The BBC is reporting that a Pakistani man, formerly held as a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay and recently freed, has said he was given injections to make him talk.

Shah Mohammad was released earlier this month and is now back in Pakistan after months in custody, suspected of links with Islamic militants.

Mr. Shah alleged that the Americans had given him injections and tablets prior to interrogations. "They used to tell me I was mad," the 23-year-old told the BBC in his native village in Dir district near the Afghan border. "I was given injections at least four or five times as well as different tablets. I don't know what they were meant for."

Mr. Shaw, who was not in the military, but was working as a salaried bread baker for the Taliban, had this to say about his transport to Guantanamo and the conditions there:

Before boarding the plane our hands and feet were tied and duct tape was stuck across our mouths, blindfolds were placed on our eyes and devices were shoved into our ears. "Our hair and beards were shaved off," he said.

Mr Shah said conditions at Guantanamo were appalling to begin with. "We were not allowed to pray and little food was served. But later things improved," he said.

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