Afghan who faced charges at Guantanamo can now be released

MIAMI (AP) — An Afghan who once faced war crimes charges at Guantanamo has been cleared for release from the U.S. base in Cuba.
A U.S. review board says it is no longer necessary to continue holding the man known by the single name of Obaidullah. The findings of the Periodic Review Board in Obaidullah’s case were posted on a Pentagon website Friday.
U.S. forces captured Obaidullah during a raid in Afghanistan in July 2002 when he was about 19. They found about 20 unactivated land min