* Abdul Raqeeb

Abdul Raqeeb and his brother were held in Bagram Prison for 2 yrs. Since his release in Aug (and with NO explanation as to why he was detained), Abdul has been speaking out on the harsh abuse he witnessed and endured while in prison. 


He also expresses his views on Obama and the future of Afghanistan:


"Now that Obama has taken over, we have a suggestion for him. We are hoping that Obama would be much better than Bush. This is all the wish we have for him. It does not work when he bombs people's homes and brings troops to Afghanistan. People develop hatred towards troops. If they send more troops, what happened to the ones they had sent us? What happened to them? It seems they are facing a shortage of troops. They died. They came healthy and were taken back in coffins. There should be peace talks instead. This is what we want and are happy to have peace and people return. The Americans to stop bombing. The Americans to get their troops out...instead of bringing tanks and dropping bombs."