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April 16, 2010

Afghan Prisoners Detail Torture, Abuse at Bagram Prison
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More accounts have emerged of torture and abuse at the US military’s
Bagram prison in Afghanistan. BBC News says it’s collected testimony
from nine witnesses describing human rights violations at a secret
Bagram jail in the period since President Obama took office. One
prisoner said the secret facility is known as the “Black Hole.”
Prisoners reported being subjected to sleep deprivation, freezing
temperatures and other abuses. One prisoner said he lost half a row of
teeth after a US soldier struck him with the butt of a gun. The same
prisoner also recounted being forced to dance to music every time he
wanted to use the toilet.