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July 18, 2014

Report: Prisoners of U.S. in Afghanistan Staging Hunger Strikes 
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A new report says prisoners held by the U.S. military in Afghanistan
have staged periodic hunger strikes similar to those at Guantánamo Bay.
According to The Guardian, non-Afghan prisoners in U.S. captivity at the
Detention Facility in Parwan have refused meals to protest their
conditions. Their grievances include unsafe drinking water, prison
segregation and inadequate access to the Red Cross. The United States no
longer imprisons Afghans at Bagram, but around 40 nationals from other
countries are still in custody.

 

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