U.S. hands over Afghan prison that was a sticking point By Barbara Starr, Chelsea J. Carter and Ed Payne, CNN March 25, 2013 -- Updated 1023 GMT (1823 HKT) The United States transfers control of Parwan detainees The handover took place a year after the initial plan was announced Originally, the transfer was to have taken place within six months (CNN) -- The United States on Monday handed over control of a U.S.-run prison near Bagram Air Base to Afghan authorities. The handover of control of the detention center in Parwan fulfills an agreement between Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The handover deal was reached Saturday, but came a full year after the initial plan was announced by U.S and Afghan authorities. The original plan called for the prison and detainees to be handed over with six months, but in September, the United States "paused" the transfer of detainees, which include suspected Taliban militants and insurgents. CNN's Jennifer Z. Deaton and Jake Tapper contributed to this report.