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The US has formally handed over control of Parwan prison at Bagram military base to Afghan security forces. The move is part of a deal to transfer all prisons to Afghan oversight before the withdrawal of NATO forces at the end of 2014. Parwan prison has been at the centre of a number of controversies, from allegations of prisoner abuse, torture and Quran burning at the base. Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith, on the scene at Bagram, has more details. Published on Sep 10, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish

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