Two U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters fly over Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2013, during a mission to move personnel. The helicopters are assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Peter Smedber
US And Afghanistan Wrangle With Deal To Keep Troops In Place After 2014 -- The Guardian
White House plays down talk agreement has been reached, while Afghan officials say it must include US apology
The US and Afghanistan are close to reaching a draft security agreement that would allow American forces to stay in the country past 2014, Afghan officials have claimed. The deal is critical to Afghanistan's hopes of stability after western combat troops leave next year.
However any deal would need to include a public apology for past mistakes by American forces from the US government, the Afghan presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said on Tuesday, prompting a flat denial from Barack Obama's top national security aide that any such concession was on the table. An apology would almost certainly be politically controversial in Washington.
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