NATO Starts Talks With Afghanistan on Post-2014 Troops
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization began talks with the Afghan government on troop support after 2014, while emphasizing that any accord remains contingent on the signing of a security pact with the U.S.
Negotiations started today on NATO’s role “to train, advise and assist” Afghan forces, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was “pleased” to learn of the discussions while the Pentagon pressed for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign the bilateral agreement, a statement from the U.S. agency said.