I have worked with the member for a number of years and I believe his question to be sincere, but I need to correct his suggestion that there was confirmation of maltreatment. If my understanding is correct, as of today there have been four cases since February where individual prisoners have alleged they were maltreated. Our officials, who try as best they can to accurately report everything they see and hear, did not see visible signs of that. However, when an instance like that is reported, it is passed on to the appropriate Afghan authorities.
It also should be noted that people who are classified as Taliban and al-Qaeda—and there are links between the two—have been instructed to say when questioned that they have been tortured, whether they have been or not. That is not in any way to diminish the possibility that somebody may have been tortured. I just share that with you so you can see the difficulty officials have if they are approached by a prisoner who says they've been tortured and they don't see any actual signs of it. They also know that these people have been told to say they have been tortured. It makes it difficult for them, but they do report the allegations. There have been four such reports to date, of which we are aware.