Afghan assembly to consider deal with U.S. next month --- KABUL — An Afghan assembly will decide next month on a proposal that would allow the U.S. military to keep key bases and troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when all foreign combat forces are set to leave. --- The assembly, known as the loya jirga, is scheduled to start Nov. 19 and could last up to a week, allowing 3,000 participants to deliberate on the 32 pages of the proposed pact, said Sadeq Mudabir, a senior organizer of the gathering. - More, Washingtonpost