Keith Willshaw writes
He accidentally strayed into Afghanistan - believing he was being driven
to
Turkey - and was arrested as a spy, perhaps because of his British
passport.
He was held in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and fell into US hands.


I have a hard time believing anyone could 'accidentally'
stray into Afghanistan, especially in the belief he had hitched
a ride to Turkey.

Thats rather like 'straying' across the border from Mexico
into the USA and then telling the border patrol you thought
you were driving to Guatemala.

Eh?

If Jamal al-Harith was planning to travel by road from Pakistan to
Turkey, the logical route into and through Iran would start out just
south of Afghanistan. You wouldn't have to be all that geographically
challenged, or stray all that far off course, to find yourself in
Afghanistan.

Whereas from Mexico, the USA is more or less due north and Guatemala
more or less due south.

I'd be interested to see if he had obtained an Iranian visa. If he had
then it would add significantly to the credibility of his account.

Of course, if he had got a lift from someone, the driver might have had
undisclosed business interests in Afghanistan...
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Simon Elliott
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