U.S. Expands Prison Inside Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
So this is what our formerly 'peacekeeping' Canadian soldiers likely have to contend with, as we have more deeply integrated with the U.S. forces.* "Worse" Than Guantanamo: U.S. Expands Secretive Prison Inside Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan *
The U.S. is holding 500 at the base in wire cages. Some have been detained for up to three years. They have never been charged with crimes. They have no access to lawyers. They are barred from hearing the allegations against them. Officials describe the jail's conditions as primitive. We speak with human rights attorneys
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