ɡˈælɪb tˈoʊld hɪz tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl ðæt hiː ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd tə lˈɜːnɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə lˈɛɾɚ baɪ tɹˈævəlɪŋ tə kˈæbʌl ænd ɐpˈiːlɪŋ tʊ ɐ sˈiːnjɚɹ əfˈɪʃəl wɪð tˈaɪz tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz, tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn tə ðˌɛm ðæt hiː wʌz ˈɪnəsənt
Ghalib told his Tribunal that he responded to learning about the letter by traveling to Kabul and appealing to a senior official with ties to the Americans, to explain to them that he was innocent