College of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Afghanistan

The College of Islamic and Arabic Studies in Afghanistan was an organization where American intelligence analysts with the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants report Guantanamo captive Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak Janko said he was held and tortured by the Taliban . Al Janko had traveled to Afghanistan in 2000, had enrolled in training, and had prepared a martyrdom video , before falling under suspicion that he was an Israeli or American spy. The Summary of Evidence memo prepared for his second annual Administrative Review Board , in 2006, stated : OARDEC (26 June 2006). United States Department of Defense . pp. pages 73–75 .

The College of Islamic and Arabic Studies in Afghanistan was an organization where American intelligence analysts asserted was tied to al Qaeda . They reported that Mahfouz Ould al-Walid , better known as "Abu Hafs al-Mauritani" , the director of the institution, was a senior member of al Qaeda's leadership circle. When analysts went over the grounds of the institute they found what they characterized as " martyrship videos " . Guantanamo captive Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak Janko testified that the recording of him was not a martyrship video at all, but rather a confession. He acknowledged that he had travelled to Afghanistan, in 2000, to offer his services to the Taliban , but he had inadvertently triggered the suspicion he was an Israeli or American spy. He asserted that the Taliban turned him over to the Taliban to torture a confession out of him, and that the recording was the confession that followed his torture. He asserted he was interrogated and tortured at the institute for two weeks. According Gabriel Weimann, in "Responses to cyber terrorism" , the institute ran a virtual magazine dedicated to promoting global jihad, entitled " Sawt al-Jihad " . United States Department of Defense . pp. pages 73–75 . The detainee stated that he was held for approximately two weeks at a guest house known as College of Islamic and Arabic Studies where he was interrogated and tortured. Another online channel used to promote the ideological legitimacy of global jihad is the Web site of al Qaeda's Center for Islamic Studies and Research. This Web site has published the bimonthly virtual magazine Sawt al-Jihad , or The Voice of Jihad.

The College of Islamic and Arabic Studies in Afghanistan was an organization where American intelligence analysts asserted was tied to al Qaeda . They reported that Mahfouz Ould al-Walid , better known as "Abu Hafs al-Mauritani" , the director of the institution, was a senior member of al Qaeda's leadership circle. When analysts went over the grounds of the institute they found what they characterized as " martyrship videos " . Guantanamo captive Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak Janko testified that the recording of him was not a martyrship video at all, but rather a confession. He acknowledged that he had travelled to Afghanistan, in 2000, to offer his services to the Taliban , but he had inadvertently triggered the suspicion he was an Israeli or American spy. He asserted that the Taliban turned him over to the Taliban to torture a confession out of him, and that the recording was the confession that followed his torture. He asserted he was interrogated and tortured at the institute for two weeks. According to Gabriel Weimann , in "Responses to cyber terrorism" , the institute ran a virtual magazine dedicated to promoting global jihad, entitled " Sawt al-Jihad " . United States Department of Defense . pp. pages 73–75 . The detainee stated that he was held for approximately two weeks at a guest house known as College of Islamic and Arabic Studies where he was interrogated and tortured. Another online channel used to promote the ideological legitimacy of global jihad is the Web site of al Qaeda's Center for Islamic Studies and Research. This Web site has published the bimonthly virtual magazine Sawt al-Jihad , or The Voice of Jihad.

The College of Islamic and Arabic Studies in Afghanistan was an organization where American intelligence analysts asserted was tied to al Qaeda . They reported that Mahfouz Ould al-Walid , better known as "Abu Hafs al-Mauritani" , the director of the institution, was a senior member of al Qaeda's leadership circle. When analysts went over the grounds of the institute they found what they characterized as " martyrship videos " . Guantanamo captive Abd Al Rahim Abdul Rassak Janko testified that the recording of him was not a martyrship video at all, but rather a confession. He acknowledged that he had travelled to Afghanistan, in 2000, to offer his services to the Taliban , but he had inadvertently triggered the suspicion he was an Israeli or American spy. He asserted that the Taliban turned him over to the Taliban to torture a confession out of him, and that the recording was the confession that followed his torture. He asserted he was interrogated and tortured at the institute for two weeks. According to Gabriel Weimann , in "Responses to cyber terrorism" , the institute ran a virtual magazine dedicated to promoting global jihad, entitled " Sawt al-Jihad " . The detainee stated that he was held for approximately two weeks at a guest house known as College of Islamic and Arabic Studies where he was interrogated and tortured. Another online channel used to promote the ideological legitimacy of global jihad is the Web site of al Qaeda's Center for Islamic Studies and Research. This Web site has published the bimonthly virtual magazine Sawt al-Jihad , or The Voice of Jihad.