Saturday, September 28, 2013

U.S. says deal needed ‘soon’ on post-2014 force in Afghanistan --- A top Pentagon official said Friday it would be a “tragedy” if Afghan and U.S. negotiators failed to clinch a deal allowing U.S. troops to stay in the country after 2014. --- Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he told leaders in Kabul during a visit earlier this month that President Barack Obama wanted to see a bilateral security agreement wrapped up as soon as possible to provide “certainty” to commanders. --- “We need that soon because we need to be able to plan. And we need it soon because our allies and partners need to be able to plan,” Carter told AFP and other newswire services in an interview. - Alarabiya.net

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