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Afghan President Asraf Ghani has said the CIA's brutal interrogation programme "violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world". | Afghan President Asraf Ghani has said the CIA's brutal interrogation programme "violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world". |
He is among many world leaders condemning how the agency imprisoned and questioned al-Qaeda suspects. | He is among many world leaders condemning how the agency imprisoned and questioned al-Qaeda suspects. |
A US Senate report on the programme has said the harsh methods did not lead to unique intelligence that foiled plots. | A US Senate report on the programme has said the harsh methods did not lead to unique intelligence that foiled plots. |
The report also concluded the agency misled politicians and public about the 2001-2007 programme. | The report also concluded the agency misled politicians and public about the 2001-2007 programme. |
The CIA has defended its actions in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, saying they saved lives. | The CIA has defended its actions in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, saying they saved lives. |
And President Barack Obama has said it was now time to move on, despite acknowledging some of the CIA's actions amounted to torture. | And President Barack Obama has said it was now time to move on, despite acknowledging some of the CIA's actions amounted to torture. |
None of the countries where the prisons were located has been identified in the report, but several countries suspected to have hosted sites reacted strongly to the publication. | None of the countries where the prisons were located has been identified in the report, but several countries suspected to have hosted sites reacted strongly to the publication. |
In a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Ghani, who became president in September, called the report "shocking". | In a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Ghani, who became president in September, called the report "shocking". |
"There is no justification for such acts and human torturing in the world." | "There is no justification for such acts and human torturing in the world." |
He vowed to investigate how many Afghans had suffered abuse at US detention centres. | |
On Wednesday, US military officials said the final prisoners had left Parwan Detention Center, bringing to an end the US operation of any prisons in the country after more than a decade of war. | |
Poland's former president has publicly acknowledged for the first time his country hosted a secret CIA prison. | Poland's former president has publicly acknowledged for the first time his country hosted a secret CIA prison. |
Aleksander Kwasniewski said that he put pressure on the US to end brutal interrogations at the prison in 2003. | Aleksander Kwasniewski said that he put pressure on the US to end brutal interrogations at the prison in 2003. |
"I told Bush that this co-operation must end and it did end," Mr Kwasniewski told local media. | "I told Bush that this co-operation must end and it did end," Mr Kwasniewski told local media. |
Key findings: | Key findings: |
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius called on the US to say whether CIA used his country to interrogate prisoners. | Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius called on the US to say whether CIA used his country to interrogate prisoners. |
A previous Lithuanian investigation found the CIA set up and ran a facility near the country's capital but could not determine if prisoners were held there. | A previous Lithuanian investigation found the CIA set up and ran a facility near the country's capital but could not determine if prisoners were held there. |
Germany's foreign minister also criticised US actions on Wednesday in the Bild newspaper, saying "what was then considered right and done in the fight against Islamist terrorism was unacceptable and a serious mistake". | Germany's foreign minister also criticised US actions on Wednesday in the Bild newspaper, saying "what was then considered right and done in the fight against Islamist terrorism was unacceptable and a serious mistake". |
But Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised Mr Obama for releasing the information, calling it a clear break with his predecessor. | But Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised Mr Obama for releasing the information, calling it a clear break with his predecessor. |
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson said that senior officials from the administration of George W Bush who planned and sanctioned crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and US government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding. | UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson said that senior officials from the administration of George W Bush who planned and sanctioned crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and US government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding. |
"As a matter of international law, the US is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice," Mr Emmerson said in a statement made from Geneva. | "As a matter of international law, the US is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice," Mr Emmerson said in a statement made from Geneva. |
And Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth said that the CIA's actions were criminal "and can never be justified". | And Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth said that the CIA's actions were criminal "and can never be justified". |
Correspondents say that the chances of prosecuting members of the Bush administration are unlikely. | Correspondents say that the chances of prosecuting members of the Bush administration are unlikely. |
The US justice department has said that it has already pursued two investigations into mistreatment of detainees since 2000 and concluded that the evidence was not sufficient to obtain a conviction. | The US justice department has said that it has already pursued two investigations into mistreatment of detainees since 2000 and concluded that the evidence was not sufficient to obtain a conviction. |
Mr Obama said on Tuesday that he hoped that the publication of the report would "help us leave these techniques where they belong - in the past". | Mr Obama said on Tuesday that he hoped that the publication of the report would "help us leave these techniques where they belong - in the past". |
He banned harsh interrogation techniques after taking office in 2009. | He banned harsh interrogation techniques after taking office in 2009. |
Some Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee released a minority report, accusing the Senate report of having a "flawed analytical methodology", "inadequate objectivity" and "political considerations". | Some Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee released a minority report, accusing the Senate report of having a "flawed analytical methodology", "inadequate objectivity" and "political considerations". |
Influential Republican Senator John McCain, who was once held as a prisoner of war, argued that torture "rarely yields credible information". | Influential Republican Senator John McCain, who was once held as a prisoner of war, argued that torture "rarely yields credible information". |
The CIA has argued that the interrogations had helped save lives. | The CIA has argued that the interrogations had helped save lives. |
"The intelligence gained from the programme was critical to our understanding of al-Qaeda and continues to inform our counterterrorism efforts to this day," director John Brennan said. | "The intelligence gained from the programme was critical to our understanding of al-Qaeda and continues to inform our counterterrorism efforts to this day," director John Brennan said. |
However, the CIA also acknowledged mistakes in the programme, which was known internally as Rendition, Detention and Interrogation and took place from 2002-07. | However, the CIA also acknowledged mistakes in the programme, which was known internally as Rendition, Detention and Interrogation and took place from 2002-07. |