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“ Through that, we determined that a number of those held were enemy combatants. By that definition, either they were Taliban or al-Qaida; or they carried a weapon against U.S. forces somewhere,” said Kanuit.
“If the reviewing board found that they were no longer enemy combatants, their names were given to the State Department. The State Department contacted their home countries to get them back,” said Kaniut. “If the home country accepts them back, we ask if they can guarantee the detainee won’t be tortured or abused in anyway. If that country can’t guarantee that, we won’t release them. ”

“ The reviewing board considers written information from the family and the national government of the enemy combatant. The recommendation will be based upon all this information, with additional submissions by other U.S. government agencies. ”