July 27, 2009

Text and photos by Jonathan Horowitz, a consultant working in Afghanistan for the Open Society Institute:

I recently sat down with an Afghan farmer who had been detained by US forces. He shared his experience at Bagram and his views on US detention policies.

For security purposes, I will refer to him as Wasiq. His recount is extremely relevant as President Obama's task force reviews current US detention policies and provides recommendations for moving forward. The report, supposed to have been released last week, has been delayed six months.

In order for US forces to stabilize Afghanistan and end the conflict, the US detention policy needs to change. Afghans frequently cite the way the US captures and detains people as their main complaint against the US, second only to civilian casualties...

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