Al Wafa is an
Islam
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ic charity listed in
Executive Order 13224
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History
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as an entity that supports
terrorism
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.
United States
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intelligence
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officials state that it was founded in
Afghanistan
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by
Adil Zamil Abdull Mohssin Al Zamil
Adel al Zamel (عادل عبد المحسن الزميل) is a citizen of Kuwait who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts repor ...
,
Abdul Aziz al-Matrafi and
Samar Khand.
Affiliated groups include
The Taliban
{{Infobox war faction
, name = Taliban
, native_name = طَالِبَانْ (Tālibān)
, native_name_lang = ps
, war = {{plainlist,
* War in Afghanistan
* War on Terror
, image = Flag of Taliba ...
and
Al Qaeda
, image = Flag of Jihad.svg
, caption = Jihadist flag, Flag used by various al-Qaeda factions
, founder = Osama bin Laden{{Assassinated, Killing of Osama bin Laden
, leaders = {{Plainlist,
* Osama bin Lad ...
.
According to
Saad Madai Saad al-Azmi's
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
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Al Wafa is located in the
Wazir Akhbar Khan area of
Afghanistan.
Al Wafa al Igatha al Islamia, also known with other names like as Wafa Humanitarian Organization, Al Wafa, Al Wafa Organization is an active group.
Individuals alleged to have affiliation with Al Wafa
See also
*
List of charities accused of ties to terrorism
This is a list of charities accused of ties to terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intent ...
*
Wafa al Bass
References
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Islamic charities
Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist