US embassy cables: Afghanistan 'goes it alone' on cluster bomb treaty- guardian

Summary: Afghanistan has unexpectedly signed up to an international treaty banning cluster bombs, without consulting the US. The Americans seek to persuade the Afghan government that they can still legally use the weapons within Afghanistan, even if the Afghan regime itself could not. Key section highlighted in yellow -- US embassy cables: Afghanistan 'goes it alone' on cluster bomb treaty
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