Friday, November 22, 2013

Afghan President Karzai Wants To Delay Signing U.S. Security Deal



Afghanistan Wants To Delay US Security Deal -- Al Jazeera

Karzai throws future of pact into confusion as US says "neither practical nor possible" to put signing off beyond 2013.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his countrymen that a vital security pact with the United States should not come into effect until after next year's election and conceded there was little trust between the two countries.

But the US replied that it was "neither practical nor possible" to delay its signing beyond the end of 2013.

About 2,500 tribal elders and political leaders from all around Afghanistan gathered in the capital, Kabul, for a Loya Jirga, or grand council, on Thursday to debate whether to allow US troops to stay after the 2014 drawdown of foreign forces.

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More News On President Karzai Wanting To Delay Signing Signing US Security Deal

Karzai urges delay of U.S., Afghanistan security pact -- CNN
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Karzai: Security deal with US should be signed after Afghan presidential poll -- RT
Karzai Says Security Pact With US Should Be Signed Next Year -- New York Times
Afghan Leader Jeopardizes Security Pact -- Wall Street Journal
Karzai lobs new curve ball on U.S.-Afghan security agreement -- L.A. Times

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