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Afghanistan Pakistan War & US Response?
By Washington post
Afghan president: US wants to keep 9 bases after combat troops finish withdrawal in 2014
President Hamid Karzai has announced that the United States intended to maintain nine military bases in the country after the formal withdrawal of forces in 2014, signaling Washingtons decision to maintain a significant military profile in Kabul for at least a decade.
US Response?
A senior U.S. official familiar with the talks told The Associated Press earlier that the U.S. and Karzai are at odds over his request that the United States guarantee that it would side with Afghanistan if neighboring Pakistan poses a threat. So far, the U.S. is refusing, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters.
The negotiations over a security agreement have been protracted and at times acrimonious, reflecting Washingtons relationship with Karzai.
As a result, the U.S. put the agreement on hold.
Afghan president: US wants to keep 9 bases after combat troops finish withdrawal in 2014 - The Washington Post
By Washington post
Afghan president: US wants to keep 9 bases after combat troops finish withdrawal in 2014
President Hamid Karzai has announced that the United States intended to maintain nine military bases in the country after the formal withdrawal of forces in 2014, signaling Washingtons decision to maintain a significant military profile in Kabul for at least a decade.
US Response?
A senior U.S. official familiar with the talks told The Associated Press earlier that the U.S. and Karzai are at odds over his request that the United States guarantee that it would side with Afghanistan if neighboring Pakistan poses a threat. So far, the U.S. is refusing, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters.
The negotiations over a security agreement have been protracted and at times acrimonious, reflecting Washingtons relationship with Karzai.
As a result, the U.S. put the agreement on hold.
Afghan president: US wants to keep 9 bases after combat troops finish withdrawal in 2014 - The Washington Post