| Importance | Medium |
 | Capturing Authority | U.S. and Afghan forces2 |
| Date of Capture | Early November 20062 |
| Location of Capture | Khost, Afghanistan2 |
 | Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
| Role | Operative |
| Nationality | Saudi1 |
| Alias(es) | Abu Nasir al-Qahtani |
| Gender | Male |
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| Reliable | One of four suspects who escaped from a U.S. military jail in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2005.
Intelligence officials said he was an important al-Qaeda operative in Afghanistan.
He is a different person from would-be 9-11 hijacker Muhammad al-Kahtani.1 |
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| Questionable | A Pakistani newspaper reported he was recaptured in Khost area. U.S. and Afghan military officials would neither confirm nor deny the report.2 |
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| Sources |
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| 1 Schmitt, Eric and Tim Golden. 'Prison escape in Afghanistan 'was a disaster.' The New York Times: Dec. 4, 2005. |
| 2 Faez, Rahim. "Afghans, U.S. Nab Senior al-Qaida Member." The Associated Press: Nov. 13, 2006. |
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