CORRECT me if I'm wrong, but I doubt that the Taliban were ever signatories of the Geneva Convention, and so cannot now hope to enjoy its benefits.
My perception is that they have treated their own people, especially women, let alone their enemies and captives, with monstrous, merciless brutality.
They must surely expect to receive equal treatment from their captors and be pleasantly surprised at the comparatively benign conditions they find themselves in.
KEITH ELLEL, Westwood Avenue, Rishton.
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