Defense

Aghanistan conflict could worsen

Portraying a difficult future for Afghanistan without U.S. help, Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey says that Afghanistan's refusal to sign a security agreeme...

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March 3, 2014 10:03 am

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Portraying a difficult future for Afghanistan without U.S. help, Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey says that Afghanistan’s refusal to sign a security agreement with the United States could make the war more difficult and inspire the enemy and encourage some Afghan security forces to cooperate with the Taliban to as he put it, “hedge their bets.” Afghan President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a SOFA with the U.S.