Coordinates: 34°34′36.48″N 69°17′25.80″E﻿ / ﻿34.5768000°N 69.2905000°E﻿ / 34.5768000; 69.2905000 The Salt Pit and Cobalt are the code names of an isolated clandestine CIA black site prison and interrogation center in Afghanistan.[1][2] It is located north of Kabul and was the location of a brick factory prior to the Afghanistan War. The CIA adapted it for illegal detention.