Dilawar (torture victim)
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For other people with the same name, see Dilawar.
Dilawar (born c. 1979 ā December 10, 2002), also known as Dilawar of Yakubi, was an Afghan farmer and taxi driver who was tortured to death by US Army soldiers at the Bagram Collection Point, a US military detention center in Afghanistan.
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Dilawar | |
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Born | c.ā1979 |
Died | December 10, 2002(2002-12-10) (aged 22) |
Nationality | Afghanistan |
Occupation(s) | Taxi driver and farmer |
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He arrived at the prison on December 5, 2002, and was declared dead 5 days later. His death was declared a homicide and was the subject of a major investigation by the US Army of abuses at the prison. It was prosecuted in the Bagram torture and prisoner abuse trials. US award-winning[1] documentary Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) focuses on the murder of Dilawar.