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Key parts of the proposed Afghan-US pact
Fp Archives •The US and Afghan governments have agreed on the language of the proposed agreement, but changes can be made before any agreement is signed. Here are some of the key provisions in the document as it stands now.
US allowed 'limited' military role, agrees on draft pact with Afghanistan
Fp Archives •The agreement reached Wednesday is far from complete. The document now goes to the Loya Jirga, a 3,000-member council of elders who have the right to revise or reject any clause of the draft agreement.
US-Afghanistan reach deal on final text of security pact: Kerry
Fp Archives •The draft agreement goes to a grand council of Afghan elders, known as a Loya Jirga, for approval on Thursday.
Hamid Karzai
Fp Staff •Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has an unenviable job of ruling a war-strife nation.