[BITList] afghan - wtf

[x50type at cox.net]

    afghans realize US and international support is needed for years to come but have the temerity to lay down conditions - and for Americans who commit crimes [like shooting taliban?] to be accountable to afghans courts........
    Is there a war going on there or not? --- apparently the afghans don’t think so.
    WTF – this is ridiculous.
    Why not withdraw and just send them $1,000,000,000 every month?
    PS  who/what is keeping us there – eastern promise?
    ct

    US forces beyond 2014?
    Among many Afghans there is an increasing realization that long-term stability will likely require American and international support for some years to come. While there is much weariness about the foreign presence here, many Afghans acknowledge that without it much needed support will evaporate. The challenge now is finding a way to make that presence mutually agreeable to Afghans and the US.
    Although the loya jirga endorsed peace talks with the insurgency, the meeting was mostly focused on the strategic agreement with the US. The representatives stipulated a number of terms necessary for an agreement that would potentially allow US forces to stay beyond 2014 when all combat forces are required to leave the country.

    Among the conditions laid out by the loya jirga, the representatives called for an end to night raids and housing searches, the closure of US and foreign operated prisons, and for Americans who commit crimes here to be held accountable in Afghan courts.

    The final point may prove problematic in negotiations with the US.

    American leaders decided to completely remove forces from Iraq last month when Iraqi politicians called for American forces to be held accountable by local courts.
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