The most famous American jihadist prematurely released from prison

38-year-old John Walker Lind, convicted in 2002 for 20 years for armed support for the Taliban terrorist movement, was released in the United States. He was released ahead of time for good behavior, writes Meduza.

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Lind was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and became widely known as the “American Taliban”.

"The news that the young American joined the group that sheltered the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks shocked the nation," writes The Washington Post.

Lind grew up in California in a Catholic and Buddhist family; when he was young, after reading Malcolm X's Autobiography, he converted to Islam and went to the Middle East to study religion and Arabic. In 2000, he came to Pakistan, where he became close to the Taliban; Soon he went to Afghanistan and joined the fighting of this group against the Northern Alliance, which was supported by the United States.

In Afghanistan, John Walker Lind was trained in the Al Qaeda camp and saw Osamu Bin Laden. Subsequently, he argued that he had never fought against the Americans, did not support the September 11 attack, and believed that it was his duty to fight in Afghanistan.

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In November, 2001, during a Taliban battle with the Northern Alliance, he was captured and imprisoned in the Kala-i Janghi fortress. There, two CIA agents began to interrogate him and other foreign fighters; During interrogation, the Taliban launched an uprising, killing one of the Americans, Mike Spann. During the fighting in Qala-i Djangi, hundreds of people died and Lind became one of the 86 surviving prisoners. After this group was again taken into custody, Linda was found by a CNN reporter Robert Pelton, who learned that he was an American; He secured his medical care and interviewed him. Soon the Americans passed the United States. His lawyers later complained about the mistreatment of their client in custody.

In the US, John Walker Linda was charged with 10 clauses, including conspiring to assassinate CIA agent Mike Spann. As a result, he made a deal with the investigation, pleading guilty to supporting the Taliban and carrying explosives when committing a crime. His involvement in Spann’s murder was not proven, although the agent’s mother reproached the accused for not warning her son about the upcoming uprising.

News about the release of Linda, many have caused a negative reaction. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that this is an inexplicable decision, which causes great concern. Agent Spann’s friends also spoke out against the release publicly. His daughter called the early release of the "American Taliban" "a slap in the face at the hands of terrorists and millions of Muslims who do not support radical extremists."

According to NBC News, the US authorities fear that Lind still adheres to radical religious beliefs. In the 2015 year, answering in the correspondence to the questions of the producer of the TV channel, he spoke in support of the terrorists from the "Islamic State" and called himself a political prisoner. He will be supervised for three years: in particular, his activity on the Internet will be monitored, and he himself will be prohibited from speaking without permission to speak any languages ​​other than English.

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