US Lawmakers Meet With Afghan Officials Over Security Agreement

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss a still unsigned bilateral security agreement which will determine the scope of activity for American troops in Afghanistan after 2014.In comments to reporters Saturday in Kabul, Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte said no U.S. soldiers would remain in Afghanistan without a signed agreement in place. Ayotte called on U.S. President Barack Obama to immediately announce the number of American troops he...

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