The US military gave control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan to Kabul on Monday, a year after the two sides initially agreed on the transfer. The handover of Parwan Detention Facility ends a bitter chapter in American relations with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who demanded control of the prison as a matter of national sovereignty.
Top US commander in Afghanistan Gen Joseph Dunford handed over Parwan, located near the US-run Bagram military base north of Kabul, at a ceremony. AP