(UPI/Washington Times) Shaun Waterman- Several detainees released by the U.S. military from the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have rejoined their former comrades-in-arms and taken part in fresh attacks on American troops, according to Defense Department officials. "At least five detainees released from Guantanamo have returned to the [Afghan] battlefield," a defense official said. One of the men, Mullah Shahzada, a Taliban field commander, may have become active again almost immediately after his release.
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