US, Afghans locked in dispute over detainees

By Deb Riechmann, Amir Shah

Published September 10, 2012 4:00am ET

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US, Afghans locked in dispute over detainees — U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) salute during a hand over ceremony of U.S.- run prison to Afghan government in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. U.S. officials handed over formal control of Afghanistan's only large-scale U.S.-run prison to Kabul on Monday, even as disagreements between the two countries over the thousands of Taliban and terror suspects held there marred the transfer. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) | Musadeq Sadeq

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai welcomed Monday’s handover of the main American-run prison to Afghan forces as a victory for Afghan sovereignty, though he and U.S. officials remain locked in a dispute over the fate of hundreds of Taliban and terror suspects behind bars.

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