UK Accused Over Taliban Torture Risk When Handing Over Insurgents -- The Guardian
• Anti-war activivist seeks review over risk of torture
• Government accused of 'head in the sand' attitude
British forces handed over suspected insurgents to the Afghan secret service with a clear risk they would face "horrible abuse" and torture, the high court heard today.
The accusations were made by anti-war activist Maya Evans, from St Leonards, East Sussex, who is seeking judicial review of the government's detainee transfer policy in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: Welcome to the Britain of today. Focus and attention should be on how Afghans treat other Afghans in a theater of war .... instead of supporting policies that will help the UK and our Afghan allies win this war.
But when I read stories like this one, it quickly dawns on me that anti-war activist Maya Evans probably represents the majority opinion .... not the minority opinion on what Britain should do in the Afghan War.
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