New details have emerged on the torture and abuse of prisoners at the Bagram US air base in Afghanistan. A group of twenty-seven former prisoners told the BBC they were subjected to beatings, threatened with dogs, and routinely deprived of sleep. Four of the prisoners say they were threatened at gunpoint with death.

Former Prisoner #1: “They put a pistol in my ear. They said I had to speak or be shot.”

Former Prisoner #2: “They put guns to your head and threatened you with death. The played very loud music and put medicine in our drinks to prevent us from sleeping while they interrogated us.”

Former Prisoner #3: “They kicked me, beat me, tortured me. I was injured, and they hit me on my wounds. No one would treat animals this way.”

Former Prisoner #4: “They shoved us against the wall. They pushed us to the ground. Then they picked us up and pushed us down again. This was repeated several times.”