U.S. wants Afghanistan to sign security deal in 'weeks not months'

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. wants Afghanistan to sign security deal in 'weeks not months'

WASHINGTON Mon Jan 6, 2014 3:15pm EST

(Reuters) - The United States wants the Afghanistan government to sign a bilateral security agreement in matter of weeks if a contingent of U.S. troops is to remain there after 2014, the White House said on Monday.

The Afghan government had ignored U.S. demands for it to sign a framework security agreement by the end of 2013, after protracted negotiations that have strained relations between the two countries.

U.S. officials say unless a deal is reached to keep upwards of 8,000 U.S. troops inside the country after 2014, the United States might instead completely withdraw from the country.

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"Our position continues to be that if we cannot conclude a bilateral security agreement promptly, then we will be forced to initiate planning for a post-2014 future in which there would be no U.S. or NATO troop presence in Afghanistan," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/06/us-afghanistan-usa-idUSBREA050Z520140106

[Vincardog]

1. But But But, If we withdraw who will fund the insurgents? There will not be anyone to provide arms

and munitions to all sides.


Oh the Humanity!

[bemildred]

2. You can't always get what you want. nt

[dipsydoodle]

3. I can only assume

there's something about dream on they don't quite grasp

[unhappycamper]

4. If you can't do it thirteen years, declare victory an leave. n/t