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Details Emerge about 2002 Death in CIA Secret Prison

HeadlineMar 30, 2010

The Associated Press has uncovered new details about an Afghan man who died while in a secret CIA prison known as the Salt Pit. The man, Gul Rahman, died three weeks after being detained in Afghanistan. He was found dead on November 20, 2002, after being left in his cold cell shackled and half-naked. It remains uncertain whether any intelligence officers have been punished as a result of Rahman’s death. The CIA’s then-station chief in Afghanistan was promoted after Rahman’s death, and the officer who ran the prison went on to other assignments, including one overseas. Rahman’s family repeatedly pressed International Red Cross officials about his fate, but the US never disclosed information about his death.

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