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DOS Cable re: U.S. Prosecution of Foreign Nationals Who Fought for the Taliban or Al Qaeda in Afghanistan

Jan. 16, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3775
State Department cable regarding prosecution of non-Afghanis fighting with Al-Qaeda or the Taliban. The cable states that an investigation of such persons will be carried out and, in the event that it is established that criminal acts were perpetrated by them, these individuals will then be prosecuted by the courts. If the individuals are found guilty of a sentencing offence, the punishment cannot exceed the maximum sentence allowed for by law of the foreign state where the national is from or of the territory of where the crime was committed.
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