After September 11, 2001, U.S. officials authorized the cruel treatment and torture of prisoners held in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo, and the CIA's secret prisons overseas.

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Dec. 16, 2010 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6391
This document is a fax detailing the work by the FBI with detainees held by the Northern Alliance in Sheberghan, Afghanistan. it concludes that, at this time, no detainee can be considered "safe" and recommends several for transfer to Bagram and ...
Dec. 09, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3481
FBI memo to Department of State on the capture and processing of 1,300+ detainees in Afghanistan in late 2002. Summarizes FBI investigative activity in Afghanistan and the interviews of captured Taliban fighters.
May 12, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2979
FBI Memo re: Inexorable request country clearance concurrence for FBI personnel traveling to Afghanistan from 22 May through 28 May 2003. In response to a request from the US Department of State (DOS), the FBI will conduct an advance of the ...