with the Mujahideen based in Pakistan. The detainee is said to be an Afghan al Qaida member residing in Khowst and the planner for their attacks in the region. Prior to his arrest, the detainee traveled in Afghanistan and Pakistan to recruit for the Tablighi. On this trip the detainee claimed that he was the Amir of the Group of Tablighis. The detainee claimed that he is shopkeeper and a Tablighi. The detainee is said to have stored mines at his residence and to have had direct communication with Arab al Qaida members operating out of Peshawar. The detainee is believed to be a leader of an Afghan al Qaida cell in Khowst, Province, Afghanistan. A raid was conducted on the home of the detainee’s associate. The raid netted several active anti-tank mines and empty mine shells with explosives removed. An associate believes the detainee may have belonged to one of the warlord groups in Khowst. Another associate of the detainee described the detainee as a religious person, not a Taliban member but definitely a friend of the Taliban. The detainee is said to have told several people that he was preparing to conduct command-detonated mine attacks against U.S. Forces. Shortly after this threat, U.S. Forces discovered and destroyed in place two apparently command-detonated, probably plastic shelled, anti-tank mines that had been placed in holes on a highway in Afghanistan. The detainee is said to have asked an associate to store some land mines at his home. The detainee is said to have passed information to an associate on how to detonate mines. The detainee promised to pay an associate if he planted mines. The detainee was apprehended because he matched the description of an al Qaida bomb cell leader and had a Thuraya phone. The detainee’s palms were significantly scarred and the burn patterns were consistent with something burning or exploding while being held. As associate of the detainee said that he had no knowledge of the detainee being associated with the Taliban or al Qaida and he had no knowledge of the detainee being involved with explosives. A family member of the detainee claims the detainee has had scars on his hand since before the family member was born. The detainee claims an associate gave him the cell phone while going through a police checkpoint. One of the detainee’s accusers has recanted his story about the detainee giving