Afghanistan Foundation Urges Karzai to Conclude Security Agreement with United States: “We are again calling on President Hamid Karzai to move expeditiously to conclude a bilateral security agreement, and new Status of Forces Agreement, with the United States prior to the 2014 withdrawal,” said Philip Smith, President and Executive Director of the Afghanistan Foundation in Washington, D.C. “This agreement is long overdue, and critical to reach, prior to the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in the coming months.” - Reuters