CIA PRISONER FROZE TO DEATH

The case of an Afghan detainee who froze to death in CIA custody - an incident that remained secret for two years - illustrates how little is known about how the agency treats detainees and investigates abuse allegations, The Washington Post reports in its lead story today.

The death occurred at a secret CIA prison outside Kabul known as "the Salt Pit." According to anonymous sources, the "uncooperative" young man was stipped bare, chained to a concrete floor and left to die in his cell by Afghan guards under orders of a CIA case officer, who has since been promoted. The man, buried in an unmarked grave, was never identified, and his family was never notified of his death. "He just disappeared from the face of the earth," one U.S. official said.

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