haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn ɐ sˌiːˌɛnˈɛn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð hˈædʒi sˈæhɪb ɹˈoʊhʌlə wˈækɪl, ɐ tɹˈaɪbəl lˈiːdɚ hˌuː hɐdbɪn kˈæptʃɚd wɪð sˈæbɑːɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, mˈɪstɚ. wˈækɪl ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd lˈæl mˈɛlmə "tʃˈoʊz ɐ sɪvˈɪliən lˈaɪf" ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs fɹʌm ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ.
However, in a CNN interview with Haji Sahib Rohullah Wakil, a tribal leader who had been captured with Sabar in 2002, Mr. Wakil asserted Lal Melma "chose a civilian life" after his release from Guantanamo.