Afghans agree to take over U.S. prison at Bagram

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Afghans agree to take over U.S. prison at Bagram

By Peter Graff

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan officials agreed on Saturday to take over responsibility for the U.S. military's Bagram prison north of Kabul, a move that could close a chapter in the troubled history of U.S. detentions since 2001.

The jail at Bagram, where U.S. troops beat to death two prisoners in 2002, stands beside Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and Abu Ghraib in Iraq as a symbol of harsh treatment of detainees under the administration of ex-President George W. Bush.

Set up to hold prisoners caught in the campaign against the Taliban after the September 11 attacks on the United States, it was housed for eight years in an ex-Soviet aircraft hangar, until last month when that was shut and replaced with a purpose-built $60 million prison Washington says meets international standards.

U.S. forces have long said the goal was eventually to hand the prison over to Afghans. President Hamid Karzai has called for an end to detentions by foreign countries on Afghan soil.

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[SpartanDem]

1. K&R

[HopeOverFear]

2. b-b-b-but Obama's a torturer!

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[last1standing]

3. No. Obama refuses to allow torturers to be prosecuted thereby decriminalizing it.

If you're going to spew silly snark, at least get your snark right.

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