These guys were fighting for their beliefs, which is no different than fighting for your country. The average "Taliban soldier" has no clue nor concept of the politics behind the fight, and should be treated as valid POWs, and not "detainees".
The point isn't how well they are or aren't being treated, but that they are sitting in a legal limbo, with no rights at all. Even American POWs during the "Vietnam Police Action" (the US said it wasn't a war) had an understanding of their rights under the Geneva Convention.
What is being done to the Muslim conscripts is just plain wrong. We may not agree with their beliefs, but we should treat them as honourable combatants as is their due.
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