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Afghan President Demands U.S. Relinquish Control of Bagram

HeadlineJan 06, 2012

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling on the United States to immediately hand over control of its military prison at Bagram Air Base. Karzai says he took action based on evidence of massive violations of prisoners’ human rights. Both the United States and Afghan government have faced criticism for the torture of prisoners and their detention without trial at prisons in Afghanistan.

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