NOTIFICATION TO GOA OF TRANSFER OF 7 DETAINEES

S E C R E T KABUL 005777 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR SCA/FO (DAS GASTRIGHT),SCA/A (TNUSRATY),L/PM (EPELOFSKY),S/WCI (SHODGKINSON),S/CT, EUR/RPM NSC FOR AHARRIMAN CENTCOM FOR CFC-A, CG CJTF-76, POLAD, CSTC-A DOD FOR OSD (ARICCI) E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/10/2016 TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL MARR AF SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION TO GOA OF TRANSFER OF 7 DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO BAY FOR PTS REF: A. STATE 4963 ¶B. KABUL 5082 Classified By: Carol A. Rodley, Counselor for Political-Military Affair s; reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (S/REL GOA) Polmiloff delivered reftel A message on December 10 to Wakil Shakir and Mohammad Zia Salehi, who are now handling detainee affairs at the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) related to the Takhim e-Solh (Peace Through Strength) PTS reconciliation program. In a discussion of PTS-related process issues, Salehi and Shakir advised that the ONSC alerts the provincial PTS program two days before the detainee is returned. They said it would therefore be helpful if ONSC is notified two weeks before the planned release date and if additional information (father's name, province, district, and date of capture) is included in the notification. Salehi and Shakir acknowledged GOA responsibilities under the August 2005 exchange of diplomatic notes. NEUMANN