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December 2, 2013

Karzai: U.S. Cutting Supplies in Security Pact Row 
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is accusing the United States of coercive
measures to pressure him into signing a long-term security pact. Karzai
announced last week he wants to continue negotiations on a deal to
maintain U.S. forces beyond 2014. On Sunday, Karzai said the U.S. has
cut military supplies, including fuel, to his government in retaliation.
The United States has denied the claim. Tensions escalated last week
after a U.S. drone attack killed a child and injured two women in
Helmand Province. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Joseph
Dunford, called Karzai to apologize.

 

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