At least nine Afghan police personnel killed in an insurgent attack in the southern province of Uruzgan; US to hand over prisons to Afghanistan
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  • According to reports, nine Afghan police personnel were killed in an insurgent attack in the southern province of Uruzgan on March 6, 2012. This attack was believed to have been facilitated by a fellow officer and suspected Taliban infiltrator. The attack follows a wave of incidents in recent weeks in which members of the Afghan security forces have turned their weapons on their NATO and US allies. It would be worth noting that six American soldiers, two of them senior US military advisers, were killed by their Afghan colleagues last month as the country was gripped by anti-US riots over the accidental burning of the Koran at a military base.1

    In another development, according to reports, Afghanistan and the US have reached a deal to transfer US-run prisons in the country to Afghan control. The largest and most controversial of these is Bagram jail, which holds 3,000 detainees, including terror suspects. Under the deal the US will cede control of Bagram over six months. Reports say they will retain access and be able to block the release of certain detainees. Handing over US-run jails has been a key demand of Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of NATO's withdrawal. 2

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