The Harper government is disappointed with Hamid Karzai’s demand that all American-held detainees be turned over to Afghan authorities.
The latest squabble over Afghan detainees, national security and access to information involves hairdos.
An interesting exchange—and perhaps even a straight answer—from Question Period yesterday.
John Baird informed the House this morning that detainees in Afghanistan will now be transferred to American forces.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has released a report into the treatment of detainees by Afghan authorities.
A government appeal to limit the scope of an investigation by the Military Police Complaints Commission has been rejected.
Highlights from the recently released Afghan detainee documents
The documents tabled last week can be viewed in their entirety here. Herein, a series of posts on some of the noteworthy files and disclosures contained therein.
The Conservatives were bashful. And mysterious. And succinct.
Some noteworthy files, including memos that detail allegations of mistreatment
Terry Milewski notes two redaction curiosities in the latest raft of documents.
While the Prime Minister’s Office apparently declines to say whether the opposition leaders were asked if they wished to proceed with the detainee document review, it is clear the panel of judges was not done reviewing some of the material—including documents identified by the government as being subject to cabinet confidence.