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| U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes off in a black hawk helicopter after arriving for an unannounced visit to Kabul on October 11, 2013. |
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has made an unannounced visit to
Afghanistan for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, as a deadline
approaches for a security deal over the future of U.S. troops in the
country.
The countries are trying to hammer out an agreement by the end of October to allow U.S. forces to stay in Afghanistan after the NATO-led military mission ends next year.
Washington and Kabul have been talking for over a year and have been stalled over issues of Afghan sovereignty, the expected role of U.S. forces, and Mr. Karzai's demand for American guarantees against future foreign intervention.
If there is no agreement, U.S. forces will leave after 2014.
The countries are trying to hammer out an agreement by the end of October to allow U.S. forces to stay in Afghanistan after the NATO-led military mission ends next year.
Washington and Kabul have been talking for over a year and have been stalled over issues of Afghan sovereignty, the expected role of U.S. forces, and Mr. Karzai's demand for American guarantees against future foreign intervention.
If there is no agreement, U.S. forces will leave after 2014.
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