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US concerned at widespread torture of Afghan detainees

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States has identified widespread torture and abuse of detainees by government forces as ‘most significant’ human rights problems in Afghanistan. 

The State Department in its annual human rights report said  the most significant human rights problems in Afghanistan included torture and abuse of detainees by government forces.

Other volitions included widespread disregard for the rule of law and little accountability for those who committed human rights abuses, and targeted violence and endemic societal discrimination against women . . .