S. Res. 355 (Introduced in Senate) — Calling on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to cease the extra-judicial release of Afghan detainees, carry out its commitments pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding governing the transfer of Afghan detainees from United States custody to Afghan control and to uphold the Afghan Rule of Law with respect to the referral and disposition of detainees.

That the Senate—

(1)

insists President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai honor the terms included in the Memorandum of Understanding, dated March 25, 2013;

(2)

insists that if the Afghan Review Board (ARB) will not follow the conditions set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding, that the ARB shall be dismantled and the National Directorate for Security (NDS) and Afghan prosecutors shall determine how to handle the remaining detainees;

(3)

urges close and continuing communication between the Minister of Defense and the Commander of United States Forces, Afghanistan prior to the release of any detainee;

(4)

urges the Government of Afghanistan to cease the extra-judicial release of detainees and instead refer the dangerous individuals and the remainder of the ARB cases for prosecution at the Justice Center in Parwan or for investigation by the NDS; and

(5)

calls on the Secretary of State to consider the Government of Afghanistan’s adherence to existing detainee memoranda of understanding in implementing the certification requirements for assistance for Afghanistan under section 7044(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76).

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Feb 12, 2014viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. McCain, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Levin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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