From Nick Paton Walsh of CNN -- The United States and Afghanistan appeared close to signing a vital diplomatic deal Sunday, a pact that would continue cooperation between the two countries after the planned departure of NATO troops in 2014. Afghan National Security Adviser Daftar Spanta and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker initialed a text Sunday that outlined the future relationship the two countries want.
However, the agreement does leave some important questions -- like the presence of American troops -- to a later document.
Spanta is quoted in a statement issued by the Afghan government, "The document finalized today provides a strong foundation for the security of Afghanistan, the region and the world and is a document for the development of the region."
U.S. Embassy Spokesman Gavin Sundwall explained, "The initialing allows the text to go forward for the internal processes on both sides." President Obama has indicated he wanted to see the document signed before the NATO summit in Chicago in May.
My immediate reaction to this article is I hope this agreement gets done and would be a great start to rehabilitating relationships between the United States and Afghanistan. I also like Obama's urgency by wanting the document signed before the NATO summit in Chicago in May.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/asia/us-afghanistan/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
However, the agreement does leave some important questions -- like the presence of American troops -- to a later document.
Spanta is quoted in a statement issued by the Afghan government, "The document finalized today provides a strong foundation for the security of Afghanistan, the region and the world and is a document for the development of the region."
U.S. Embassy Spokesman Gavin Sundwall explained, "The initialing allows the text to go forward for the internal processes on both sides." President Obama has indicated he wanted to see the document signed before the NATO summit in Chicago in May.
My immediate reaction to this article is I hope this agreement gets done and would be a great start to rehabilitating relationships between the United States and Afghanistan. I also like Obama's urgency by wanting the document signed before the NATO summit in Chicago in May.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/asia/us-afghanistan/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
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