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January 27, 2014

Afghan Gov't Frees Group of Bagram Prisoners over U.S. Objections 
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The Afghan government has released a group of 37 prisoners from the
former U.S.-prison of Bagram. The Obama administration had lobbied
intensely against the prisoners' release, accusing them of attacks on
Afghan civilians and U.S. troops. But the Afghan government has said
there was insufficient evidence to justify their continued imprisonment.
On Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Bagram under U.S.
control a "Taliban-making factory … where innocent people are tortured
and insulted and made dangerous criminals."

 

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