U.S. Ambassador Discusses Security Agreement --- James Cunningham, the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, held a press conference on Wednesday in which he spoke about the still unset Kabul-Washington security pact, looking to allay misgivings and clear up misunderstandings that have circulated around it. -- On Wednesday, Ambassador Cunningham took the opportunity to carefully disentangle the misunderstandings that have abounded over the issue of U.S. troop immunity. He reaffirmed that the U.S. does not want its soldiers to go unpunished for wrongdoings. But instead, the issue was over whether or not U.S. troops would be subject to Afghan or American judicial jurisdiction. The term "immunity," therefore, simply refers to the soldiers' freedom from prosecution in Afghan courts, not carte blanche. --- "We have tried to make clear to all of Afghanistan's neighbors, who are the countries interested here, no one should view the BSA as a threat," he said. "Indeed, we would argue the that the presence of U.S. forces supporting Afghan forces after 2014 is an asset for the region by promoting security in the region by promoting the security of Afghanistan." - More, tolonews