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| Afghan loya jirga: Karzai wins backing for US pact | Afghan loya jirga: Karzai wins backing for US pact |
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| By Orla Guerin BBC News, Kabul | By Orla Guerin BBC News, Kabul |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won the endorsement of tribal elders and community leaders to negotiate a 10-year strategic partnership with the US. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won the endorsement of tribal elders and community leaders to negotiate a 10-year strategic partnership with the US. |
| The proposed pact could see the presence of US troops after 2014, the date for foreign troops to leave. | The proposed pact could see the presence of US troops after 2014, the date for foreign troops to leave. |
| But delegates at the loya jirga, or traditional assembly, in the capital Kabul, set conditions for a pact. | |
| The jirga's decisions are not legally binding, with parliament having the final say. | The jirga's decisions are not legally binding, with parliament having the final say. |
| 'End to night raids' | 'End to night raids' |
| While delegates at the four-day loya jirga gave their blessing to the pact, they also imposed conditions which may make it harder for an agreement to be reached. | While delegates at the four-day loya jirga gave their blessing to the pact, they also imposed conditions which may make it harder for an agreement to be reached. |
| Negotiations have already dragged on for close to a year. | Negotiations have already dragged on for close to a year. |
| Delegates demanded an end to night raids - which are hated by Afghans, but seen as crucial by US commanders. | Delegates demanded an end to night raids - which are hated by Afghans, but seen as crucial by US commanders. |
| They also called for detainees to be placed in Afghan custody, and for US nationals who commit crimes in Afghanistan to be held to account. | They also called for detainees to be placed in Afghan custody, and for US nationals who commit crimes in Afghanistan to be held to account. |
| The assembly also endorsed peace talks with Taliban members who wish to abandon violence. | The assembly also endorsed peace talks with Taliban members who wish to abandon violence. |
| But it is unclear if there is anyone to talk to. | But it is unclear if there is anyone to talk to. |