US torturing females in Afghan prisons

In a press conference with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan last Tuesday, she also questioned the arrest of a Pakistani female doctor on charges of 'attacking' two US soldiers in Kabul.

The former Taliban hostage condemned the detention of neuroscientist Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, saying it was a scenario beyond even Hollywood scriptwriters.

"She has been continuously abused over the five-year period since she and her children were kidnapped," the Daily Times quoted Ridley as saying.

"There are many Muslim women held captive by American forces and if the public remained silent, they would lose their sisters forever," she added.

Ridley also expressed doubt over the identity of Prisoner No. 650, an unknown woman believed to have been raped and tortured in Bagram prison.

"I can tell you categorically Prisoner 650 is not Dr. Aafia," continued Ridley.

US sources have claimed that Prisoner 650 was repatriated to her country of origin three years ago.

She said prisoners who fled the notorious Bagram prison have recounted the story of a female detainee who was "brutally tortured" and "repeatedly raped."

"The cries of a helpless woman used to echo in the jail that prompted prisoners to go on a hunger strike," she concluded.