A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who joined the Taliban upon return to his native Afghanistan was killed overnight by NATO-led forces in the east of the country, local officials said.
Sabar Lal was killed by troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan security forces in Nangarhar Province, the coalition confirmed in a statement.
ISAF declined to say if Lal was kept in Guantanamo, but Afghan officials speaking on condition of anonymity said he was released from the U.S.-run prison in Cuba three years ago after being held there for five years.
ISAF said he was strongly connected to the Al-Qaeda network.
Afghan and ISAF troops killed Lal in an overnight operation when he emerged from a building carrying an assault rifle, the coalition statement added.
Around 170 foreign captives are still held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo.
Reuters
Sabar Lal was killed by troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan security forces in Nangarhar Province, the coalition confirmed in a statement.
ISAF declined to say if Lal was kept in Guantanamo, but Afghan officials speaking on condition of anonymity said he was released from the U.S.-run prison in Cuba three years ago after being held there for five years.
ISAF said he was strongly connected to the Al-Qaeda network.
Afghan and ISAF troops killed Lal in an overnight operation when he emerged from a building carrying an assault rifle, the coalition statement added.
Around 170 foreign captives are still held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo.
Reuters
