Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Crunch Time For U.S. And NATO Soldiers In Afghanistan. President Obama Is Mulling The 'Zero Option'

The US has had troops in Afghanistan since 2001. BBC

NATO To Hold Crunch Afghanistan Talks As Obama Weighs Military 'Zero Option' -- The Guardian

Allies to discuss military presence in Afghanistan amid growing acceptance that Karzai will not sign bilateral security agreement

Nato defence ministers will meet this week to discuss its future military presence in Afghanistan as Barack Obama weighs whether to order the Pentagon to begin preparations for a total withdrawal of all US forces at the end of this year.

The crunch meeting in Brussels on Wednesday comes amid growing acceptance in Washington that Afghan president Hamid Karzai is unlikely to sign a bilateral security agreement (BSA) finalised last November for a residual US security force to remain after the bulk of its troops pull out in 2014.

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More News On Reports That President Obama Is Considering The Zero Option For Afghanistan

Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout -- Washington Post/AP
Obama prepared to leave no troops in Afghanistan after 2014 -- Reuters
Obama asks Pentagon for complete Afghanistan withdrawal plan, speaks with Karzai -- FOX News
US planning full Afghan pullout, Obama tells Karzai -- BBC
US plans full troop pullout from Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
Obama Warns Karzai on Security Deal -- Naharnet
Obama warns Karzai he's running out of time for BSA -- USA Today
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Karzai -- White House

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