Vil indebære, at nogle amerikanske styrker bliver i Afghanistan efter 2014
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won the endorsement of tribal elders and community leaders to negotiate a 10-year strategic partnership with the US, BBC online reports Sunday.
The proposed pact would see the presence of US troops after 2014, the date for foreign troops to leave.
But delegates at the loya jirga, or traditional assembly, in the capital Kabul, set conditions for a pact. The jirga’s decisions are not legally binding, with parliament having the final say.
Delegates demanded an end to night raids – which are hated by Afghans, but seen as crucial by US commanders.
They called for detainees to be placed in Afghan custody, and for US nationals who commit crimes in Afghanistan to be held to account.
The assembly also endorsed peace talks with Taliban members who wish to abandon violence.
