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                    US to Transfer Bagram Prison to Afghans

   The United States is set to hand over control of a controversial prison
   to the Afghan government, despite a disagreement about the fate of some
   of the inmates.
   A ceremony marking the transfer of control of the Bagram prison to
   Afghan authorities is scheduled to take place Monday, a move Kabul has
   hailed as a victory for sovereignty.
   NATO spokesman Jamie Graybeal said Sunday 99 percent of the detainees
   have been handed over, but the coalition has halted further transfers
   because of concerns about the intentions of the Afghan government to
   fulfill the terms of a memorandum of understanding signed in March.
   It was not immediately clear what those concerns are, but they seem to
   have emerged after a meeting Saturday between Afghan President Hamid
   Karzai and General John Allen, the top commander of American and NATO
   forces in Afghanistan.
   Another issue is how quickly the U.S. must hand over recently detained
   Afghans. Afghan officials insisted Sunday all detainees must be handed
   over within 72 hours.

   The fate of around 50 foreigners, mostly from Pakistan, is not covered
   by the agreement.
   Some information for this report provided by AFP.
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