Afghanistan, US to sign prison transfer deal
The United States and Afghanistan are expected to sign a deal on the transfer of US-run detention centres to Afghan authorities on Friday, two Afghan officials said, improving the prospects of a strategic partnership allowing long-term US involvement in the country.
The Foreign Ministry later said Afghan Defence Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak and Gen. John Allen, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, would sign an MOU. (Reuters)
