Karzai’s Brother Vows to Sign U.S.-Afghan Accord If Elected

Abdul Qayum Karzai vowed to sign a security pact with the U.S. if he wins an Afghan presidential election in April, diverging from his younger brother’s stance in an effort to repair ties with the Obama administration.

“Without the BSA, there is no security and everything is gone,” Abdul Qayum Karzai, 57, said in an interview yesterday in Kabul, referring to a bilateral security agreement with the U.S. “We still need the help of the international community and the U.S., and I am sure anybody who gets elected will sign the BSA if our president does not sign it.”