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A day after President Ashraf Ghani's inauguration, Afghanistan's new government signs a long-awaited security agreement with the U.S. The previous president, Hamid Karzai, had delayed signing the agreement, partially due to concerns over civilian casualties. This deal permits 9,800 U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan after the scheduled departure of foreign forces on December 31. President Ghani encourages the Taliban to participate in peace talks, citing the Afghan population's weariness of the ongoing conflict.
Monday, 29 September, 2014