Source: Asia Times:
By Frud Bezhan
Just when it appeared that a contentious security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States was all wrapped up, it hit yet another snag.
The Loya Jirga, a traditional gathering of Afghan elders tasked with deciding whether US troops will be allowed to remain in Afghanistan after 2014, approved the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) after four days of debate.
That endorsement was supposed to clear the last major hurdle for the agreement to be ratified by parliament and signed by President Hamid Karzai.
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