Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (not pictured) in Kabul November 30, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
Afghanistan Won't Bow To US "Pressure" Over Security Pact - Official -- Reuters
A senior aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Friday of trying to pressure elements of his government to accept a security deal that would shape the post-2014 U.S. military presence in the country.
The bilateral security pact (BSA) was thrown into doubt last month when Karzai said he would sign only if new conditions were met, and even then only after April elections.
If the pact is not signed Washington says it will consider a complete military withdrawal from Afghanistan, which remains embroiled in the insurgency of the Islamist militant Taliban.
Failure to sign could could also put Western aid running to billions of dollars in serious jeopardy, exposing the central Asian country's shaky economy to collapse.
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My Comment: This is interesting .... the Afghan President is getting unexpected support from a key U.S. Democrat senator .... Top Democrat Tells Obama to Stop Insisting Karzai Sign Security Agreement -- ABC News
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