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Afghanistan president demands transfer of prisoners of war at Bagram
June 10, 2013 by G. Redd
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai demanded Saturday that all prisoners of war held by UK forces at Bagram Airfield be released into Afghan custody. The estimated number of detainees is more than 80. Karzai's spokesperson, Aimal Faizi, confirmed that Karzai instructed National Security Advisor.... [more]
US transfers full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan
March 25, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The US gave full control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan on Monday, winding down US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sought to regain control of the detention center in efforts to reclaim sovereignty over the country, as the US begins withdrawing troops from the.... [more]
Afghanistan president claims US violating detainee pact
November 19, 2012 by Blake Lynch
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that US forces were capturing and holding Afghans in violation of a detainee transfer pact and that US forces should turn over that responsibility to Karzai's forces. Karzai's statement urged Afghan officials to make efforts towards toward obtaining.... [more]
The British Courts Rule on US Detention at Bagram [op-ed]
November 5, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that a recent decision by the UK Supreme Court is an important step in the right direction for US detainees who seek "substitute justice" outside of US courts...Yunus Rahmatullah, a Pakistani national, was captured.... [more]
US transfers control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan, retains some prisoners
September 11, 2012 by Julia Zebley
The US handed control of the Parwan prison at Bagram Air Base over to Afghanistan officials Monday, although the US retains control of 600 prisoners. These prisoners include Afghani detainees that the US fears will not be handled appropriately, as well as 50 Pakistani detainees. Approximately.... [more]
US to maintain control of foreign, new detainees at Afghanistan prison: NYT
September 6, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Government officials from both the US and Afghanistan have said that the American military will maintain control over foreign detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for the indefinite future, and will also continue holding and screening newly captured Afghans. According to the New York Times,.... [more]
Federal court hears further evidence on denied petitions of Bagram detainees
July 17, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Monday on whether US courts could hear foreign nationals' challenges to their detention by the US military at Bagram Air Force Base (Bagram) in Afghanistan. District Judge John Bates asked petitioners what conditions had changed.... [more]
US to retain control of detainees at Afghanistan prison
July 10, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
It was reported Monday that the US will retain control of non-Afghan detainees at Parwan Detention Center at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, despite plans to transfer control of the facility to the Afghan government in two months. Under the terms of the agreement with Kabul, the Afghan government.... [more]
Obama administration announced it would appeal Bagram habeas ruling [this day at law]
April 10, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On April 10, 2009, the Obama administration announced is would appeal the April 2009 ruling of the US District Court for the District of Columbia which allowed detainees of Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan to proceed with habeas corpus challenges to their detention. The order came after.... [more]
US released names of Bagram detainees [this day at law]
January 15, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
On January 15, 2010, the US Department of Defense (DOD) released the names of prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in September 2009. The list contained the names of 645.... [more]
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