Dilawar (torture victim)

For other people with the same name, see Dilawar.
Dilawar
Dilawar's mugshot from Brigham prison
Bornc. 1979
Khost Province, Afghanistan
DiedDecember 10, 2002(2002-12-10) (aged 22)
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
Nationality Afghanistan
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.

  1. ^ Townsend, David (August 12, 2005). "The Passion of Dilawar of Yakubi". natcath.org. Retrieved 2011-04-21.