U.S. Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after completing an interdiction operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia
Endless Afghanistan? US-Afghan aAreement Would Keep Troops In Place And Funds Flowing, Perhaps Indefinitely -- NBC
(Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Tuesday it had agreed the framework of a security pact with the United States days ahead of a national gathering to debate the future of the U.S. military presence in the country.
But the U.S. State Department said some final issues still had to be settled before a final text was ready. "We are not there yet," a spokeswoman said
Thousands of Afghan tribal and political leaders are due to gather in Kabul on Thursday to decide whether to allow U.S. troops to stay after a 2014 drawdown of foreign military to help fledgling security forces fight a Taliban-led insurgency.
Without an accord on the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), the United States says it could pull out all its troops at the end of 2014.
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More News On Reports That The U.S. Has Reached A Security Agreement With The Afghan Government
Read the full draft of US-Afghan agreement (PDF)-- NBC
Afghans Say Agreed Framework With Americans On Military Presence -- Reuters
Afghan Spokesman: US Agrees to Conditions on Troop Conduct -- Voice of America
Key Issue Said to Be Resolved in U.S.-Afghan Security Talks -- New York Times
U.S., Afghanistan Move Toward Security Deal -- Wall Street Journal
Hopes rise for Afghan-US security accord -- BBC
Karzai, Kerry talk about possible U.S.-Afghan security deal -- CNN
Afghanistan divided over security pact with U.S. -- USA Today/AP
2 comments:
So much for Obama's pledge to remove troops..
At least most of the troops will be gone .... but I agree .... I wish that all of the troops would be coming home.
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