Gul Rahman
Afghani killed at a CIA prison
About Gul Rahman
Lived 1953 – 2002 (aged 48–49). Gul Rahman was an Afghan.
Gul Rahman (; died November 20, 2002) was an Afghan man, suspected by the United States of being a militant, who was a victim of torture. He died in a secret CIA prison, or black site, located in northern Kabul, Afghanistan, known as the Salt Pit. He had been captured October 29, 2002. He was reportedly arrested with the physician Ghairat Baheer, the son-in-law of the warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who led the insurgent faction Hezb-e-Islami.
This technique of shackling is known as "short-chaining." The detainee is shackled "in a short chain position, which prevents prisoners from standing upright." A CIA pathologist reported that Rahman likely froze to death.
His death prompted an internal CIA review and the development of improved guidance. on behalf of Rahman's estate and two other former detainees against two psychologists, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who they maintain were responsible for designing the protocols that resulted in Rahman's death and the torture of the other two plaintiffs.
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Who was Gul Rahman?
Afghani killed at a CIA prison
When was Gul Rahman born?
Gul Rahman was born in 1953.
When did Gul Rahman die?
Gul Rahman died on 20 November 2002 in Salt Pit.
What nationality was Gul Rahman?
Gul Rahman was Afghan.
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