NATO chief supports inquiry into Afghan prisoner abuse charges

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Source: CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the government in Afghanistan will investigate allegations that Afghan prisoners suspected of fighting for the Taliban have been abused, the head of NATO said on Saturday.

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, speaking at a security forum in Brussels, praised the decision to investigate allegations that prisoners are being abused after troops hand them over to Afghan authorities.

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The issue sparked controversy in Canada regarding the monitoring of transferred prisoners after the publication of sections of an internal Foreign Affairs Department report, which said the human rights situation in Afghanistan "deteriorated" last year.

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On another topic, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay suggested to reporters in Brussels that the fate of the NATO operation in Afghanistan, in which 54 Canadian soldiers have died so far, was in trouble.

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Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/04/28/nato-afghanistan.html

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The prisoner abuse travesty is big news in Canada and the harper government is being hammered on it and they can't seem to get their excuses in order, their story keeps changing.