ðə mə klˈætʃi ɹᵻpˈoːɹt kwˈoʊɾᵻd ɐn ˈæfɡæn əfˈɪʃəl nˈeɪmd moʊhˈæmɪd ɹˈoʊz, hˌuː ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd lˈæl hæd sˈɜːvd æz ðə kəmˈændɚɹ əvə bˈoːɹdɚ pɐtɹˈoʊl, bˌʌt ðæt hiː nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs bᵻlˈɔŋd ɪn ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ, bɪkˈʌz hiː hæd bəmbˈɑːɹdᵻd sˈɛɾəlmənts fˈʊl ʌv sɪvˈɪliənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒənəl dɪspjˈuːts.
The McClatchy report quoted an Afghan official named Mohammed Roze, who acknowledged Lal had served as the commander of a border patrol, but that he nevertheless belonged in Guantanamo, because he had bombarded settlements full of civilians during regional disputes.