haʊˈɛvɚ, dʒˈoʊsəf ɡˈoʊldstaɪn pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈaʊt ðæt ɡˈælɪb hæd sˈɛt ɐsˈaɪd ˈɔːl ðə bˈɪtɚnəs tɹˈɪɡɚd baɪ ðɪ ɪndʒˈʌstɪs ænd bɹuːtˈælᵻɾi ʌv hɪz tɹˈiːtmənt ɪn ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ, ænd ɹᵻlˈaɪd ˌɔn hɪz aɪdˈiə ʌv wʌt bˈɛst sˈɜːvd hɪz nˈeɪʃən, ænd hæd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə fˈaɪt ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv æfɡˈænɪstˌænz sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
However, Joseph Goldstein pointed out that Ghalib had set aside all the bitterness triggered by the injustice and brutality of his treatment in Guantanamo, and relied on his idea of what best served his nation, and had returned to fight on behalf of Afghanistan's central government.