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UN: Afghan security torturing people as much as ever

The report, titled “Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody,” offered a grim tour of Afghanistan’s detention facilities, where even adolescents have reported abuse like beatings with hoses and pipes and threats of sodomy.

Despite concerted efforts for more than a year to train intelligence and police officials in interrogation techniques that respect human rights, the United Nations investigation found that incidences of torture by the police had risen…

Among the questions raised by the report is whether the pervasiveness of torture will make it difficult for the American military to hand over those being held in the Parwan Detention Facility, also known as Bagram Prison, as required under the agreement reached last week in Washington between President Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

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Meanwhile, dogs continue to bark.

OldEnglish on January 21, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Wait a minute. I was told that torture never works. So why would they be doing it?

John the Libertarian on January 21, 2013 at 5:43 PM

Among the questions raised by the report is whether the pervasiveness of torture will make it difficult for the American military to hand over those being held in the Parwan Detention Facility, also known as Bagram Prison, as required under the agreement reached last week in Washington between President Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

Liberals to freak out in 5…4…3…zzzzzzzzz

gwelf on January 21, 2013 at 5:56 PM

The report, titled “Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody,” offered a grim tour of Afghanistan’s detention facilities, where even adolescents have reported abuse like beatings with hoses and pipes and threats of sodomy.

Some questions:

This differs from societal life in Afghanistan how?

Does “adolescents” mean under 26 years old?

Lastly, why should I trust a report prepared by the UN to be accurate?

Dusty on January 21, 2013 at 6:00 PM

Islam is full of torture.

mohammad himself, considered without sin and the perfect role model by muslems, tortured an old Jewish man to find out where he hid is treasure.

It’s only objectionable if an non-muslem tortures a muslem, otherwise it’s part and parcel of the islamic tradition.

Rebar on January 21, 2013 at 6:16 PM

Eh. It is as it’s always been, and will be again once we’ve gone.

DFCtomm on January 21, 2013 at 6:27 PM

You would think the noble Afghans could discipline themselves to business before pleasure.