It is clearly important. And we have had this conversation with the--with Secretary Sullivan and the State Department--that part of the healing process in Afghanistan is accountability for those who have committed gross violations of human rights, whether they are, again, the insurgents, terrorists, or whether they are by local forces.
Cardin emphasizes the need for accountability in Afghanistan for human rights violations.
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