According to an interview Fawzi 's father , Khalid al-Odah , gave to Amnesty International , Fawzi traveled in 2001 to the Pakistan/Afghanistan border area in order to do charitable outreach work , Following the attacks of September 11 , 2001 , Fawzi fled Afghanistan , intending to return home to Kuwait . Fawzi successfully crossed the border into Pakistan but was then captured by Pakistanis that his father alleges were bounty hunters who handed Fawzi and eleven other Kuwaitis over to American authorities . The Kuwaitis were then transported to Cuba
attacks of September 11 , 2001
September 11 attacks
Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Odah