"America's Secret Afghan Prisons": Investigation Unearths New US Torture Site, Abuse Allegations in Afghanistan

by via Democracy Now

Wed, Feb 3, 2010 9:01AM

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 :A new investigation by journalist Anand Gopal reveals harrowing details about US secret prisons in Afghanistan, under both the Bush and Obama administrations. Gopal interviewed Afghans who were detained and abused at several disclosed and undisclosed sites at US and Afghan military bases across the country. He also reveals the existence of another secret prison on Bagram Air Base that even the Red Cross does not have access to. It is dubbed the Black Jail and is reportedly run by US Special Forces.

Guests:

Anand Gopal, Journalist who has reported from Afghanistan for the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. His latest article is America’s Secret Afghan Prisons. It appears in the February 15th edition of The Nation magazine.

Scott Horton, attorney specializing in international law and human rights and a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, where he writes the blog No Comment.

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