US opens Afghan talks on long-term troop presence after 2014 - Guardian

Afghanistan and the US have opened talks to keep American troops in the country after most Nato forces go home in 2014, but the thorny question of immunity for American soldiers, which in effect ended the US role in Iraq last year, is likely to prove a stumbling block. - US opens Afghan talks on long-term troop presence after 2014
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