The Fact Checker: Kerry’s claim that Afghanistan’s U.S. forces deal is ‘under the same standard’ as Japan or Korea --- “With respect to the jurisdiction issue, we have great respect for Afghan sovereignty. And we will respect it, completely. And that is laid out in this agreement. But where we have forces in any part of the world, and we unfortunately have them in a number of places in the world – in Japan, in Korea, in Europe, in other parts of the world, Africa. Wherever our forces are found, they operate under the same standard. We are not singling out Afghanistan for any separate standard. We are defending exactly what the constitutional laws of the United States require.” - More, Glenn Kessler - Washingtonpost