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He was supposed to be transferred to a rehabilitation program for former jihadists in Saudi Arabia in exchange for his testimony in two other Guantanamo war crimes cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the U.S. is still awaiting unspecified \u201cassurances\u201d from the Saudi Arabian government before the Defense Department can move forward with the transfer, said Navy Cmdr. 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The attack, which killed a Bulgarian crew member, happened after al-Darbi was already in U.S. custody and was already cooperating with authorities, according to court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has testified to being subjected to sleep deprivation, painful shackling and other abusive treatment while in U.S. custody in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18050537656813.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18050537656813.jpg.jpg 721w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18050537656813.jpg.jpg?resize=211,300 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This undated photo provided by Ramzi Kassem, an attorney for Ahmed Haza al-Darbi, shows al-Darbi from Saudi Arabia holding a photograph of his children, as he sits for a portrait inside the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Al-Darbi was sentenced to 13 years in October 2017 by a military commission after pleading guilty to charges that included conspiracy and attacking civilian objects under a pretrial agreement that he be returned to Saudi Arabia no later than Feb. 20, 2018, to serve the remainder of his sentence. The Pentagon will miss the Feb. 20 deadline to send al-Darbi from Guantanamo home to Saudi Arabia, but an official says the transfer may occur soon. (Ramzi Kassem via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Darbi could have received a life sentence but instead got 13 years under an agreement that he be sent after four years to the rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia. 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