Afghanistan's Karzai says will sign US deal but sets conditions

• 24/11/2013 - 10:35

  
  

  Kabul (AFP)

  

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that he will sign a security agreement with the United States provided it cooperates in peace efforts and ends raids on Afghan homes.
  Karzai was speaking at the end of a four-day meeting of elders and chieftains, which endorsed the pact allowing the US to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan till 2024.
  He said he would sign it in return for US "cooperation" in Afghanistan's efforts to make peace with Taliban insurgents.   COPY  http://www.afp.com/