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    US and Afghanistan Reach Prison Handover Agreement

    The planned US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of 2014 may ultimately depend on negotiations with the Taliban. For the moment, the US forces and the Karzai government are focused on negotiations with one another. One sticking point was American control of Parwan Prison, near the Bagram military base north of Kabul.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The planned US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of 2014 may ultimately depend on negotiations with the Taliban. For the moment, the US forces and the Karzai government are focused on negotiations with one another. One sticking point was American control of Parwan Prison, near the Bagram military base north of Kabul. President Karzai set deadline of today to resolve it and, at the last minute, the deadline was met. We get an update from Heidi Vogt, who's in Kabul for the Associated Press, and from Julian Barnes, Pentagon reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Heidi Vogt

      Wall Street Journal

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      Julian Barnes

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Why Is Healthcare So Much More Expensive in the US?
    1. 0:00Jobs Report Signals a Strengthening Recovery
    2. 7:35Healthcare in the US: The Politics and the Prices
    3. 42:39US and Afghanistan Reach Prison Handover AgreementYou’re reading this
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