U.S. expects the deal to have its troops in Afghanistan to be signed this year By La Recontra Oferta Newspaper LRON at San Jose, CA US 14:45PM 11.24.2013 The White House is responding to statements that Karzai insisted that the agreement be signed by his successor in April, a very long time for the Pentagon The White House has shown confident that the agreement between Afghanistan and the United States to regulate the presence of its troops in the Asian country after the withdrawal of NATO forces in December 2014 be signed before the end of the year. The deadline for the United States differs from that proposed Thursday by the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who , before the delegates of the Loya Jirga , the assembly of tribal leaders in order to examine the content of the agreement , said that it would be best to be his successor who initialed the treaty when elected in April due to the lack of mutual trust between Washington and him. We need to sign the agreement before the end of 2013 , said Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel . The Pentagon has the treaty to enter into force before the end of this year to prepare in over from NATO troops , but Karzai s statements have been planted , again , uncertainty about the future of a pact whose negotiations have been tense and cumbersome and is critical to ensuring the presence of a U.S. contingent in Afghanistan from December 2014. The proposed delay Afghan President expectations could truncate it to seal an agreement on which depends the maintenance of thousands of dollars in military and economic assistance , the livelihood of the armed forces of that country. Karzai himself has admitted to the Loya Jirga, the importance of the permanence of U.S. troops to maintain security in the country In the final stretch of its mandate, the demands on the content of the treaty has been raising Karzai in recent months as an attempt to usurp political relevance. There is a lack of trust between America and me. I do not trust them and they trust me , acknowledged the president of the council of Afghan tribal leaders. The White House and the State Department have avoided comment on the statements of the president of Afghanistan on the new terms , insisting that the treaty should be signed in the coming weeks, and suspicions between Karzai and Washington. Skepticism has always surrounded this process. In Iraq Hun problems and did not reach an agreement , but in that case, yes we did , said presidential spokesman , Josh Earnest . The Pentagon has the treaty to enter into force before the end of this year to prepare in over from NATO troops , but Karzai s statements have been planted , again , uncertainty about the future of the covenant The administration itself has been sharply when the president of Afghanistan disprove the duration of stay of the U.S. contingent in the country. Karzai has said that he would leave in 2024 , but Earnest has made it clear that this decision belongs exclusively to the president of the United States and had not yet been taken implying that the task of training the Afghan armed forces will not require much time. The White House spokesman also noted that Obama had not yet decided how many troops will remain in Afghanistan - it shuffles to a figure of between 5,000 and 10,000 . The last bid Karzai is a trip to the prospects of a negotiation that both countries are interested in a successful conclusion . U.S. has no intention of Afghanistan follow the path of violence in Iraq , which has strengthened the presence of Al Qaeda , and become a breeding ground for terrorism against which war has been fought in the longest of his history and has invested so much money and human lives. To Kabul U.S. troop presence is vital to maintaining annual aid dollars 4,000 million which depend the security forces , the main charge , from the withdrawal of NATO combat the insurgency. The agreement is reached with the U.S. will also determine the model of other countries that are part of the NATO contingent and have also shown their desire to remain in Afghanistan after the end of the mandate of the Alliance. For entrepreneurs and investors Afghans , the presence of U.S. troops guarantees a vital for economic development and influence of a nation who prefer the alternative of Iran or Pakistan security powers that could fill a priori vacuum U.S. . The spine of immunity The agreement between Afghanistan and the U.S. sets conditions for stay of American troops in China and part of the operations developed, restricted to training the Afghan armed forces and the organization of counter-terrorism operations . The text guarantees the military immunity for crimes committed on Afghan soil and the civilians under his orders , which are subject to U.S. jurisdiction , and limited raids on civilian homes , which should always communicate to Afghan authorities and performed extraordinary circumstances . ( The other civilian contractors can be arrested and prosecuted under Afghan law ) In the final stretch of its mandate, the demands on the content of the treaty has been raising Karzai in recent months as an attempt to usurp political relevance The immunity of U.S. troops is , a priori , one of the most susceptible to rejection by the Loya Jirga , as demonstrated several of its delegates when Karzai read the text of the agreement. The legal disclaimer , however , is one of the priority conditions for the Pentagon to access keep troops on Afghan soil and the absence of such a guarantee is what determined the abandonment of all armed contingent in Iraq after the withdrawal in October 2011. Karzai agreed to grant immunity in exchange for a letter that President Obama acknowledged the mistakes made during the 12 years of occupation. The U.S. president sent a letter but in terms that did not fit with the demands of his counterpart . In the note, the President claimed that the troops would recognize Afghan sovereignty but stressed also the enormous sacrifice of American troops in its task of protecting the Afghan people . The letter and the text of the agreement being discussed these days by the Loya Jirga. His decision is not binding , but Karzai has said that without significant support from the assembly of Afghan leaders , the Government will not approve the agreement.
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