Afghanistan: U.S. Experts Fear Afghan Future Without BSA --- Meanwhile, a number of leading American analysts warned that if the BSA was not signed, and the U.S. cuts of military ties with Afghanistan, the country would likely see a resurgence of the Taliban, and parts of the Southern and Eastern regions would likely be isolated from Kabul entirely. -- "If we suddenly cut off the Afghan government, there is a very serious risk that the country will divide, and that the Taliban will have great presence," Anthony Carson from the Center for Strategic and Global Studies said. -- O'Hanlon spoke about the military partnership between the U.S. and Afghanistan in both practical and principled terms, highlighting the fact that both countries have dedicated immense amounts of lives and resources into their common fight against the Taliban. He suggested not moving forward with the BSA would be "to throw away the sacrifice and the great investment that we have made through the years, with six hundred billion dollars in U.S. expenditures, and more than two thousand American lives lost." --- In a meeting with a number of families who had lost relatives in conflict over the past 12 years, who also participated in the Jirga, Karzai said on Wednesday that he respects the decision of the Jirga, but he still won't let his preconditions regarding raids on Afghan homes and the Taliban peace process.