In his native village, the Afghan taxi driver Dilawar enjoyed a reputation as a kind and honourable man.This made it all the more surprising when he was arrested one day and imprisoned without trial. After spending five days in a cell, Dilawar died. Just a week beforehand another detainee died in the same jail. Post-mortems revealed that the death of both men had occurred as a result of injuries caused by American soldiers. During the "War onTerror" more than one hundred prisoners have died in American custody. Thanks to a detailed reconstruction of Dilawar's case,Taxi to the Dark Side offers a comprehensive analysis of the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in US facilities, and the roleplayed in this process by key figures in the American government.