BBC Interview
The BBC interviewed 27 former captives held in Bagram in June 2009. Khandan was mentioned by name in the BBC Report, where he was referred to as "Dr Khandan".
According to the report Khandan said:
"They did things that you would not do against animals let alone to humans. They poured cold water on you in winter and hot water in summer. They used dogs against us. They put a pistol or a gun to your head and threatened you with death. They put some kind of medicine in the juice or water to make you sleepless and then they would interrogate you."
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Wright, speaking on behalf of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, claimed Bagram met "international standards for care and custody". The Guardian quoting Wright's claim that GIs who abused captives had been punished, called it "an apparent allusion to the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal in Iraq."
Wright said:
"There have been well-documented instances where that policy was not followed, and service members have been held accountable for their actions in those cases."
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