General Dostum has forcibly returned at least 10 Uzbek prisoners to Uzbekistan, his intel chief Usman Khan confirmed. That move was taken after Uzbekistan's president, Islam Karimov, put pressure on Dostum and his officials to turn over the prisoners, who were members of the outlawed Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The prisoners, who said they faced almost certain death on terrorism charges, had said they wanted to claim political asylum in Afghanistan. Dostum said he had turned the men over to United States forces. It is not clear whether American investigators held or questioned the men before they were sent back to Uzbekistan.
G'bye, boys. Hope you enjoyed the jihad. Say hello to the folks in Uzbekistan! |