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08 October 2013 Military News

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  • Karzai may not sign pact with US Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he may not sign a bilateral agreement with the United States that would allow US forces to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014.
  • Karzai to call assembly of elders over security deal with US Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2013 -- President Hamid Karzai says he will convene a Loya Jirga, the grand assembly of elders to discuss a security deal that allows the US to set up permanent military bases in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 deadline for withdrawal of foreign troops.
  • Joint Afghan-NATO raids kill 21 Taliban across Afghanistan: Interior Ministry Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2013 -- Afghan security forces backed by US-led foreign troops have killed at least 21 Taliban militants and detained 10 others during cleanup operations across the war-ravaged country, Interior Ministry says.
  • Washington Hopeful Of Deal With Kabul RFE/RL 08 Oct 2013 -- Washington says it is hopeful an agreement can be concluded soon with Kabul on the future role of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the departure of nearly all foreign forces, scheduled for the end of 2014.
  • Afghan-US Security Agreement Still Not Clear VOA 08 Oct 2013 -- Afghanistan's president has called for an assembly of elders to discuss a draft bilateral security agreement with the United States. President Hamid Karzai says there is no rush in signing the pact, casting more doubt on the future of U.S. forces in the country after the planned NATO withdrawal in 2014.
  • Libya calls in US envoy over abduction of al-Libi Iran Press TV 08 Oct 2013 -- Libya has summoned the United States' envoy over the abduction of a Libyan citizen by American military forces in Tripoli.

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