US and Afghanistan Reach Deal to Keep Troops There Beyond 2024 | Afghan Loya Jirga to vote on pact

US Downplays Possibility of Leaving Afghanistan After 2014 | ‘We have promised to stay’

US Struggles to Reassure Karzai, But Are Taliban Talks Dead? | Taliban peace talks and Karzai troop level talks in tatters

Congressional Intel Chairs: Taliban ‘Stronger’ Since Obama’s 2009 Surge | Feinstein: Insurgency ‘won’t necessarily burn out’

Obama in Afghanistan to Sign Deal to Continue War Through 2024 | President sneaks into country to sign document, bypasses Congress

US, Afghanistan Agree to Draft of ‘2024’ Deal | Partnership agreement would cover another decade of occupation

Crocker Downplays 2014 ‘Deadline’ in Afghanistan | Negotiations on occupation through 2024 continue at Loya Jirga