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The U.S. also agreed to give the Afghans full ownership and control of the detention facility at Parwan.
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Thirty-seven-year-old Zakira Zaki(ph) is a parliamentary candidate from Parwan province northwest of Kabul.
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On March 28th an Afghan general was appointed to take command of Parwan.
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In one part of Parwan, there are 53, 000 people and only 44 police - everyday crime is on the rise.
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On Monday around 60 school girls were taken ill with similar symptoms in a neighbouring province, Parwan, the scene of another such incident in April.
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Under an agreement signed last March, the two countries agreed to transfer control of the jail, known formally as the Detention Facility in Parwan, by a September 2012 deadline.
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Bagram prison, officially known as the Parwan Detention Center, is located in one of the largest military bases for Nato-led forces fighting in Afghanistan and holds 3, 000 detainees, including terror suspects.
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U.S. military officials have said the books were set aside for destruction because Afghan detainees at the Parwan military detention center at Bagram were using them to trade messages and share extremist writing.
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During the negotiations, the U.S. proposed fully transferring the prison, known officially as the Parwan Detention Center, to Afghan control within six months, giving the U.S. time to alter how it collects intelligence from detainees.
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Under the agreement being negotiated, the U.S. would have access to detainees at Parwan to interrogate them, but the Afghan government would control the prisoners and be responsible for decisions on who should be released, U.S. officials said.
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Transfer of the Parwan detention center on Monday is critical to the ongoing effort to gradually shift control of the country's security to the Afghans as the U.S. and allies move toward the full withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2014.
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