KABUL -HOM -C4R KABUL -HOM-C4R September 19, 2006 9:12 PM. . LAPORTE Enc IDR C4 POUPART Isabelle -IDR -C4; GOLBERG Elissa -IRH-GHA -C4; NOLKE Sabine -JLH -C4; KABUL -GR -C4R; KANDH -C4R; KANDH -KAF -C4R; GENEV -GR -C4; NGUYEN Mi- IRH -Cé; EXTOTT “IDR -C4; WALSH Enc -GENEV -GR -C4; EXTOTT OR -C4; EXTOTT -FTAG -C4; ARBEITER Richard -FTAG -C4; PROUDFOOT Douglas -FTAG - (C4; AHMAD Nadia -FTAG -C4; TOWNSON Colin -FTAG -C4; PINNINGTON Phil - BNATO -GR -C4; BURGESS Anne E -BNATO -GR -C4; COOTER Chris -BNATO -GR- (C4; HAGUE -C4R; ALLEN Mark -LDN -GR -C4; AMEGAN Karim -GENEV -GR-C4; FOX ‘James -RGM .Cé4; BECK Stefanie -IDR -C4; LENARCIC David -WSHDC -GR -C4;, LAKER Marina -IRP -C4; MARTIN Tim -IRD -IRG -C4; MARTIN fsabelle LON -GR -C4: MEYER Andrea -PRMNY -GR-C4; CORMIER Terry -GENEV -GR -C4; FAIRCHILD David -FTAG -IRP -C4 Subject: KBGRO118 ~ Afghanistan: !SAF detainee concems CONFIDENTIAL CEO KANDHIKAF ~ For Isfeld only KANDH ~ For Buchan only oon concn aso trees. He sid roes fi soutnem Alghanisian are refusing Wo provide basic etainee information, such as the number of elanoes, SAF n Kabul 2. IMIMlend once SAF contac fretrased ts bse wih us several weeks go. We mentone itn a C4 of 28 ‘August, 2006 that was copied to a range of DND addressees. CEFCOM J9, in reply, said they would pass ISAF's concer up the NDHQ chain. (The original exchange ls copied below.) 3. According tofMftne stuction nas novnet improved. The Cdn Provost Marshal in Kandahar has tld SAF that ‘he would be pleased 10 provide the information but tat he has received expt instructions from NDHQ nono to do 80 JRE 2id this is very fustraing as ISAF has responses on detainees tat itis obigod to discharge. 4. We would be grateful if this Issue could be pursued with NDHQ. 5_ We would seo nol a reasonably sigiicant ely in the lst noticalon of deainees sot on by NO nee °° 2nd hance to re Aighan Netorel Decors of Secon oo RET son ton tone erneN Rao carer —_ Centos we understand that alge nurbe of Aihare iors Sehet oon tee ee noe {ware wher bis cotnton was cored out by Gan forces or by Man poke a arny ons Seppe scree So far we have only received information about the on 6. At our end, ater NDHQ in their 28 August msg flagged an apparent complaint about lack of information at tho ‘we met wit ‘Curent Wal notficalion ve ICRC, while in parallel KABUL passes detainee info to the Kabul office of ICRC) as well as withthe increased information — 9, fsthors and ee coat te iin wi —_—e | SEE 2242 bear's resid! responsibilty fr any detainees it transfers o he Afghan authorties. Given thatthe ICRC works on a system of confidentiality end therefore cannat provide information to Canada regarding the condition of any detainees, IINNNNIEE Canada should do its own ‘ton: NN cor! emotevosrarcos re ekerougretr acs sou bs ang 90 checks and have some first-hand knawiedge of the treatment of the detainees by the Afghan authorities. Consuited: Bloodworth Drafted! released: Colvin