Barack Obama: “The United States welcomes the Loya Jirga's overwhelming endorsement…”

On the recordNovember 24, 2013

The United States welcomes the Loya Jirga's overwhelming endorsement of the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA).

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Readout of National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice's Meeting with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan

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