Abdul Wahid was a citizen of

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whose autopsy was held in the

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. He was beaten to death on November 6, 2003. Army

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Colonel Kathleen Ingwersen concluded his death was a homicide. She wrote on his

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that he died from "Multiple blunt force injuries complicated by probable rhabdomyolysis xtensive crush injuries of the muscles" Abdul Wahid's cousin Abdul Haleem reported that he was also apprehended, and tortured, on November 3, 2003. He and Abdul Wahid's father attributed the abuse to Afghan soldiers, but said American soldiers were aware of the abuse, and didn't intervene. Abdul Wahid's father said his heavily scarred body was returned to his family two months after his capture, together with a letter from US authorities. According to the ''

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'':

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worker John Sifton, of

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, told the ''Associated Press'' that corrupt security officials in Afghanistan routinely captured men, and threatened to hand them over to the US in return for a

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, unless they paid a bribe. On January 16, 2010, the

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was forced to publish the names of the 645 captives held in the

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. One of the individuals on the list was named "Abdul Wahid".

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