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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Justice Department shows Irek Hamidullin, a Russian captured by U.S. Army on Nov. 29, 2009, in Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The former Russian military officer who received a life sentence for leading a 2009 Taliban attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan was a soldier, not a criminal, and should have been treated as a lawful combatant, the man’s lawyer argued to a federal appeals court Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. But a Justice Department lawyer argued that Hamidullin, who led the attack on behalf of the Taliban and its terrorist organization ally, the Haqqani Network, was not entitled the protections given to prisoners of war. (U.S. Justice Department via AP)

Appeals court hears case of Russian Taliban fighter

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

The Latest: Appeals court hears Russian Taliban fighter case

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FILE- This Nov. 7, 2014, artist rendering shows, Irek Hamidullin, front center, his attorney Robert Wagner, front left, and interpreter Ihab Samra, front right, as Judge Henry Hudson, left, listens in Federal Court in Richmond, Va. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, in the case of Hamidullin. Hamidullin was accused of leading insurgents in a 2009 attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He was sentenced last year to life in prison. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren, File)

Taliban fighter contests attack conviction, seeks immunity

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

This artist rendering shows Irek Hamidullin, front center, his attorney Robert Wagner, front left, and interpreter Ihab Samra, front right, as judge Henry Hudson, left, listens in Federal Court in Richmond, Va., Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren) ** FILE **

Unusual terror case going to trial in U.S. court in Virginia

By Larry O'Dell - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday Nov. 7, 2014 file artist rendering, Irek Hamidullin, front center, his attorney Robert Wagner, front left, and interpreter Ihab Samra, front right, appear in federal court as judge Henry Hudson, left, listens in Richmond, Va. Hamidullin was arraigned on a new 15-count indictment Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in U.S. District Court in Richmond. Hamidullin is charged with leading a Taliban attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan. A five-day jury trial is scheduled to start July 27. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren, File)

Russian arraigned in Virginia on new terrorism charges

By LARRY O'DELL - Associated Press