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ISN 073 Yusif Khalil Abdallah Nur

Testimony in response to the allegations

The Department of Defense published a three page summarize transcript.

Nur said he didn't travel to Afghanistan for jihad. He went there to be with his beloved, older brother.

Nur acknowledged calling on the Taliban to help him locate his brother. He added that if his brother had been serving in the Northern Alliance he would have called on them to help him locate his brother.

Nur acknowledged that his brother showed him how to use hand grenades. But he claimed that he did not use any weapons while he was in Afghanistan, not even taking a turn performing guard duty.He was considered too young to participate.

Nur acknowledged that he was familiar with the use of the Kalashnikov.

Nur claimed that when the US bombing campaign began he and his brother were ordered to try to return to Saudi Arabia. But all the roads were blocked. So he and his brother stayed with his brother's group, until it retrated to Konduz.

Nur acknowledged surrendering at Mazari Sharif; being sent to the al-Jenki prison; and being wounded in the uprising. But he asserted he didn't participate in the uprising.

The second part of the first allegation of hostile activity was that Nur had manned a foxhole for five months. Nur's reply was:

"Yes, I was with my brother on the front lines but being in charge for five months, that's the first time I ever heard of this. I was in charge? They never even let me do my guard turn so how could I be in charge?"

Testimony in response to the Tribunal officer's questions

In response to questions from the Tribunal officer's questions:

• Nur answered that his brother was also in the al-Jenki prison. But he never saw him after the uprising, and he didn't know what had happened to him.
• Nur had reached College, and spent his first two months in College, prior to traveling to Afghanistan.
• Nur's brother's name was Adjhar Rhaman [sic]. He is two or three years older than Nur.
• Nur learned to use the Kalashnikov on a previous trip to Afghanistan.
• Nur denied participating in the prison uprising. He said he was bound in restraints when the revolt began, and when he was injured.
• Nur said he was injured in the stomach during the uprising.
• Nur said that his brother had talked him into his first, one month trip to Afghanistan, by criticizing his lifestyle, his lack of goals, and his lack of commitment to Islam.
• Nur denied believing in jihad.
• Nur said he traveled to Afghanistan legally on his Saudi passport, and that his brother had paid his travel expenses.