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U.S. Bars UN Visit to Afghan Prison

HeadlineAug 23, 2004

In news from Afghanistan, the U.S. military has barred a UN human rights expert from visiting detention centers in Afghanistan where former detainees say they were abused and tortured. The UN official was allowed to see one prison run by the Afghan authorities. He described the conditions as “inhuman.”

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