The BBC interviewed 27 former detainees of the U.S. that were held at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, almost all described being tortured.
Bagram remains open during the Obama Administration and Amnesty international has called for a wide probe of abuses there. (5:29):
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I wrote about Bagram, known as “The Other Guantanamo”, here.
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