Killing of Dilawar
Dilawar | |
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Dilawar's mugshot from Brigham prison | |
| Born | c. 1979 Pakistan |
| Died | 10 December 2002 (aged 22) |
| Cause of death | Tortured to death |
| Occupations | Taxi driver and farmer |
Dilawar (Pashto: دلاور; born c. 1979 – 10 December 2002), also known as Dilawar of Yakubi, was an Afghan farmer and taxi driver who was tortured to death by US Army soldiers at the Parwan Detention Facility, which was at the time a US military detention center referred to as the “Parwan Collection Point,” in Afghanistan.
He arrived at the prison on 5 December 2002, and was declared dead five days later. His death was declared a homicide and was the subject of a major investigation by the US Army of abuses at the prison. It was prosecuted in the Bagram torture and prisoner abuse trials and no one was found guilty. The Academy award-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) focuses on the killing of Dilawar.