Kerry Announces U.S.-Afghan Security Agreement -- L.A. Times
The secretary of State does not disclose its terms. The deal on a post-2014 partnership requires the approval of an Afghan tribal assembly and the parliament.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Wednesday that the United States and Afghanistan had reached agreement on a security partnership after international combat troops withdraw, and that the deal would be presented to a gathering of influential tribal leaders beginning Thursday.
The deal, whose terms Kerry did not disclose, will be subject to approval by the tribal assembly, known as a loya jirga, as well as the Afghan parliament. The tribal gathering is an advisory body only, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai has indicated he won't sign the security agreement unless the assembly approves it.
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