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November 20, 2012

Afghan President Orders Seizure of U.S. Military Prison 
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered government forces to seize
control of the U.S. military prison at Bagram Airbase. On Monday, a
Karzai spokesperson accused the United States of breaching a March
agreement on transferring the prison and its inmates over to Afghan
control.

Aimal Faizi: "The President has ordered the Minister of Defense, the
Attorney General, and the chief commander of Bagram Prison to take
serious and swift measures to ensure a full Afghanisation of the Bagram
prison takes place, including its management."

The Afghan government says the United States continues to hold dozens of
prisoners in Bagram that have been cleared for release. More than 600
prisoners remain in U.S. custody.

 

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