US Presses Afghanistan to Sign New Security Pact -- Voice of America
The Obama administration is pressing the Afghan government to sign a new security pact or face the prospect of no U.S. troops in the country beyond 2014.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told VOA's Afghan Service Friday that failing to conclude the Bilateral Security Agreement this year with Afghan President Hamid Karzai is "not an option" the U.S. is considering.
"The bottom line is we need to conclude this agreement with a signature between our two governments as quickly as possible and certainly by the end of the year. Because if we don't, it makes it nearly impossible for the United States or our allies to plan for a presence post - 2014," said Psaki.
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