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U.S. releases 10 Pakistanis from Afghanistan's Bagram prison
Source: Reuters
U.S. releases 10 Pakistanis from Afghanistan's Bagram prison
BY KATHARINE HOURELD
ISLAMABAD Thu May 15, 2014 1:05pm EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities have quietly released 10 Pakistani detainees from Bagram Prison in Afghanistan, lawyers said on Thursday, after the men had spent years in prison without trial.
One had been held for 10 years after being captured by British forces in Iraq and transferred to Afghanistan, said legal charity Reprieve.
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It was not immediately clear where the 10 released men had been taken.
Justice Project Pakistan, which is providing representation to some of the detainees, said the International Committee of the Red Cross had informed their families that the prisoners had been released, but not where they were.
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BY KATHARINE HOURELD
ISLAMABAD Thu May 15, 2014 1:05pm EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities have quietly released 10 Pakistani detainees from Bagram Prison in Afghanistan, lawyers said on Thursday, after the men had spent years in prison without trial.
One had been held for 10 years after being captured by British forces in Iraq and transferred to Afghanistan, said legal charity Reprieve.
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It was not immediately clear where the 10 released men had been taken.
Justice Project Pakistan, which is providing representation to some of the detainees, said the International Committee of the Red Cross had informed their families that the prisoners had been released, but not where they were.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/15/us-pakistan-afghanistan-prison-idUSBREA4E0QO20140515
