Thank you.
Mr. Buchan, when Ambassador Lalani appeared here, if I'm correct he actually did acknowledge that there was a substantial risk of torture in Afghan jails, particularly with the NDS. Our detainees were no exception. From all of the evidence--you may disbelieve some, believe others--from international reports, from our own people who know the situation in Afghanistan, there is mounting evidence, mounting allegations, that this risk was real.
Can you tell the committee--and you know the international law--whether you were satisfied that we as a country met the international test, particularly given that when you have to investigate these allegations we turn to the torturer? If the NDS is accused of torturing, we actually go to the NDS and say please investigate these allegations. Can you tell me whether you're satisfied that we met the test?