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Bit by bit, the truth is dragged out. BBC, today:

The US army has admitted that eight detainees have died in its custody in Afghanistan - two more than it had previously acknowledged.

The army's admission came after the campaign group Human Rights Watch said it knew of three new incidents.

The group sent an open letter to US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying the US has failed to investigate or punish abuses by its soldiers. ...

"It's time for the United States to come clean about crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan," said Brad Adams, Asia Division director for Human Rights Watch (HRW).

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Footnote: The article also noted that a US military report on its treatment of prisoners in Afghanistan, promised for release several months ago, is still being held back and a Pentagon representative said Monday that no release date had been set.