KABUL (Pajhwok): Prisoners continue to face torture and ill-treatment in government-run detention facilities despite Kabul’s commitment to fully eliminating the practice, a UN report said on Monday.
Tadamichi Yamamoto, the secretary-general’s special representative, said: “The continuing torture and ill-treatment of detainees is a matter of serious concern, but we acknowledge the genuine commitment and the efforts of the government to deal with this issue,”
The report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan . . .
