Afghanistan ? An American imprisoned in Afghanistan for running a private jail for terror suspects has left the Afghan prison where he was held for almost three years and departed the country, the warden said Wednesday.

Jack Idema, a former Green Beret, was pardoned by President Hamid Karzai in late March as part of a general amnesty. Rahim Ahmadzai, Idema’s Afghan lawyer, said the American left the prison outside Kabul on June 2 and flew out of Afghanistan.

Idema’s destination was not disclosed.

Idema was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Kabul court in September 2004 on charges of entering Afghanistan illegally, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing its captives.

Two other Americans were also convicted. Brent Bennet was sentenced to 10 years but was released in September. Freelance cameraman Edward Caraballo was sentenced to eight years; he was released in April 2006.