Karzai Urges Support for US-Afghan Security Pact

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged a gathering of Afghan elders to approve a security agreement with the United States, saying the deal would allow 10,000 to 15,000 foreign troops to remain in Afghanistan after the NATO pullout next year. A draft text of the agreement posted online by the Afghan government said U.S. troops would only enter Afghan homes in exceptional cases - a point of contention in nearly a year of negotiations on the agreement. Hours before the meeting,...

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