Monday November 25, 2013
Kabul (BNA) Chairman of consultative Loya Jirga Prof Sebghatullah Mujaddedi asked signing of security agreement with the USA before the end of current year.
Talking at the Loya Jirga ground with reporters, Prof Mujaddedi said that the benefit of Afghans people is in signing of security agreement with the USA and nothing in the agreement content is against the interests of Afghanistan or contrary to it.
He emphasized that signing of security and defensive agreement with the USA is the authorities of Afghan people. This agreement that would be confirmed by people in consultative Loya Jirga and national assembly should be immediately ratified by provident.
He also said that signing of the security pact between Afghanistan and the US is not only to the benefit of Afghanistan but also in the interest of the region.
He noted that debate on the security pact between the Afghan and US government continued for over one year and that the contents of the pact has been finalized considering the needs of Afghanistan.
Touching on the legal jurisdiction of the US soldiers he said that the US government has sent a letter and has agreed that during the legal trial of accused US soldiers a representative of the Afghan legal or religious foundation of Afghanistan can be present.
He also accused the Pakistani ISI that it had planned vicious programs against the organizers of the Consultative Loya Jirga and tried to disrupt the process of holding of the Jirga.
