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March 30, 2010

Details Emerge about 2002 Death in CIA Secret Prison
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The Associated Press has uncovered new details about an Afghan man who
died while in a secret CIA prison known as the Salt Pit. The man, Gul
Rahman, died three weeks after being detained in Afghanistan. He was
found dead on November 20, 2002, after being left in his cold cell
shackled and half-naked. It remains uncertain whether any intelligence
officers have been punished as a result of Rahman’s death. The CIA’s
then-station chief in Afghanistan was promoted after Rahman’s death, and
the officer who ran the prison went on to other assignments, including
one overseas. Rahman’s family repeatedly pressed International Red Cross
officials about his fate, but the US never disclosed information about
his death.



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