Pair were held for al-Qaida involvement but never charged – their release leaves 32 people detained in prison camp
detention centre to Pakistan, bringing the total number of people held at Guantánamo down to 32, according to the Pentagon.
“The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing US efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantánamo Bay facility,” a Pentagon statement said.Guantánamo started being used by President George W Bush in 2002 to house foreign terrorism suspects following the 2001 hijacked plane attacks on New York and the Pentagon that killed about 3,000 people.
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