Taliban vow war if US stay in Afghanistan after 2014
- Published: 6 Jan 2013 at 01.45
- Online news: Asia
The Taliban on Saturday warned of a prolonged war in Afghanistan if any foreign troops stay after the end of 2014, as Kabul and Washington prepare to discuss the "residual" US security presence.
Released Taliban prisoners stand after a ceremony in Pul-e-Charkhi jail on the outskirts of Kabul on January 4, 2013. The Taliban on Saturday warned of a prolonged war in Afghanistan if any foreign troops stay after the end of 2014, as Kabul and Washington prepare to discuss the "residual" US security presence.
President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai will hold talks in the US next week on a long-term security pact between the two countries, with US troops remaining in Afghanistan at the top of the agenda.
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