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Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuse

Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuse

Allegations of abuse and neglect at a US detention facility in Afghanistan have been uncovered by the BBC.Former detainees have alleged they were beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with dogs at the Bagram military base.The BBC interviewed 27 former inmates of Bagram around the country over a period of two months.The Pentagon has denied the charges and insisted that all inmates in the facility are treated humanely.Asha Tanna reports.

BBC | June 24, 2009Watch more videos from BBC

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