Kerry Visits Afghanistan For Talks With Karzai

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, as a deadline approaches for a security deal over the future of U.S. troops in the country. The countries are trying to hammer out an agreement by the end of October to allow U.S. forces to stay in Afghanistan after the NATO-led military mission ends next year. Washington and Kabul have been talking for over a year and have been stalled over issues of Afghan ...

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