There have been disagreements between Kabul and Washington over funding security following the US withdrawal
Afghanistan And US Agree Deal On Strategic Partnership -- BBC
US and Afghan negotiators have finalised a partnership agreement for the US role in Afghanistan after its forces withdraw at the end of 2014.
The draft agreement on their long-term relationship was signed in the Afghan capital Kabul after months of talks.
No details were released, with the deal to be reviewed by both presidents.
There have been sharp disagreements over how much financial support the US and Nato will provide after foreign troops leave.
Last week the Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the US to make a written commitment to pay a minimum of $2bn (£1.2bn) towards the maintenance of Afghan forces.
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