NATO has handed over control for security in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province to Afghan security forces. Bamiyan is the first of seven areas to accept responsibility for its own affairs in the initial phase of the transfer. A ceremony was held Sunday in Bamiyan to mark the transition. Bamiyan province has seen little fighting since the overthrow of the Taliban in late 2001. NATO will hand security over to Afghanistan's army and police in a gradual process due to be completed by the end of 2014, clearing the way for most foreign troops to return home. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has long pushed for the handover.