Kabul | January 7

BBC - Afghan investigators have accused the US Army of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, saying inmates had reported being tortured and held without evidence.

The findings come days after President Hamid Karzai called for the facility at Bagram air base to be handed over to Afghan control within a month.

The move surprised the US, which had been working with the Afghans on a phased handover over two years.

The US says it will examine the claims.