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ABC News: 500 Youths Detained in Iraq; 10 in Afghanistan

US tells UN it detains about 500 juveniles in Iraq, 10 in Afghanistan

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK May 19, 2008 (AP)

The U.S. military is holding about 500 juveniles suspected of being "unlawful enemy combatants" in detention centers in Iraq and has about 10 detained in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.

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"It's shocking to me that the U.S. government has not figured out a way to keep children out of adult prisons. It's outrageous, and it is not making us any safer, I can say that about Afghanistan from personal experience," Tina M. Foster, the executive director of the International Justice Network, said Sunday.

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