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Why are we still holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay? It’s already been two years since many of these people have been held there. While the majority of these Afghans are adults, there are still some who are only kids, most only 13 years old. There are being held here only because they are suspected of having some sort of ties with a terrorist. What makes matters so much worse is that they are not allowed to have any contact with anyone from the outside world. This means that these people are being cut off from their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and even children all because of a suspician. The government has said that the living conditions at the jail are nice and all prisoners are being treated well. I myself believe this to be completely wrong. One man named Mohammed Shaffik who was released described his stay as being in “ a very small cell, was kept blindfolded, he was su