US transfers full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan

[JURIST] The US gave full control of Bagram Prison [official website] to Afghanistan on Monday, winding down US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai [BBC profile] sought to regain control of the detention center in efforts to reclaim sovereignty [AFP report] over the country, as the US begins withdrawing troops from the region. The US was concerned that turning over the prison would put the secure detention of suspected Taliban and al Qaeda members at risk. The official...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/03/us-transfers-full-control-of-bagram-prison-to-afghanistan.php

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