“Enduring Freedom:”
Abuses by U.S. Forces in Afghanistan

1. Summary
   
   
2. Background: “Operation Enduring Freedom”
   
   
3. Violations by U.S. Forces
   
   Indiscriminate and Excessive Force Used During Arrests
   Arbitrary or Mistaken Arrests and Indefinite Detention
   Mistreatment in Detention
   Bagram airbase
   Mistreatment in other facilities
   Detainees held by Afghan forces
   Deaths in U.S. custody
   
   
   
4. International Legal Context
   
   
5. Conclusions
   
   
6. Recommendations
   
   Appendix: U.S. Criticisms of Mistreatment and Torture Practices
   
   Acknowledgments
   

March 2004      Vol. 16, No. 3(C)

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