Up to 15,000 foreign troops could stay in Afghanistan: Karzai

November 21, 2013 19:49

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave his backing today to a proposed security pact with the United States that will see up to 15,000 foreign troops stay in the war-torn country.

But he said it would not be signed until after next year's election. A grand assembly of tribal chieftains, community elders and politicians began four days of debate on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which will shape Washington's future military presence in Afghanistan.

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