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On and the of the facility
conditions
Kandahar City to review the
in
detention facility of the visit was

treatment of detainees transferred to NDS by Canadian

Forces While no CF
advance notification

KPRT was admitted to

correct building
of difficulty locating the
alerted our arrival because
given to NDS theywere to

the facility immediately

from CF
the transfer of minors
oversees the We discussed again
Qayum who facility
KPRT met first with General to who would in
the individual
of the capture of mInor CF would transfer
agreed that in case the
to NDS Qayum detention space Any Interrogation related to

Prison which has dedicated juvenile

turn transfer him to Sarpoza
at Sarpoza Prison
of the case would be undertaken
investigation
individuals who had been
indicated that
of the KAF detainee database
version
The most recent this number was accurate After
NDS KPRT queried Qayum as to whether CFtransferred
by CF
at
captured the actual number of
to do verification Qayum indicated that
sending his deput to the KAF dathbase
ongoin was according
nns
in the database
The othe etainees
had been finished It is not clear
as their

as to whether
occurred some confusion or letter as
that notification be done by phone
KPRT requested again
had intended to notify KPRT of the transfers
of detainee location is as follows
or transferred from the NDS facility summary
soon as detainees are released

remaining at

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 Qayum asked again about the lityh of having KPRT assistance ih improving the defensive mechanisms for the

NDS detention facility compound KPRT suggested that the Specialist Engineering Team SET

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might conduct recce accompanied by CSC ttiQ
detention facilities in the ea future to determine what might
be feasible As is imminent KPRT also asked about visits to the facility Qayum
assured us that we any time

We then visited the detainee holding facility description below

KPRT reviewed the guidelines for detention at NDS with and his staff per the template Questions
for Detaining Authority annexed to the Arrangements description oWJ
KPRT reviewed NDSs registration books to understand systems and processes for tracking detainees description

below

KPRT conducted selecting had been transferred

TQc
private

and who had been held by NE Reporting fo ows

below per the template defined in

of the
Mangements MISSION ON PERIODIC FOLLOWUP VISITS TO ASSESS
CONDITION OF CANADIANTRANSFERRED DETAINEES

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Approved Davison

DATE OF VISIT

Administrative details

Name of Institution visited

National Directorate of Security detention facility Kandahar City

Number of securityrelated detainees overall

Did not ask

Number of Canadiantransferred detainees present

Numbe
Nature of interaction with Canadiantransferred
detainees seen by officials

detainee
on visit

Private interviews
withf detainees preliminary visual check of otheretainees

Interaction with any other detainees allies general population

visual inspection of the new holding facility allowed us to see detainees who were sharing cells

with Canadiantransferred detainees

Outline any constraints in accessing Canadiantransferred detainees

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 We were readily granted access to all detainees in the holding facility and then to those with whom we
specified we wanted interviews The main constraint was limited time due to operational security it was
private

growing dark and force protection felt we should not stay too long

Assessment of operational procedures being followed by relevant prison authorities reception

registration and discharge
NDS detainees the and has separate ledgers for transfer and release
registers upon arrival at facility

Canadiantransferred detainees are labelled as such in the ledgers Name age profession province district

and for each individual

weapons if any detainee contact with Taliban are also recorded

Overall Situation of Detention

being new ycleanana withc

each CF NDS were present assessment of their physical

eQdQ
of the transferred by to preliminary
were ambulatory with no marks on hands face or and
condition to be in good shape all visible feet

several shook hands while greeting leg irons

Ourinterview was with who was transferred to NDS on

Name Fathers full na

dentification aria NumbersL lace of

General physical condition upon ti transfer

hands and
were clean and he displayed no visible
feet marks of treatment After ill

introduction KPRT
template per the
his first comments were that he had not been beaten He is kept in his room
with leg irons and is occasionally handcuffed He was aware that he had been detained is allowed

they have
lje day
sh
outside every for an hour or an hour and half each time His family is aware of his and
sent him clothing They have not yet been allowed to visit him although Thursday is the visiting day

occasionall has trouble sleeping due to stress he concerned that some of his lat do not know he

jE
is

being detained Canadiantransferred detainee at NOS He suffered from two

mon
is

days ago which was from the bazaar with

iow
resolved with medication purchased for him

had borrowed from fellow detainee

yls times per day toilets facilities

are all available He shares his room with is able to speak with

In terms of the reason for his arrest arrested him mh his house in the middle of the night He
proclaims his innocence NDS began its and interrogated him he found this stressful

The interrogator showed him pictures of that were allegedly found in his home not seen lawyer
and has been visited

He finished by saying that he has in and investigators should visit his

neighbourhood and place of work to verify his He is rQiQe that his alone as the next male
family is

relative in his household is his young son He does not want to stay at NDS any longer He asks that his family be
allowed to visit him on Thursday

fli
was Q1S who was transferred to NDS on
ih Fathers full ndfat name
Numbersi
physical Fit for transfer no medical

clothing hands and feet were clean and he displayed no visible marks of ill
treatment Upon being
seated

per the
in the interview

template tQh room he immediately asked about

would be kept in confidence
privacy with regards
unless he gave
to

consent
his comments
for us to
He was reassured
share them He
reported

night
that

they were iQ7 of sleep the it after transfer

tried
by
to
Canadian
beat
Forces were interrogated
him and asked whether he had
by
killed
NOS over

people
whole

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 claimed have
detained been
due to rival tribe labelled hin pseudonym
ik
to tribal dispute

that is listed on the GoC detainee

database and accused him of being Taliban He that we tell

NOS not to beat the detainees and to treat them like human beings rather than like animals

He indicated that he had He said he had been punched in the mouth for no apparent
NDS that he was
reason by one official ago there was bleeding at the time Furthermore he reported

hit twice on the buttocks and an interrogation three days earlier No visible marks remain from
upper thig during
either alleged mistreatment He said that he told the interrOgator lies Ie that he is Taliban commander to avoid

being beaten further because the interrogator did not believe the truth

that family does not know that he has been hes were given to him
who visited and him food He knew he It ut could not tell us what day
brought
was In those he had been allowed outsidc one hour each time

has been times and nc VTC

and bathing facilities were all available tohim and he shares his cell with another detainee GoC detainee

database lists nysical condition as Physical condition upon capture Good Health Physical condition

upon transfer Fit for transfer no medical complaints

In terms of judicial guarantees that he was being detained because he had been accused of being
Taliban commander He has not seen lawyer He would like his relatives to be informed that he is being detained
otherwise might believe he was killed by the Canadian Forces He also requested that we ensure that detainees
are given proper meals in the evening

Compliance with Terms of Afghan Detalnee Transfer Arrangements

NDS were aware of the detainee transfer Arrangements and were willing to allow us to interview detainees transferred

toNOS by Canadian Forces They said that guidelines with respect to detainee treatment do exist noting that they
follow the rules and know how to behave including respect for human rights They claimed to have received relevant

literature from KPRT and others on human rights

Qq
In resoonse to Is there an investigation
the question underway into allegations of abuse at this facility
his vehemently stated that no one at NDS is allowed
staff to abuse or beat detainees saying that tQi
detainee if asked would tell us they had not been treated poorly NDS conducts its
investigations and
of the detainees but does nothing more than that even if the detainees have done here

fQi gave the examples of

who had killed many iQ people
he cited as senior Taliban

PrIority RequIrements and Recommendations

Note any actions already taken or planned by the relevant Canadian actors in theatre eg allocations from 1D
fraThing by CSC demarche with relevant ities etc
ma
Bh
to KPRT of detainee release and transfer clearly continues to roblem ref
woul
ref In the time ih
shortly conduct followup visit with NDS to conduct
private interviews with additional detainees and to raise the following issues

iQ1
Medical treatment for

and
detainees

visitation

Notification of transfer

Use of leg irons

We will ask the KPRT engineer to visit with the CSC Director to both review the security needs identified by General
Qayum and to inspect the new building and make recommendations in terms of prisoner conditions treatment and
general state of the new facility

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