An Afghan training camp is a camp or facility used for military or terrorist training located in Afghanistan.[citation needed] A number of these camps were used, sometimes exclusively, by the terrorist group al-Qaeda.[citation needed] At the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Indian intelligence officials estimated there were over 120 training camps operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan operated by a variety of militant groups.[1]
Al-Qaeda was also affiliated with other camps which were not run directly by al-Qaeda.[citation needed] Some Guantanamo captives reported that the Khalden training camp was not an official al-Qaeda training camp, and that Osama bin Laden was considering sending all al-Qaeda recruits to camps directly under his control.[citation needed]
In 2002 Journalists with the New York Times examined the sites of several former training camps, finding 5,000 documents.[2] According to the New York Times:
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- The documents show that the training camps, which the Bush administration has described as factories churning out terrorists, were instead focused largely on creating an army to support the Taliban, which was waging a long ground war against the Northern Alliance.
In 2005 the New York Times published an article about camps that continued to function in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas.[3]
List of Afghan training camps
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| al Farouq |
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| Derunta |
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| Tarnak Farms |
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References
- ^ Bindra, Satinder (2001-09-19). "India identifies terrorist training camps". CNN. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/09/19/inv.afghanistan.camp/. "Sources told CNN that more than 120 camps are operating in the two countries." mirror
- ^ David Rohde, C. J. Chivers (2002-03-17). "Qaeda's Grocery Lists And Manuals of Killing". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01EED91638F934A25750C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ David Rohde, Carlotta Gall (2005-08-28). "In a Corner of Pakistan a Debate Rages: Are Terrorist Camps Still Functioning?". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/international/asia/28naradoga.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/Pakistan&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ The Khaldan Alumni (.pdf), Toronto Star, December 9, 2005
- ^ a b OARDEC (March 27, 2007). "verbatim transcript of the unclassified session of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal of ISN 10016". Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/transcript_ISN10016.pdf. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- ^ "Missed opportunities: The CIA had pictures. Why wasn’t the al-Qaida leader captured or killed?". MSNBC. March 17, 2004. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4540958/. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Watch the video: Osama Bin Laden's HQ". The Times. October 1, 2006. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2382919,00.html. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Focus: Chilling message of the 9/11 pilots". The Times. October 1, 2006. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-524-2382788-524,00.html. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ Steve Coll (February 21, 2004). "Legal Disputes Over Hunt Paralyzed Clinton's Aides". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A59781-2004Feb21. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
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