FBI Memo re: Inexorable request country clearance concurrence for FBI personnel traveling to Afghanistan from 22 May through 28 May 2003. In response to a request from the US Department of State (DOS), the FBI will conduct an advance of the Sherberghan Prison Compound. The purpose of the advance will be to determine the steps necessary to properly screen 69 Sherberghan detainees identified as Taliban and/or Al-Qaeda.
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SUBJECTTINEXORABLE REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE
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(u)DooK IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), THE FBI WILL CONDUCT AN ADVANCE OF THE SHERBERGHAN PRISON COMPOUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVANCE WILL BE TO DETERMINE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO PROPERLY SCREEN 69 SHERBERGHAN DETAINEES IDENTIFIED AS TALIBAN AND/OR AL-QAEDA. THE ADVANCE WILL SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE AND THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROPERLY SCREEN 69 DETAINEES. THE ADVANCE WILL FURTHER ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE AND THE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE TO LODGE AND MAINTAIN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF USG PERSONNEL, WITHIN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT, FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
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SHEBERGHAN IS LOCATED IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN. THE
SHEBERGHAN PRISON COMPOUND CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 1100 DETAINEES.
THESE DETAINEES WERE LARGELY CAPTURED BY AFGHAN MILITARY FORCES,
ASSISTED BY U.S. MILITARY FORCES, IN LATE 2001 NEAR THE CITY OF
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(7)34: IN LATE 2002, THE FBI DEPLOYED A FIVE MEMBER TEAM TO
SHEBERGHAN. THE TEAM SPENT APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS IN SHEBERGHAN
AND OBTAINED THE FINGERPRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DNA SAMPLES AND
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