The government is asking an appeals court to throw out a judge's order to release a Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of recruiting Sept. 11 hijackers.

As the US prepared to invade Afghanistan in 2001 after 9/11 attacks, Pakistan's powerful ISI wanted America to enter into a dialogue with the Taliban, but the then Bush Administration ''bluntly'' told President Pervez Musharraf that it had no inclination to do so.

1. These are applications for writs of Habeas Corpus made in the context of extradition proceedings. On 7th August 1998 bombs were exploded at 2 United States embassies. As a result of the explosion in Nairobi 213 people died and 4500 were injured. As a result of the explosion in Dar es Salam 11 people died. The government of the United States contends that the bombings were but two overt acts committed in furtherance of a prolonged conspiracy to cause explosions and to murder United States citizens, including diplomats and other internationally protected persons, and that these applicants were active members of that conspiracy, in which a key figure was Usama Bin Laden. They were arrested at their London homes on 23rd September 1998 but were released without charge four days later. They were then held in relation to immigration matters until 9th July 1999. A man named Al Fawwaz, who was arrested on the same day, was kept in custody, and extradition proceedings were commenced against him. On 11th July 1999 the present applicants were arrested on a provisional arrest warrant, and were brought before the Metropolitan Magistrate at Bow Street Magistrates’ Court. Since that date they have remained in custody.