It's one of the thorniest issues between the government of Hamid Karzai and the US military; what to do about 3,000 detainees at a prison run jointly by the two countries. Last week, Karzai demanded an immediate handover of the prison to Afghan authorities while yesterday, a commission charged with looking into conditions and issues surrounding the prison accused the US military of abuse. Fox News: The dispute that has unfolded in recent days recreates many of the thorny issues surrounding the controversial U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay. There, as at the prison in Afghanistan, American forces are holding many detainees without charging them with a specific crime or presenting evidence in a civil court. Detainees interviewed during two visits to the U.S.-run portion of the prison outside Bagram Air Base north of Kabul complained of freezing cold, humiliating strip searches and being deprived of light, according to Gul Rahman Qazi, who led the investigation ordered by...(Read Full Post)