Defence written question – answered at on 30 January 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements have been made by NATO to ensure that terror suspects detained by Afghan authorities will be treated in compliance with international law.
ISAF policy is that individuals detained should be handed over to the Afghan authorities at the first opportunity and within 96 hours, or released.
It is of course the primary responsibility of the Afghan Government to treat individuals it detains in accordance with international law. But as NATO prepares to expand in the south of Afghanistan it is discussing detention issues with the Afghan Government with the aim of agreeing a comprehensive policy in full compliance with international law.
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