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Kerry: U.S., Afghanistan agree on security pact
[USATODAY] Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... said Wednesday that the U.S. and Afghan governments have agreed on terms for a security arrangement that could clear the way for a long-term U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. The agreement must be reviewed by a loya jirga, or tribal council, that Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... has convened this week in Kabul. The council could raise objections that might delay or even prevent a signing. "We have agreed on the language that would be submitted to a loya jirga, but they have to pass it," Kerry said. The military coalition's mission will wind down at the end of 2014, when most U.S. forces are supposed to leave. The security agreement is designed to provide a legal framework for an American presence after that. The United States has said a post-2014 mission would include advisers for Afghanistan's young military and a counterterrorism force that would be authorized to target al-Qaeda and its affiliates. "There is no combat role for United States forces," Kerry said of a follow-on force. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-21 |
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