▁m old ing ▁him ▁were ▁over ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁Lind h ▁decided ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Tal ib an ▁government ▁forces ▁against ▁Northern ▁Alliance ▁f igh ters . ▁His ▁parents ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁by ▁stories ▁of ▁at roc ities ▁alleg edly ▁perpet r ated ▁by ▁the ▁Northern ▁Alliance ▁army ▁against ▁civ ili ans . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Tony ▁West , ▁his ▁lawyer , ▁explained ▁it ▁as ▁follows : ▁" One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁things ▁he ▁told ▁Army ▁inter rog ators ▁when ▁they ▁question ed ▁him ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁was ▁that ▁after ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁happened , ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁but ▁couldn ' t ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁John ▁never ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( and ▁never ▁thought ▁he ▁would ▁be ), ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁he ▁never ▁opposed ▁any ▁American ▁military ." ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁and ▁inter rog ation ▁Lind h ▁was ▁captured ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁by ▁Afghan ▁Northern ▁Alliance ▁forces ▁after ▁his ▁foreign ▁f igh ters ▁unit ▁surrender ed ▁at ▁K und uz ▁after ▁retre ating ▁from ▁Tak ar . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁question ed ▁by ▁the ▁C IA ▁officers ▁Johnny ▁" M ike "