Gen. Joseph Dunford, top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, speaks during an official ceremony to hand over Bagram prison to the Afghan government in Parwan province, north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on March 25, 2013. The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
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Afghan gov't takes over full control of main prison from U.S. forces
KABUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces.
An official ceremony was held in an Afghan army compound near the prison, located next to the Bagram airbase, the main U.S. military bastion 50 km north of Afghan capital Kabul. Full story
Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Bismullah Mohammadi speaks during an official ceremony to hand over Bagram prison to the Afghan government in Parwan province, north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on March 25, 2013. The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Bismullah Mohammadi (front L) shakes hands with Gen. Joseph Dunford (front R), top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, during an official ceremony to hand over Bagram prison to the Afghan government in Parwan province, north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on March 25, 2013. The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
Afghan prisoners wait for their release from Bagram prison during an official ceremony to hand over Bagram prison to the Afghan government in Parwan province, north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on March 25, 2013. The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
Gen. Joseph Dunford, top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, arrives to attend an official ceremony to hand over Bagram prison to the Afghan government in Parwan province, north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on March 25, 2013. The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Bismullah Mohammadi attends an official ceremony to hand over Bagram prison to the Afghan government in Parwan province, north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on March 25, 2013. The Afghan Defense Ministry took the full control of a key U.S.-run detention center often called the Bagram prison on Monday, a fresh development of the security transition plan that lasts till 2014 when Afghanistan is due to take over the full security duties from U.S. and NATO forces. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
