a further two and a half years, and was repatriated without being cleared of suspicion. The article noted how the Taliban had assassinated many of his relatives, when he first started fighting against them. It noted that when more senior Taliban leaders noted how effective an opponent he was they reached out to Ghalib and offered to kill the more junior Taliban leaders who were responsible for order the execution of his family members, if only he would retire from fighting them—an offer Ghalib declined. The Tribune, a newspaper published in Pakistan, compared Ghalib with another captive he made friends with, in Guantanamo -- Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost. Muslim Dost also joined in the hostilities that plagued Afghanistan—but on the other side. In recent years he served as a leader of the IS forces in Afghanistan. See also Guantanamo Bay detention camp References External links Shadow of Guantanamo follows freed inmates back to their homes Haji Ghalib Hassan - Video Ghalib Hassan - Guantanamo Inmate Database Living people Bagram Theater Internment Facility detainees Guantanamo detainees known to have been released Year of birth uncertain 1963 births Afghan extrajudicial prisoners of the United States People from Nangarhar Province