Kerry travels to Afghanistan amid stalled security negotiations --- KABUL, Afghanistan — Secretary of State John F. Kerry made an urgent visit to Afghanistan on Friday to spur stalled negotiations on an agreement that would keep some U.S. forces in the country after the NATO mission concludes next year. --- "In any negotiation with any country where there are tough issues, the sticking points almost always, if not always, come down to the end, and that's the point we're at now," one of the diplomats said, describing the security pact as 95% finished. - latimes