Torture in Afghanistan is Reality
By Ali Yar Khan • Oct 15th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look • 8 CommentsWar is gruesome regardless of time and place. Civilians are the most suffered ones. There is one thing which is called as collateral damage and then there is another thing which is systematic use of violence, torture and power to subjugate the people.
The United Nations says torture is practiced systematically in some Afghan intelligence detention centres and that children under 18 are among those who suffered, according to a report published last Monday. The UN mission in Afghanistan said it had “compelling evidence” that Afghan intelligence officials at five centres “systematically tortured detainees for the purpose of obtaining confessions and information.”
Detainees described being hung by the wrists from the wall or ceiling; and being beaten especially with rubber hoses, electric cables or wires or wooden sticks and most frequently on the soles of the feet, the report said. Electric shock, stress positions including forced standing, removal of toenails and threatened sexual abuse were among other forms of torture that detainees reported, it added.
Now when United Nation is sure about the use of such evil practices in Afghanistan by the attacking forces, then why doesn’t it raise it in the security council? Why doesn’t it ask the questions from the ISAF, NATO or US command? Where is that international court of justice? Where are those candid and neutral Western newspapers and the NGOs and philanthropists?
Bagram detention center and many unnamed torture cells scattered in many parts of the Afghanistan run by the NATO forces are all about cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. They are worst than the Abu Gharib and Gitmo Bay episodes. Will anybody squeal?
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52 illegal torture and detention centers identified
June 5, 2008 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has collected details of detention and torture centers in Pakistan, where missing persons are held for long periods of time in order to force them to confess their involvement in terrorist and sabotage activities. The information about the places of illegal detention was collected from the persons who were detained in these centers for several years after arrest. Their whereabouts were never made known to their family members…..It is believed that there are 52 such torture centers in Pakistan…
http://www……humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AHRC-STM-158-2008
Ali Yar Khan - Why do you TALK so long — this is so simple & straight — the world needs a world war — these arrogant American plus NATO Countries — must be taught a lesson — You may say very specific Red White & Blue Countries or may be ONLY - the USA.
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””which is called as collateral damage ””
Collateral damage is exploited by West. It’s a cover up for U.S. state sponsored terrorism. Kill thousands of civilians and label it as collateral damage.
President Bush decides to brief President Obama on his plan to start World War III.
Bush: Barack, the plan calls for killing 140 million Muslims and Angelina Jolie.
Obama: Hmmm, I don’t know if Americans will go for it.
Bush tells Obama he should do an interview with a journalist to test the idea out. They invite a journalist to the Oval Office.
Obama: I have a plan to start World War III. We’re going to kill 140 million Muslims and Angelina Jolie.
Journalist: What!?!? Why are you going to kill Angelina Jolie?
Bush: See, I told you they wouldn’t care about the Muslims!
Torture by US/NATO forces has been rife in Afghanistan for the past 10 years. Why was UN silent all this while?
Truth Hurts, Lies Kill. Reality behind the Phony Wars
Black bhangi ‘Moin’ gets his knickers in a twist whenenever his Yankee master gets busted! Trying hard to divert from the topic with propaganda pieces from dubious sites like AHRC.
””June 5, 2008 : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has collected details ””
Rubbish! The credibility of AHRC reports on Pakistan is doubtful as 3 of 10 its members of advisory board are Indians , one of the directors is also Indian and quite a few others have Indian origin/Hindus . Amongst the Indians Mr. B. R. P. Bhaskerhas been implanting fake stories against Pakistan. So, get a life RAW Propagandist!
American Terrorism in Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s child victims of depleted uranium
By Christina MacPherson
Due to the use of massive amount of uranium munitions used by the US forces in the initial bombing and subsequently, massive amount of congenital deformities occur all over Afghanistan. The rate of various cancers has gone up significantly. Leukemia and esophageal cancers are very high among children. According to doctors at maternity and children hospitals in Kabul, the rate of various congenital deformities have increased by many folds since the US invasion. In fact, the magnitude of man made isotopes was established by the Uranium Medical Research Center after their investigators made to trips to Afghanistan and collected urine and soil samples. They established that the rate of man made isotopes was gone up 2000 times in some subjects located near the bombed areas.
Since uranium used in the weapons have a half-life of 4.5 billion years, the US forces ensured that generations of Afghans suffer from cancers and deformities. This is certainly not development. In fact, it is the biggest crime ever committed by anyone in the history of humanity.
CAUTION:GRAPHIC PHOTOS:Death Made In America: Impacts of Depleted Uranium Contamination on Afghanistan’s Children
War creates issues where people sometimes lose touch with reality. We know there have been issues with torture that military officials condemned. The offenders are taken to task, prosecuted and sentenced. The US prohibits torture and takes prevention and prosecution of such crimes seriously. Some will bring up Abu Gharib, but do you not recall that we prosecuted and punished all offenders in that case. While treatment of prisoners is an internal Afghan matter, the US has been asked to help ensure this will never happen again.
We acknowledge the UNAMA report. Both ISAF and the Afghan government support all findings and initiatives that ensure the human rights of detainees are respected in accordance with international law. ISAF assisted the Afghan Government in developing a six-phase plan to improve in-theater detention operations. The six-phase plan includes facility inspection, remediation training in human rights and detainee treatment, and formal certification after inspections to make sure that actions taken by the Afghan Government bring their detainee operations into compliance with the most up-to-date human rights standards. ISAF has conducted inspections at six facilities and begun remediation training at one detainee facility. These measures show that the Afghan Government is committed to resolving this serious matter.
Dear readers, all the above measures are taken to ensure that that every detainee is treated humanely and their human rights have been preserved. Should we not ask the Taliban mouthpiece what they have done to avoid extrajudicial killing, or why they do not allow inspections of their prisons?
Maj TG Taylor
DET – United States Central Command
http://www.centcom.mil/ur
Whatever this centcom shill taylor is selling are blatant lies.have a look:
collateral murder