Only one other Pakistani detainee, elderly Mohammed Saghir, had been released prior to his release.[5][6]
Shah reported that he felt despair, and made four suicide attempts during his time in Guantanamo, even though suicide was against the tenets of Islam.[7]
When The Guardian interviewed Muhammad, a year after his release, Muhammad reported ongoing after-effects from his incarceration:[8] "The biggest damage is to my brain. My physical and mental state isn't right. I'm a changed person. I don't laugh or enjoy myself much."
The Guardian reports that Muhammad's first suicide attempt followed a month of solitary confinement in a punishment cell.[8] Muhammad was not confined there because he had broken any of the camp rules — rather the camp's expansion meant they had run short of ordinary cells.
Muhammad reported having his suicidal impulses treated by involuntary injections with extremely powerful, long-lasting, psychoactive drugs.[8]
The Department of Defense released a list of all the captives who had been detained in Guantanamo, in military custody on 15 May 2006.[9] Muhammad Shah's name is missing from that list.
Mark Bowden, writing in The Philadelphia Inquirer, described traveling to Pakistan to interview Shah Muhammad and Shabidzada Usman, another young Pakistani who was among the first captives to be released.[10] Bowden described being met by "warmth and elaborate courtesy" by the two released men, who he described as "uneducated, unworldly, and dirt poor". Bowden believed their accounts that they were rounded up and sold to the Americans by undiscriminating warlords, for a bounty, who didn't care if they were innocent.[citation needed]
On an official list of the captives' departure dates from Guantanamo published in November 2008, his name was published as "Sha Mohammed Alikhel".[3]
On 7 April 2009, the Defense Intelligence Agency drafted a report, published on 27 May 2009, that listed a "Shah Mohammed" as having been "killed while fighting U.S. forces in Afghanistan". Despite the report, there are tens of thousands of "Shah Mohammeds" in Afghanistan.[11]
^Afghans Describe Life Inside Gitmo CBS News, 29 October 2002 May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^The oldest of the old: First 'hardcore' suspects freed from Camp Delta.. three Afghans, combined age 196 10 March 2004 at the Wayback Machine, The Mirror, 30 October 2002
^Mark Bowden (21 September 2008). "The Point: Disturbing line Palin tossed off in address". The Philadelphia Inquirer. from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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mohammed, alikhel, other, uses, mohammed, shah, disambiguation, born, 1981, pakistani, held, extrajudicial, detention, united, states, guantanamo, detention, camps, cuba, 2003, muhammad, released, same, time, other, pakistanis, jehan, wali, sahibzada, usman, y. For other uses see Mohammed Shah disambiguation Sha Mohammed Alikhel born 1981 is a Pakistani who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba 1 On 8 May 2003 Muhammad was released at the same time as two other Pakistanis Jehan Wali and Sahibzada Usman Ali He was 20 years old 2 3 Sha Mohammed AlikhelBorn1981 age 42 43 Swaat PakistanDetained at GuantanamoOther name s Shah MuhammadISN19Charge s No charge extrajudicial detention StatusRepatriated 8 May 2003Muhammad is a baker from Dir in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan 1 4 Only one other Pakistani detainee elderly Mohammed Saghir had been released prior to his release 5 6 Shah reported that he felt despair and made four suicide attempts during his time in Guantanamo even though suicide was against the tenets of Islam 7 When The Guardian interviewed Muhammad a year after his release Muhammad reported ongoing after effects from his incarceration 8 The biggest damage is to my brain My physical and mental state isn t right I m a changed person I don t laugh or enjoy myself much The Guardian reports that Muhammad s first suicide attempt followed a month of solitary confinement in a punishment cell 8 Muhammad was not confined there because he had broken any of the camp rules rather the camp s expansion meant they had run short of ordinary cells Muhammad reported having his suicidal impulses treated by involuntary injections with extremely powerful long lasting psychoactive drugs 8 The Department of Defense released a list of all the captives who had been detained in Guantanamo in military custody on 15 May 2006 9 Muhammad Shah s name is missing from that list Mark Bowden writing in The Philadelphia Inquirer described traveling to Pakistan to interview Shah Muhammad and Shabidzada Usman another young Pakistani who was among the first captives to be released 10 Bowden described being met by warmth and elaborate courtesy by the two released men who he described as uneducated unworldly and dirt poor Bowden believed their accounts that they were rounded up and sold to the Americans by undiscriminating warlords for a bounty who didn t care if they were innocent citation needed On an official list of the captives departure dates from Guantanamo published in November 2008 his name was published as Sha Mohammed Alikhel 3 Contents 1 Claim that he was killed fighting U S forces 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksClaim that he was killed fighting U S forces editOn 7 April 2009 the Defense Intelligence Agency drafted a report published on 27 May 2009 that listed a Shah Mohammed as having been killed while fighting U S forces in Afghanistan Despite the report there are tens of thousands of Shah Mohammeds in Afghanistan 11 See also editGuantanamo suicide attempts Solitary confinementReferences edit a b US releases three Pakistanis jailed in Guantanamo Daily Times 14 May 2003 Haroon Rashid 23 May 2003 Pakistani relives Guantanamo ordeal BBC News Retrieved 9 January 2009 a b OARDEC 9 October 2008 Consolidated chronological listing of GTMO detainees released transferred or deceased PDF Department of Defense Archived from the original PDF on 20 December 2008 Retrieved 28 December 2008 Fatima Bhutto 20 January 2008 The road to Guantanamo The International News Retrieved 22 January 2008 Afghans Describe Life Inside Gitmo CBS News 29 October 2002 Archived May 16 2008 at the Wayback Machine The oldest of the old First hardcore suspects freed from Camp Delta three Afghans combined age 196 Archived 10 March 2004 at the Wayback Machine The Mirror 30 October 2002 Inmates Released from Guantanamo Tell Tales of Despair Archived 2006 09 14 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times 17 June 2003 a b c People the law forgot The Guardian 3 December 2003 Archived from the original on 16 July 2012 Retrieved 14 July 2012 List of prisoners pdf US Department of Defense 15 May 2006 Mark Bowden 21 September 2008 The Point Disturbing line Palin tossed off in address The Philadelphia Inquirer Archived from the original on 25 October 2008 Retrieved 5 January 2009 Fact sheet Former Guantanamo detainee terrorism trends PDF Defense Intelligence Agency 7 April 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 28 September 2011 External links editThe Guantanamo Files Website Extras 7 From Sheberghan to Kandahar Andy Worthington Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sha Mohammed Alikhel amp oldid 1211048000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
