

Abib Sarajuddin (born 1942) is an Afghan citizen who was held without charge by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba as Extrajudicial Detention (ISN 458). Captured in eastern Afghanistan in January 2002 along with relatives and a neighbor, he was alleged to have been associated with anti-coalition figures and to have provided shelter to Jalaluddin Haqqani, allegations he denied. A Combatant Status Review Tribunal later affirmed his designation as an “enemy combatant,” and his case went before an Administrative Review Board to determine whether he should continue to be detained. Sarajuddin was eventually repatriated to Afghanistan, and in 2008 he gave a detailed interview to the McClatchy News Service describing his detention and its after-effects.