ALIAS: Mohamed Nabi, Maulawi Mohamed Nabi
Date of birth: January 1, 1968, metakhan people, Khowst Province, Afghanistan
Citizenship: Afghanistan,
Risk level: STOP, likely to pose a threat to the US, its interests and allies
Intelligence value: HIGH
Rank/Position: Border security, senior Taliban official in ‘multiple roles’
Education: Naryab Madrassa Kahi Madrassa, Zargary and Kohat Madrassas in Kohat, Pakistan
Imprisoned: October 28, 2002
Published: May 31, 2014
connections
- Taliban senior commander
- Haqqani Network Leadership
- Anti-Coalition Militia
- Al Qaeda
- Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
serious crimes
- Smuggled missiles into Pakistan with two Al Qaeda members
- Member of the al-Qaeda/Taliban cell in Khwost and was involved in attacks against the US and Coalition Forces.
- Weapon caches maintained
- Fighters and smuggled weapons
History
After 6 years of education, Omari went to Naryab Madrassa in Kohat, Pakistan for religious training. She continued her studies at Kahi Madrassa. In the late 1980s, Omari fought alongside the mujahideen against the Soviets. After the Soviets withdrew, Omari continued his studies in Pakistan at the Zargary and Kohat madrasahs in Kohat. Around 1992, Omari and her family returned to Afghanistan.
1992-1994 Omari served as a policeman in Khwost, but quit his job so he could farm on the family farm. When the Taliban took control in 1996, Omari started working for them. Omari claims that his tribe pushed him to take the job to avoid being labeled “the opposition”. His position was Head of Security in Qalat.
After a year in that position, he returned to his farm for three years. In 2000, he again sought employment with the Taliban as a radio operator. After a year, he went to border patrol. His attention was focused on the control of contraband. In 2002 he left again and started selling used cars. In the spring of the same year, Omari began working with the CIA.
On September 14, 2002, Omari was arrested at the old Khowst airport. Omari claims that he was lured there by a courier who said the CIA contact wanted to meet him.
He was transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on October 28, 2002. The US hoped to obtain information on border patrol procedures, Taliban communication equipment and procedures, and biographical data on Taliban members. taliban Between October 2002 and January 2008, Omari had 37 disciplinary infraction complaints, including involvement in mass disturbances, threats, attempted suicide, and drug possession. In March 2007, he was cited for throwing a cup of feces in the guard’s face.
Despite his Defense Staff and the intelligence community advising against the deal, President Obama, on May 31, 2014, traded Omari, along with four other Taliban detainees, for an American prisoner of war, Bowe Bergdahl. The Emir of Qatar has been credited for his efforts to secure this deal between the US and the Taliban. Omari, along with the other four, will be under Qatari control for at least a year, banned from leaving the country. Many in the US fear that while in Qatar, these terrorists will assist extremists by providing strategic planning and return to field operations after their year-long detention.
Captured terrorists have been repeatedly shown to have a high recidivism rate when released. Therefore, logic would dictate that these top five Taliban leaders will return to their terrorism. The difference is that they have had a lot of time to learn about the US from prison and a lot of time to plot. Only time will tell how poorly we will pay for this decision.