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Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa is a Taliban official and former governor of Herat. He was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba.〔 〕 He was released in late May 2014 in a prisoner exchange that involved Bowe Bergdahl and the Taliban five. Press reports have referred to him as ''"Mullah"'' and ''"Maulavi"'', two different honorifics for referring to senior Muslim clerics.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Claims from analysts at Guantanamo that Khairkhwa was directly associated with Osama Bin Laden and Taliban Supreme Commander Mullah Muhammad Omar have been widely repeated.〔http://www.wuft.org/nation-world/2014/05/31/who-are-the-5-guantanamo-detainees-in-prisoner-swap/〕 Kate Clark has criticized her fellow journalists for uncritically repeating US claims that were largely based on unsubstantiated rumor and innuendo, or on confessions and denunciations coerced through torture and other extreme interrogation techniques.〔 ==Early life== American intelligence analysts estimate that Khairkhwa was born in 1967 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He is a Popalzai from Arghestan in Kandahar province.〔 He studied religious topics at the Haqqaniya and Akhora Khattak madrassas in Pakistan, together with other influential Taliban leaders.〔 He held various government posts, both before the Taliban took over Afghanistan, including a police official in Kabul, and finally, Governor of Herat Province.〔〔 〕 Khirullah was one of the original Taliban members who launched the movement in 1994. Khairullah Khairkhwah was the Minister of the Interior under Taliban rule in 1997 and 1998. The Deputy Minister was Mohammed Khaksar.〔Mohammad Khaksar〕 Some reports have said he had been the Taliban's deputy minister of the interior, interim minister of the interior, the minister of the interior, and the Minister of Information.〔〔 Khirullah was also to serve as the Taliban's Minister of Foreign Affairs spokesman, giving interviews to the ''British Broadcasting Corporation'' and the ''Voice of America''. Khirullah Khairkhwa arrived at Guantanamo on May 1, 2002, and has been held there for .〔 (mirror ) 〕〔 〕〔 〕 In early 2011 president Hamid Karzai demanded his release and Hekmat Karzai, the director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies in Kabul said "His release will be influential to the peace process," and that "Mr Khairkhwa is well respected amongst the Taliban and was considered a moderate by those who knew him".〔 (mirror ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khairullah Khairkhwa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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