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