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Kerry in Afghanistan for urgent security talks
« on: October 11, 2013, 11:51:05 am »
This just blew up on my news feed.

Via Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/11/kerry-in-afghanistan-for-urgent-security-talks/

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KABUL, Afghanistan –  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Afghanistan for urgent talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

They will discuss a looming end of October deadline for completing a security deal to allow American troops to remain in Afghanistan after the end of the NATO-led military mission next year.

Kerry's unannounced visit to Kabul on Friday comes as talks on the Bilateral Security Agreement have foundered over issues of Afghan sovereignty despite a year of negotiations.

The U.S. wants a deal by the end of the month, but the discussions have stalled over Karzai's demand for American guarantees against future foreign intervention, a veiled reference to neighboring Pakistan. The U.S. wants any remaining troops to be able to conduct counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations
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