John Walker Lindh
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John Walker Lindh is an American who became widely known as the “American Taliban” after being captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and later convicted for aiding the Taliban.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American citizen
ⓘ
Islam convert ⓘ convicted criminal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | 2001-11 ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
carrying explosives during the commission of a felony
ⓘ
supplying services to the Taliban ⓘ |
| combatZone | Kunduz, Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedToReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedToReligionDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
carrying explosives during the commission of a felony
ⓘ
supplying services to the Taliban ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-02-09 ⓘ |
| education | Tamalpais High School (did not graduate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Walker Lindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incarceratedAt |
Federal Correctional Institution Terre Haute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Correctional Institution Victorville II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Battle of Qala-i-Jangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedOrganization | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedOrganizationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive U.S. and international media attention after capture ⓘ |
| militaryGroupSupported | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | American Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being known as the American Taliban
ⓘ
capture in Afghanistan in 2001 ⓘ prosecution in the United States for aiding the Taliban ⓘ |
| parent |
Frank Lindh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marilyn Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paroleOrSupervisedReleaseTerm | 3 years ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| plea | guilty ⓘ |
| pleaAgreementDate | 2002-07 ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Marin County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2019-05-23 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Islam ⓘ |
| sentenceDate | 2002-10 ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | 20 years in federal prison ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States v. John Walker Lindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapturedIn | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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