Sunday, January 8, 2012

Allegations Of Torture Reported In Afghanistan's Bagram Prison

A U.S. captain is silhouetted in Bagram prison, north of Kabul. Human rights groups allege that detainees are kept in solitary confinement in windowless cells, and have been menaced and forced to strip naked. Photographer: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images

Afghan Commission Accuses U.S. of Detainee Abuse -- Wall Street Journal/AP

KABUL, Afghanistan—An Afghan investigative commission accused the American military Saturday of abuse at its main prison in the country, repeating President Hamid Karzai's demand that the U.S. turn over all detainees to Afghan custody and saying anyone held without evidence should be freed.

The demands put the U.S. and the Afghan governments on a collision course in an issue that will decide the fate of hundreds of suspected Taliban and al-Qaida operators captured by American forces. The head of the Afghan investigation said U.S. officials told him many of those militant suspects were taken based on intelligence that can't be used in Afghan courts.

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More News On Allegations Of Torture At Afghanistan's Bagram Prison

Afghan inmates 'abused' at US-run Bagram prison -- BBC
Afghan commission alleges U.S. prison abuse -- CTV/AP
Torture reported in Afghanistan's Bagram prison -- The Nation/AFP
Afghan commission accuses U.S. of abusing prisoners -- USA Today/AP
Afghan body hears reports of inmate abuse by US -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
Afghan claim of U.S. prison abuse is straining key talks -- Salt Lake Tribune/AP
Hamid Karzai demands U.S. return Bagram detention center to Afghan control within a month -- Daily Mail
Karzai demands transfer of U.S. military prison near Bagram to Afghan control -- Washington Post
Karzai Says Afghans to Take Control of U.S.-Run Bagram Prison Within Month -- Bloomberg

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