U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Payam Shannon, left, trains Afghan police officers during a personal security detachment course at the provincial police training center in Tirin Kot in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Nov. 14, 2013. Shannon is assigned to Combined Team Uruzgan. Australian Defense Force photo by Cpl. Mark Doran
American Troops In Afghanistan Unfazed By Talks Of Longer Commitment -- NBC News
KABUL, Afghanistan — As American and Afghan officials continue to negotiate an agreement that would keep American troops on the ground in Afghanistan for years to come, Tech. Sgt. Rafael Melendez of the 439th Air expeditionary advisory squadron performs his job, unfazed.
A father of two girls from Columbus, Ga., Melendez is on his second deployment in Afghanistan. On this tour, his unit is tasked with training Afghan airmen on perimeter security and quick reaction procedures.
He believes their progress is good. “They can hold their own,” he said.
If all goes according to plan, Melendez, who is only four weeks into this deployment, could be back home in 11 months. But according to a draft of the Bilateral Security Agreement that NBC News obtained, U.S. troops could end up staying in Afghanistan for another decade, possibly longer.
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Update: 'The Vietnam of my generation': Afghanistan veterans worried by troop presence with no deadline -- NBC
My Comment: Popular Mechanics (of all websites) has a good summary in decoding the U.S. - Afghan draft agreement that was leaked yesterday.
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