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Aafia Siddiqui case renews scrutiny of the War on Terror

Original: Aafia, Adiala, and the architecture of the War on Terror

Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, imprisoned in the United States since 2010 on charges of attempting to kill US personnel in Afghanistan, is back in discussion alongside Adiala jail in Pakistan. Commentators are framing her case as an example of the wider post-9/11 'War on Terror' system of detentions and prosecutions, and of the political sensitivities around her imprisonment.

Why now: Renewed commentary linking her case to Adiala prison and the legacy of the War on Terror has put the story back in circulation.

Aafia SiddiquiAdiala JailPakistanUnited States

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