Detention Site Cobalt
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Detention Site Cobalt was a clandestine CIA-operated prison in Afghanistan used in the early years of the U.S. “war on terror” for the secret detention and harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Detention Site Cobalt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detention Site Cobalt Context triple: [CIA black sites, notableFacility, Detention Site Cobalt]
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A.
Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray was a temporary detention facility at the U.S. Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, notorious for holding terrorism suspects under controversial conditions after the September 11 attacks.
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B.
Site 52
Site 52 is one of the designated jar-bearing locations within Laos’s Plain of Jars archaeological landscape, known for its clusters of ancient megalithic stone vessels.
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C.
Camp Colera
Camp Colera is a high-altitude campsite on Mount Aconcagua used by climbers as an upper base for summit attempts.
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D.
Enclave
The Enclave is a secretive, authoritarian faction in the Fallout series that claims to be the remnant of the pre-war U.S. government and pursues ruthless control over the post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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E.
Cherno Alpha
Cherno Alpha is a massive Mark-1 Russian Jaeger from the Pacific Rim universe, renowned for its heavy armor, brutal close-combat power, and role in defending humanity against Kaiju attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detention Site Cobalt Target entity description: Detention Site Cobalt was a clandestine CIA-operated prison in Afghanistan used in the early years of the U.S. “war on terror” for the secret detention and harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.
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A.
Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray was a temporary detention facility at the U.S. Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, notorious for holding terrorism suspects under controversial conditions after the September 11 attacks.
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B.
Site 52
Site 52 is one of the designated jar-bearing locations within Laos’s Plain of Jars archaeological landscape, known for its clusters of ancient megalithic stone vessels.
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C.
Camp Colera
Camp Colera is a high-altitude campsite on Mount Aconcagua used by climbers as an upper base for summit attempts.
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D.
Enclave
The Enclave is a secretive, authoritarian faction in the Fallout series that claims to be the remnant of the pre-war U.S. government and pursues ruthless control over the post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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E.
Cherno Alpha
Cherno Alpha is a massive Mark-1 Russian Jaeger from the Pacific Rim universe, renowned for its heavy armor, brutal close-combat power, and role in defending humanity against Kaiju attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA black site
ⓘ
detention facility ⓘ secret prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cobalt
ⓘ
the Salt Pit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
allegations of torture
ⓘ
violations of international human rights law ⓘ violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
exposure to cold
ⓘ
harsh interrogation techniques ⓘ lack of natural light ⓘ prolonged isolation ⓘ sensory deprivation ⓘ sleep deprivation ⓘ unsanitary conditions ⓘ use of stress positions ⓘ |
| controlledBy | CIA Counterterrorism Center ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
United Nations human rights experts
ⓘ
linked to:
Special Rapporteurs
civil liberties groups ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| detaineesHeldWithout |
access to lawyers
ⓘ
formal charges ⓘ judicial oversight ⓘ |
| governedBy | CIA guidelines for enhanced interrogation (at the time) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | U.S. intelligence authorities ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
CIA extraordinary rendition network
ⓘ
linked to:
CIA black sites
|
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
rural area near Kabul ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
CIA
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
CIA detention and interrogation program
ⓘ
linked to:
CIA black sites
|
| relatedTo |
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
ⓘ
linked to:
Guantánamo
other CIA black sites ⓘ |
| securityLevel | highly classified ⓘ |
| startUse | early 2000s ⓘ |
| status | no longer in operation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA detention and interrogation program
ⓘ
human rights investigations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early years of the U.S. war on terror ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. government in war on terror ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extraordinary rendition program
ⓘ
holding high-value detainees ⓘ holding suspected al-Qaeda members ⓘ holding terrorism suspects without trial ⓘ interrogation of terrorism suspects ⓘ secret detention ⓘ |
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Subject: Detention Site Cobalt Description of subject: Detention Site Cobalt was a clandestine CIA-operated prison in Afghanistan used in the early years of the U.S. “war on terror” for the secret detention and harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.
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