Jan Baz Khan is a citizen of
Afghanistan
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who allegedly turned over innocent men to American troops in the beginning of the
war in Afghanistan
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*Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC), the conquest of Afghanistan by the Macedonian Empire
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One of the detainees who were beaten to death at Bagram was a taxi driver named Dilawar.][
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A May 20, 2005 article in the ''New York Times
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'' reports that
Dilawar was captured by troops loyal to Jan Baz Khan, the "guerrilla commander" who guarded Firebase Salerno, shortly after three rockets were fired at the base.
American troops beat Dilawar to death on December 10, 2002, five days after he arrived at Bagram.
According to the article, by February 2003, Bagram intelligence analysts
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concluded that Jan Baz was handing over innocent men to garner American approval, and that he was behind the rocket attack himself.[
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References
External links
When Torture Kills: Ten Murders In US Prisons In Afghanistan
Andy Worthington
Afghan politicians
Bagram Theater Internment Facility detainees
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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