Dilawar (torture victim)
Dilawar (born c. 1979 – 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.
Dilawar | |
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Dilawar's mugshot from Brigham prison | |
| Born | c. 1979 |
| Died | December 10, 2002 (aged 22) |
| Nationality | Afghanistan |
| Occupation(s) | Taxi driver and farmer |
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 documentary Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) focuses on the murder of Dilawar.
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