U.S. transfers control of prison to Afghans, but holds detainees
Posted: September 11, 2012 at 3:22 a.m.
President Hamid Karzai welcomed Monday’s handover of the main Americanrun prison to Afghan forces as a victory for Afghan sovereignty, though he and U.S. officials remain locked in a dispute over the fate of hundreds of Taliban and terror suspects behind bars.
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