ɪn ɹˈiːsəntli dᵻklˈæsᵻfˌaɪd dɪskˈʌʃənz wɪð hɪz lˈɔɪɚ, ˈælhˈɪlə sˈɛz ðæt ˈæftɚ hɪz kˈæptʃɚ hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tə bˈɑːkuː ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn fɔːɹ tˈuː mˈʌnθs, ænd ðˈɛn spˈɛnt sˈɪkstiːn mˈʌnθs ɪn sˈiːkɹᵻt bˈeɪsᵻz ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ "ðə dˈɑːɹk pɹˈɪzən".
In recently declassified discussions with his lawyer, al-Hilah says that after his capture he was sent to Baku Azerbaijan for two months, and then spent 16 months in secret bases in Afghanistan, including "the dark prison".