Archive for the tag 'releases'

Amid Fears of Releases, U.S. Cedes Prisons to Afghanistan

Anja Niedringhaus/Associated Press An Afghan prisoner left the Bagram Prison after the American military gave control of its last detention facility to Afghan authorities on Monday. BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The American military formally transferred all but “a small number” of the Afghan prisoners at the Bagram Prison to the Afghan government on Monday in a ceremony [...]

After meeting Morsi, Kerry releases immediate aid to Egypt

A day after warning politicians that they must overcome differences to get Egypt

CAIRO — Secretary of State John F. Kerry released $ 250 million in badly needed economic assistance for Egypt on Sunday, telling the country’s divided political classes that they must make economic and political reforms to qualify for additional U.S. support. The announcement followed a more than two-hour meeting Sunday between Kerry and Egyptian President [...]