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If war in Afghanistan is over, asks prisoner languishing at offshore prison, why am I still here?
After 13 Years of Hell, Human Being Held without Charges Has One Question for USIf the war in Afghanistan is over, asks prisoner languishing at offshore prison, why am I still here?
byJon Queally, staff writer
"The world may turn a blind eye and find this number small. But for each of us here, the cost of our indefinite and unfair imprisonment is beyond immeasurable. Our families have lost fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons to this hell on earth. Many of us have unnecessarily lost over a decade of our already short time in this world, yearning to be free again."
—Moath al-Alwi
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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/06/24/after-13-years-hell-human-being-held-without-charges-has-one-question-us