May 11 2010
There is a separate facility for detainees that is distinct from the main prison at the U.S. airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan, says the International Red Cross, as reported by the BBC.
The U.S. has been notifying the Red Cross of the names of detained people in that separate structure since August 2009, organization officials said.
Nine former prisoners have told the BBC that they suffered abuse while being held in the "Tor Jail" ("black jail"). They said they were held in...
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