The entrance to Camp Delta where people were detained during the US war in Afghanistan is shown on April 7, 2004, in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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The entrance to Camp Delta where people were detained during the US war in Afghanistan is shown on April 7, 2004, in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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Saifullah Paracha, a 75-year-old Pakistani man who was detained in the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has returned home, Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday.
In 2003, Paracha, a former businessman and television producer, arrest by US authorities on suspicion of links to al-Qaida. Last year, Guantánamo’s Periodic Review Board determined that the Paracels no longer pose a significant threat to the United States.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan confirmed Paracha’s arrival, adding that it was nice to see him “finally reunited with his family.”
At least Paracha the fourth person who was released from Guantánamo this year. It’s part of President Biden’s effort to reduce the population of those detained at Guantánamo and ultimately closing the facility.
With Paracha returning home, 35 detainees remain at Guantánamo Bay, according to the Defense Department. 20 people are eligible to transfer and 3 people are eligible for review by the panel. Nine other people were involved in the military proxy process and three arrested were convicted.
