Karzai said he would not sign a security deal until new requirements had been met [Reuters]
Karzai Accuses US Of Cutting Afghan Military Supplies In Security Row -- NBC/Reuters
KABUL —Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his national security council have accused the United States of cutting military supplies, including fuel, to put pressure on the country to sign a security pact, a statement from Karzai's palace said on Sunday.
The U.S. embassy in Kabul denied that supplies had been cut.
Tensions between Karzai and his American backers have escalated since the Afghan president said last week that he would not sign a crucial bilateral security deal until a suite of new requirements had been met - despite the deal already being agreed upon.
The issue was raised during a Sunday meeting of the Afghan national security council.
"The meeting concluded that the cutting of fuel supplies and support services to the Afghan army and police is being used as a means of pressure to ensure Afghanistan ... signs the Bilateral Security Agreement with the U.S.," said a statement from the presidential palace.
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More News On Afghan President Karzai Accusing The US Of Cutting Afghan Military Supplies
Hamid Karzai says US cutting supplies to put pressure on security pact -- The Guardian
Karzai accuses US of halting military supplies over pact row -- AFP
Karzai Accuses U.S. Of Withholding Supplies -- Radio Free Europe
Karzai says US cutting supplies as a tactic -- Al Jazeera
Karzai government accuses U.S. of withholding fuel from Afghan forces -- Washington Post
U.S. withholds fuel supply to Afghan forces: report -- Global post/Xinhua News Agency
New sticking point between U.S. and Afghanistan: fuel supplies -- L.A. Times
My Comment: It looks like the U.S. is reminding Afghan President Karzai on how dependent he is on U.S. support.
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