A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a soldier captured by the other side and held as a prisoner, often for the purposes of interrogation or for a trade in prisoners.
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A '''Prisoner of War''' (POW) is a [[soldier]] captured by an enemy during [[war]], and held as a [[prisoner]], often for the purposes of interrogation or for a trade in prisoners.
International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have only had limited success.
International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have only had limited success.