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January 15, 2016

NCIS Reopens Probe of Navy SEALs' Alleged Beating of Afghan Detainees
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NCIS, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, has reopened its
investigation into accusations members of a Navy SEAL team brutally beat
several Afghan detainees at a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan in
2012. This follows an investigation by The New York Times that found
three Navy SEALs dropped heavy stones on the detainees' chests, stomped
on their heads, and poured bottles of water on their faces in a modified
form of waterboarding. One of the detainees was beaten so badly he
eventually died from his injuries.


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