Death of Abdul Wahid
Abdul Wahid was a citizen of
He was beaten to death on November 6, 2003.[3][5][6]Army
She wrote on hisblunt force injuries
complicated by probable rhabdomyolysis [extensive crush injuries of the muscles]."
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Abdul Wahid's cousin
He and Abdul Wahid's father attributed the abuse to Afghan soldiers, but said American soldiers were aware of the abuse, and didn't intervene.Abdul Wahid's father said his heavily scarred body was returned to his family two months after his capture, together with a letter from US authorities.[6] According to the Associated Press:
He said the letter — which a local doctor translated for him — expressed regret over the death but said Wahid had died before the United States had "got him." The U.S. military could not verify this information.
Human rights worker John Sifton, of Human Rights Watch, told the Associated Press that corrupt security officials in Afghanistan routinely captured men, and threatened to hand them over to the US in return for a bounty, unless they paid a bribe.[6]
On January 16, 2010, the
Bagram Theater Internment Facility.[8]
One of the individuals on the list was named "Abdul Wahid".
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Noor Khan (July 5, 2004). "Abuse by Afghan militias reported". Seattle Post Intelligencer. Archivedfrom the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Autopsy report" (PDF). American Civil Liberties Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Bagram detainees" (PDF). Department of Defense. 2009-09-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-24.