WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States (US) on Thursday (Friday in Manila) warned Afghanistan to sign a new security pact as soon as possible, as top officials hinted that prolonged delays could mean no post-2014 US troop presence.
Washington’s latest run-in with President Hamid Karzai was set off by the Afghan leader’s statement that the painstakingly negotiated pact should not be signed until after his country’s next election in April.
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