Death of Abdul Wahid explained

Abdul Wahid was a citizen of Afghanistan whose autopsy was held in the United States's Bagram Theater detention facility.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was beaten to death on November 6, 2003.[3] [5] [6]

Army pathologist Colonel Kathleen Ingwersen concluded his death was a homicide.[3] [4] She wrote on his death certificate that he died from "Multiple blunt force injuries complicated by probable rhabdomyolysis [extensive crush injuries of the muscles]."[7]

Abdul Wahid's cousin Abdul Haleem reported that he was also apprehended, and tortured, on November 3, 2003.[5] [6] He and Abdul Wahid's father attributed the abuse to Afghan soldiers, but said American soldiers were aware of the abuse, and didn't intervene.

Abdul Wahid's father said his heavily scarred body was returned to his family two months after his capture, together with a letter from US authorities.[6] According to the Associated Press:

Human rights worker John Sifton, of Human Rights Watch, told the Associated Press that corrupt security officials in Afghanistan routinely captured men, and threatened to hand them over to the US in return for a bounty, unless they paid a bribe.[6]

On January 16, 2010, the Department of Defense was forced to publish the names of the 645 captives held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility.[8] One of the individuals on the list was named "Abdul Wahid".

References

  1. News: 9 U.S. prison deaths probed as homicides . May 23, 2004 . . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523202004/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-05-23-death-probe_x.htm . 2011-05-23 . live.
  2. News: Pentagon details prison deaths . . May 22, 2004 . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102222541/http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.abuse/index.html . 2012-11-02 . live.
  3. 1681676. Medical Investigations of Homicides of Prisoners of War in Iraq and Afghanistan. Medscape. Steven H. Miles, MD. July 5, 2005. 16369230. 7. 3. MedGenMed. 4.
  4. Web site: The Road to Abu Ghraib. Human Rights Watch. June 8, 2004. 2011-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608102715/http://www.hrw.org/en/node/12123/section/5. 8 June 2011 . live.
  5. News: U.S. military investigating new allegation of prisoner abuse in Afghanistan . . Stephen Graham . July 4, 2004 . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050109171701/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040704/news_1n4afghan.html . 2005-01-09 . live.
  6. News: Abuse by Afghan militias reported. July 5, 2004. Noor Khan. Seattle Post Intelligencer. 2011-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524063959/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001972111_afghanabuse05.html. 24 May 2011 . live.
  7. Web site: Autopsy report . . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601173706/http://action.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/102405/3171.pdf . 2011-06-01 . dead.
  8. Web site: Bagram detainees . . 2009-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124143455/http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/bagramdetainees.pdf . 2010-01-24 . dead.

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