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ISAF Commander Stresses Importance of Bilateral Security Agreement
ISAF Commander Stresses Importance of Bilateral Security Agreement By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 – The top commander of NATO and U.S forces in Afghanistan told Congress today a bilateral security agreement will help to address the uncertainty Afghan people have about their country’s future after 2014, when the International Security Assistance Force mission ends and Afghan forces have security responsibility for the whole country. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. stressed the importance of the agreement while testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on progress in Afghanistan. “The U.N. security mandate will expire in December 2014, so our presence, post-2014, will be based on the agreement we make with the Afghan government,” he said. Dunford said one of the key issues a bilateral security agreement would address is “this[...]