The U.S. military prison known as Bagram, a hated symbol of U.S. interference in Afghan affairs, was officially transferred to Afghan control Monday.
The long-demanded handoff of Parwan detention center, the facility's official name, occurred amid tensions between Washington and Kabul over the army's ability to guarantee security at the prison and the court system's preparedness to competently adjudicate detainee cases.
Pledges of mutual cooperation masked a behind-the-scenes dispute over about three dozen captives whom the United States has refused to release. The U.S.-led military coalition also held back the transfer of more than 600 more recently captured prisoners, but officials said that process would begin next week.
Even some Afghan officials fear that courts will end up releasing dangerous captives from
