U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Gibbons steps down a hillside while on patrol during Operation Marble Lion in Afghanistan's Jani Khel district, April 12, 2012. Gibbons, a platoon leader, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Jason Epperson
Afghanistan And US Agree On Strategic Partnership Document -- The Guardian
A spokesman for the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said a deal has been reached, subject to final consultation.
Afghanistan and the United States have agreed the contents of a long-awaited deal to define their relationship after most foreign troops leave at the end of 2014, although the document sidesteps some of the thorniest questions about the US military presence.
Negotiations on the strategic partnership deal have dragged on for over a year, initially held up by two demands from the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, that he said were critical to restoring national sovereignty: Afghan control of jails and an end to night raids on Afghan homes.
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