American vigilantes convicted of torturing Afghans

Thursday, September 16, 2004

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three Americans -- led by a former Green Beret who boasted he had Pentagon support -- were found guilty Wednesday of torturing Afghans in a private jail and were sentenced to prison.

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