The Dhaka Times Desk Finally, the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has regained his composure. He is now taking a hard line on US policy. Such a situation has arisen. He himself rejected Washington's invitation.
The media reported that the United States had called on Afghanistan to sign the security agreement within this year instead of waiting for the next presidential election in Afghanistan. The rejection of this proposal has left uncertainty about the future role of US troops in Afghanistan. Aljazeera has given such news. On Friday, a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected Washington's invitation, media reported. "We do not accept any deadline set by the United States. Earlier they had set different deadlines, so this is nothing new for us', said one of Karzai's spokespersons, Aymal Faizi.
Incidentally, at the beginning of a session of the Afghan Parliament (Laya Jirga) last Thursday, President Hamid Karzai said that the agreement should be signed after the next presidential election. Hamid Karzai is preparing to run for a third term after serving two terms as president.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to sign the US-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) "with a focus on a satisfactory environment" after presidential elections next year, media reports said. On the other hand, the United States has repeatedly said that they will not wait after April 2014 to sign the agreement.
Note that if the agreement is not signed, the United States will be able to withdraw almost all of its troops from Afghanistan at the end of 2014. Two years ago, the US withdrew all troops from Iraq after failing to sign a security agreement.