This legal memorandum from John Yoo to Alberto Gonzales addresses treaties and laws applicable to the conflict in Afghanistan and the treatment of persons captured by U.S. armed forces. The memorandum concludes that these treaties do not protect members of al-Qaeda or the Taliban militia. The memorandum takes no view on whether the President should decide that the U.S. armed forces should adhere to standards of conduct in Afghanistan, particularly with respect to the treatment of prisoners.