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US Admits Afghani Held in Secret CIA Prison

HeadlineMar 17, 2008

US officials have admitted the CIA has been holding an Afghani man named Muhammad Rahim in a secret overseas prison. Last week, Rahim was transferred to the military prison at Guantanamo. The Bush administration has refused to say where they captured Rahim or where he has been held. He is accused of being a member of al-Qaeda and a translator for Osama bin Laden.

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