▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Adel ▁fled ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁Iran ▁and ▁was ▁det ained ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁in ▁Te h ran . ▁Later ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Iran ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁H esh mat ol lah ▁Att ar za de h , ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁diplom at ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁northern ▁Pakistan . ▁Although ▁Mah f ou z ▁O uld ▁al - W al id ▁was ▁reported ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁American ▁a irst rike , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁fled ▁to ▁Iran ▁with ▁Adel . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Der ▁Sp iegel ▁reported ▁that ▁Adel ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁W az ir istan ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁Feder ally ▁Admin ister ed ▁Trib al ▁Are as ▁between ▁North west ▁Front ier ▁Province , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Adel ▁returned ▁to ▁Iran . ▁ ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁G ha ith , ▁al - Ad el ▁never ▁left ▁Iran ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁when ▁G ha ith ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁reported ▁that ▁al - Ad el ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁capt ives ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a