first of all , he doesnt qualify as a pow under the geneva convention.
and secondly i suspect he does qualify as breaching the FOREIGN INCURSIONS AND RECRUITMENT) ACT 1978 regarding australian citizens taking up arms in a foreign country .
penalty 20 years.
neither al qaeda nor the taliban were elected nor recognised by the UN.
the only countries who recognised the taliban were Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
hicks got off light.
