Direktlänk till inlägg 17 december 2013
According to reports, Washington has extended the deadline for the signing of the bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan
The US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington should be signed as soon as possible, however he said pact did not have to be concluded by January.
While speaking during an interview with the ABC television, Kerry said that the security pact could even be inked by the successor of president Hamid Karzai, who will be chosen in April next year.
Kerry said, “If American forces were not there, I think there would be serious challenges with respect to Afghanistan’s security.”
“But … I believe that Hamid Karzai, either he or his successor, will sign this,” he said, before adding “I think he needs to sign this,” Kerry added.
In response to a question on whether Karzai had to sign the deal by January, as had been agreed when the two sides launched negotiations a year ago, Kerry replied “no”.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said he will not sign the agreement with Washington unless United States promises to end airstrikes and raids on homes, in addition to helping broker peace talks with the Taliban group in a bid to end the violence in the country.
In the meantime, US officials have indicated President Obama is prepared to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan if its government does not agree to the existing security proposal.
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