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Bagram prison in Afghanistan may become the new Guantánamo
The American detention centre at Bagram in Afghanistan could be expanded into a Guantánamo-style prison for terrorist suspects detained around the world. This is one of the options being considered as US officials try to find an alternative to Guantánamo Bay, which President Obama promised to close within a year of taking office. The continued use of the prison in Cuba has presented Mr Obama with an embarrassing dilemma because of the difficulty of finding somewhere "acceptable" to imprison those [falsely] considered to be the most dangerous detainees. The Guardian: Afghan prisoners beaten to death at US military interrogation base. GreenLeft: AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers beat prisoners to death.