Monday, August 23, 2021

The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison

Marines transport a detainee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. Nearly 800 detainees have passed through the prison since it opened that year. Today, 39 men are still being held there.

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence have raised fears that if President Biden releases additional Guantánamo prisoners, they may join the militant group or return to the battlefield.

(Image credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images )

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