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DOS Cable re: The Geneva Convention and the Taliban Detainees
Feb. 8, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4231
State Department cable re: Applying the Geneva Conventions to the Taliban detainees, but not granting Taliban POW status. Because Afghanistan is a signatory to the Geneva Conventions, the Geneva Conventions apply, but because the fighters are not wearing uniforms with insignia, etc., Prisoner of War (POW) status does not apply to them. There is an analysis of this position and conclusions based on facts on the ground.