Tortured and Wrongly Held at Guantánamo for 14 Years, Abdul Zahir Now Has Freedom, but No Justice
NOVANEWS
By Adam Hudson
Two protesters of the detention center at Guantánamo Bay look solemnly toward the White House. (Photo: Rebecca Nelson / Medill News Service)
Before Barack Obama left office, he released 10 detainees from Guantánamo to Oman. Among them was Abdul Zahir, a 45-year-old man from Afghanistan. Zahir was detained at Guantánamo for 14 years, even though the US government later admitted that he was wrongfully held. He was mistaken for another man who shared his nickname, Abdul Bari. Zahir's story exemplifies the cruelty of Guantánamo and the policies of indefinite detention and torture, which will, in all likelihood, continue with Trump as president.
"I want to leave behind the bad things that happened to me while I have been imprisoned. I want to focus on the positiv...