We are not worried about the care of prisoners,” the spokesperson told CNN. “We have the ability to hold prisoners, we have enough troops to secure Bagram Air Base. The Afghan defense ministry spokesperson confirmed the high-value nature of some of the prisoners at Bagram but denied they were vulnerable to a jailbreak. Since May, the Taliban claim to have taken control of some 150 districts across Afghanistan, in their southern heartlands of Kandahar and Helmand provinces – but also in the north of the country.īlast walls and buildings at the Bagram Air Base on July 5, 2021.
Now some 3,000 Afghan security forces are settling into Bagram – and working out how the base might be used in the battle against a resurgent Taliban. Some Afghan soldiers told CNN they only found out the Americans were leaving that very day. The last US troops left the base on Friday. However, as it remained next to the larger US-controlled complex it boasted additional security, until now. During this time, the Bagram base was the hub of America’s operations.Īfghan forces were given control over the prison in 2013. Zakeria Hashimi/AFP/Getty ImagesĪfter nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the US military, at President Joe Biden’s direction, is in the final stages of withdrawing troops from the country, bringing America’s longest war to an end.
would provide ongoing support and advice to the Afghan commander for up to a year.īy signing this agreement, both the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States reaffirmed that they are to continue to cooperate in further developing Afghanistan’s capacity to ensure secure and humane administrative detention operations.The Bagram Air Base, after US and NATO troops left, on July 2, 2021.
international and domestic legal obligations regarding detainees.
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This first step is a process that will give the Afghan Ministry of Defense full control of the DFIP within six months while protecting U.S. The memorandum of understanding would transfer management of the DFIP as soon as the Afghans appoint a commander of detention operations. “I want to thank President Karzai and Minister Wardak for their leadership and their counsel throughout this process.”Īs part of the transition process, Afghanistan will implement a legal framework to ensure the humane and secure detention of persons who threaten the people of Afghanistan, in accordance with international humanitarian law. “It is yet another example of the progress of transition, and our efforts to ensure that Afghanistan can never again be a safe haven for terrorists,” Allen added.
“The signing of this memorandum is an important step forward in our Strategic Partnership negotiations and very much in keeping with both the Loya Jirga’s recommendations and the desires of President Karzai,” Allen said. Allen, commander of both United States Forces Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force, and Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak signed an agreement today that sets in motion the transfer of the Detention Facility in Parwan. KABUL, Afghanistan (March 09, 2012) - Gen.
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