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Afghan President Shows No Indication of Signing Security Agreement With Washington

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has not yet agreed to sign a Bilateral Security Agreement [BSA] with the United States. The agreement would determine the scope of activity for American troops in Afghanistan after 2014. Karzai has been a U.S. ally for more than a decade -- but in the waning days of his presidency, he has had disagreements with Washington on several issues, including the signing of the BSA. U.S. combat troops are drawing down from Afghanistan as planned. But the other part of...

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