U.S. Has Deal on Afghan Pact Before Tribal Leaders Meet
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U.S. and Afghan officials have reached an accord permitting some American forces to remain in Afghanistan after next year, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
Kerry said that he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke today and resolved remaining differences on the accord. About 3,000 Afghan tribal, political and intellectual leaders are set to weigh a draft tomorrow at a meeting known as a Loya Jirga.