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"Fazl" = exceeding goodness as in "Fazl wa ma'rifah" = virtue and learning.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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A confidential annex of the Administration's 2010 review suggests that Fazl may be responsible for Spann's death.
The Taliban Five 2012
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Haq Wasiq, Fazl and Nori were among the first 20 detainees who arrived at Guantanamo Bay 10 years ago, when the prison was opened on Jan. 11, 2002.
U.S. Plans New Push for Talks With Taliban Adam Entous 2012
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Officials have identified the five Guantanamo detainees who may be transferred to Qatar as Muhammad Fazl, a former senior Taliban defense official; two former local governors, Khairullah Khairkhwa and Noorullah Nori; former Taliban intelligence official Abdul Haq Wasiq; and top Taliban financier Muhammad Nabi.
Peace Effort Takes Karzai to Pakistan Yaroslav Trofimov 2012
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Officials have identified the five Guantánamo detainees who may be transferred to Qatar as Muhammad Fazl, a former senior Taliban defense official; two former local governors, Khairullah Khairkhwa and Noorullah Nori; former Taliban intelligence official Abdul Haq Wasiq; and top Taliban financier Muhammad Nabi.
U.S. Plans New Push for Talks With Taliban Adam Entous 2012
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At a minimum, Fazl and Nori ought to be properly investigated—and perhaps put on trial—for Spann's murder and war crimes committed in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
The Taliban Five 2012
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• Mullah Norullah Nori served with Fazl in northern Afghanistan and was with him at Qala-i-Jangi fortress.
The Taliban Five 2012
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• Mohammad Fazl, around age 45, was the senior-most Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan and their deputy defense minister when captured in November 2001.
The Taliban Five 2012
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Before 9/11, Fazl commanded troops in central Afghanistan who massacred hundreds of Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim ethnic minority.
The Taliban Five 2012
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According to his secret 2008 Gitmo file, which was published by WikiLeaks, Fazl also commanded foreign fighters in Afghanistan and "possessed vast power and financial resources."
The Taliban Five 2012
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