U.S. Will Transfer Russian Capture in Afghanistan for Trial in U.S.

            On October 24, 2014, U.S. officials announced that Irek Hamidullan, who was captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan and held by the U.S. military at Bagram, Afghanistan, will be transferred to the U.S. for criminal trial in an Article III court.  Significantly, it will be the first time a foreign combatant captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan and held by the U.S. military at Bagram will be brought to the U.S. for trial[1]