Afghanistan, US Sign Security Pact

Afghanistan's new government and the United States have signed a long-delayed bilateral security agreement that will allow about 10,000 soldiers to remain in Afghanistan when the international combat mission ends December 31. The two sides signed the pact in Kabul Tuesday, a day after Ashraf Ghani officially took over as Afghanistan's president from Hamid Karzai. Under tight security, representatives from around the world joined Afghan political and religious leaders at...

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