 The United States Intelligence Community considers the camp to be a terrorist training facility hosted by the Taliban and funded by Al Qaida.The camp was located in Nangarhar Province, a majority Pashtun area known for its support of the Taliban, and was surrounded by Al Qaida training camps such as the Derunta Camp.Uyghur captive Abdullah Abdulqadirakhum identified Hasan Mahsum as the man who provided him with training on the AK-47.