Problems Cited at U.S. Jails in Afghanistan
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A classified assessment found that the facilities have been plagued by many of the shortcomings that existed at military prisons in Iraq, creating what the report described as an "opportunity" for abuse.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 18 -- An inmate injured in a deadly Afghan prison shootout Friday will be questioned to determine if he and four comrades, all once suspected of belonging to al Qaeda, were trying to escape or attempting to attack three American prisoners, the warden said Saturday.
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A US newspaper has reported that the still-unfinished Army report on abuse at Baghdad&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison will blame the misconduct on failures of leadership at the US command in Iraq.
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U.S. Army investigators have  recommended that the service consider charges ranging from  manslaughter to conspiracy against 28 soldiers in the deaths of  two prisoners in Afghanistan in 2002, the Army said on  Thursday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty Wednesday in a Kabul court after a trial denounced by the defense as violating basic standards of fairness.    The three-judge panel sentenced accused ringleader Jonathan Idema, a former soldier with a past fraud conviction, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, to 10 years in jail...
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Human Rights Watch said Monday it had uncovered two more cases of prisoners dying in American custody in Afghanistan, and it accused the Bush administration of "dragging its feet" on investigations that could have prevented the abuse of prisoners in Iraq.
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An Army brigadier general who inspected U.S.-run detention centers in Afghanistan last summer found many shortcomings, including inadequate enforcement of approved interrogation rules, officials said Friday.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 21  - New claims that prisoners held at a US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were abused while in custody need to be investigated, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Tuesday.
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Description: The Army says up to 28 US soldiers may face criminal charges connected to the deaths of two prisoners at an US-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago.
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Poor living conditions for U.S. soldiers and an immersion in an unfamiliar culture may have contributed to abuses at U.S. detention facilities in Iraq, according to government documents released to the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday.
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Reports highlight problems in two UK prisons, including a vermin infestation in one
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SAN DIEGO -- A total of 130 American troops have been punished or charged in cases involving the abuse of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon said yesterday.
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New documents released Tuesday regarding crimes committed by U.S. soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a troubling pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions.
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A US commission looking into the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq says "there was chaos" at the infamous prison.
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A new video-teleconferencing system is allowing prisoners at a major U.S. military base in Afghanistan to speak with their relatives Â the first time some detainees have talked to anyone outside the secretive facility in years, the Red Cross said Monday.
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Nearly a dozen detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp contend they were wrongly imprisoned after repeated abuse by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including beatings with chains, electric shock and sodomy, their lawyer said Monday.
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Kabul, Dec 18 - Afghan troops stormed a prison in Kabul on Friday evening, ending a deadly ten-hour standoff. The stand off began when four inmates, once suspected of belonging to the Al-Qaida terror organisation, attempted a break out.