Afghanistan: Karzai’s top aide hopeful to finalize Afghan-US security deal soon --- The national security advisor to president Hamid Karzai, Rangin Dadfar Spanta said Thursday that serious negotiations were in progress between Afghan and Us officials to finalize the signing of the bilateral security agreement between the two nations. -- Spanta told reporters that the bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington will help peace and stability in the country. -- He assured that the security agreement will be signed and hoped that the agreement will be signed before the presidential elections which is due to be organized in April. -- In the meantime, Spanta expressed concerns that further delay in signing the security deal will further destabilize the country. -- However, he emphasized that the government of Afghanistan is keen to sign a sold substantial deal with Washington, and a sophisticated and confusing pact will not ensure peace and stability in the country. -- According to Spanta, a contradiction is noted in the foreign policies of world powers including United States of America, since Washington is keen to have strategic relations and cooperation both with the aggressors and victims. --- He specifically pointed towards Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan during the past 12 years, which is supporting the militant groups in Afghanistan by sending suicide bombers, besides continuing cross-border shelling in eastern provinces of Afghanistan. -- He also added that Pakistan is directly interferring in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, if Islamabad is looking to suspend the Afghan peace talks until Afghan elections are organized. -- Spanta urged Washington to specify the barriers which prevents the Afghan peace talks to become successful.