U.S. Army Capt. Jeremiah Gebhart provides security on a street outside the Bala Boluk district center before a shura, or meeting, at the center in Afghanistan's Farah province, Jan. 15, 2013. Gebhart, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Coalition and team members attended the meeting to engage with key leaders and discuss district issues. U.S. Navy photo
US Halts Afghan Prisoner Transfers Over Torture Concerns, Report Says -- Stars and Stripes
Yet another disagreement between Washington and Kabul over the handover of prisoners held at U.S.-run facilities comes at a crucial moment in negotiations over legal immunity for U.S. troops.
The U.S. military has suspended transfer of prisoners to some Afghan prisons over concern about torture and other human rights abuses, The New York Times reported Thursday. The decision comes six weeks after the British government made a similar decision, also citing the risk of torture in Afghan prisons.
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More News On Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command operational update, Jan 17 -- ISAF
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader, Detains Insurgents -- US Department of Defense
British soldier wounded in Afghanistan dies in UK hospital -- BBC
Taliban Escalate Battle With Afghan Spy Agency in Assault on Its Headquarters -- New York Times
Afghanistan national security agency attacked by suicide bombers -- L.A. Times
Afghan peace process 'hasn't even begun': US -- AFP
U.S. envoy says Taliban peace process stuck -- USA Today/AP
Pace of talks between Taliban, Afghans quicken -- Kansas City/The Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Karzai Faces Opposition to Giving U.S. Troops Immunity -- Bloomberg
NATO Planners Look to Enduring Force in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Tradition Is Killing The Future -- Strategy Page
Afghanistan’s improving ways -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,043 -- AP
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