A coalition force member, left, speaks with an Afghan local police commander during a joint patrol near Khost village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Nov. 2, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
US, Afghanistan Begin Talks on Post-2014 Security Pact -- Voice of America
U.S. and Afghan officials have opened talks that will determine how many American military personnel stay in Afghanistan after international combat forces leave at the end of 2014. Representatives from the two countries discussed the bilateral security agreement Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The talks will focus on the main mission of U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014, and the location and number of American bases. Also on the agenda is the sensitive issue of whether American troops can be prosecuted under Afghan law.
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