Roger Shuler, Legal Schnauzer & US-Afghan "there is not flexibility" ~ IE, including the search of civilian homes

US-Afghan security pact collapsing after Karzai refusal, 11/18/13 >> Get short URL<<

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (AFP Photo / Massoud Hossaini) 

A pact between the United States and Afghanistan to keep American troops inside the country is in danger of falling apart.

According to a report by Reuters, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rejected a provision in the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that would grant the United States authority to unilaterally carry out military operations within the country, including the search of civilian homes. 

Since these raids have sometimes resulted in the death of civilians, Karzai has opposed allowing them to continue under a new BSA. One Afghan official with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters that on this issue, “there is no flexibility.”
 

On Thursday, Afghanistan’s loya jirga – a national gathering of thousands of political and tribal leaders from around the country – is scheduled to convene and debate the terms of the BSA. If the two sides fail to reach an agreement, the United States says it could pull all of its remaining troops out of the country by the end of 2014

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Anonymous said...

I happened to peak in the courtroom. Mr. Shuler had 5 deputies guarding him. I am terribly concerned that there was not more security to protect us, the public, from this 56 year old, handcuffed, shackled man. What we really need, is to be protected from the Rileys.November 18, 2013 at 2:56 PM