Documents released by the Pentagon detail charges that detainees in Afghan prisons were beaten and doused with cold water before being forced into the snow, the ACLU charges.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which obtained the documents, says they provide the first "on-the-ground reports of torture" at a detention facility in Gardez, Afghanistan.
“These documents make it clear that the military was using unlawful interrogation techniques in Afghanistan,” said Amrit Singh, an attorney with the ACLU. “Rather than putting a stop to these systemic abuses, senior officials appear to have turned a blind eye to them.” ...
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