John Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is a U.S. citizen who was captured as an
enemy combatant during the United States'
2001 invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001. He was captured and detained at
Qala-i-Jangi fortress, used as a prison. He took part in the
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, a violent uprising of the Taliban prisoners, during which the
CIA officer
Johnny "Mike" Spann was killed, together with all but 86 of the estimated 300–500 prisoners. Brought to trial in United States federal court in February 2002, Lindh accepted a plea bargain; he pleaded guilty to two charges and was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole.