US-Afghanistan Security Deal Not Ready
Afghanistan's president ruled out signing a security deal
with the United States until disagreements over sovereignty are resolved, but
said he will convene a council of elders in one month to help him make a
decision on the pending agreement. Hamid Karzai made the pointed remarks about
the languishing Bilateral Security Agreement even as he condemned what he
described as repeated violations of Afghan sovereignty by the United States and
allies. The US wants a deal by the end of October to give American and NATO
military planners enough time to prepare for keeping troops in the country
after the scheduled 2014 withdrawal — instead of a total pullout similar to the
one in Iraq. There are increasing indications the US may in fact pull out all
their forces.
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