John Walker-Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban” and one of the first Islamist fighters captured in Afghanistan after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks is set to be released from prison in May, according to new reports.
Walker Lindh was discovered when the United States military captured a small force of Taliban fighters in the early days of the Afghan War. He was detained in Afghanistan for a short time, then shipped to the United States to stand trial as an “enemy combatant.” He is officially listed as “Detainee 001” in the War on Terror.
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