Karzai says U.S. can have nine Afghan bases after 2014

Friday, May 10, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, said Thursday his government is now ready to let the U.S. have nine bases across Afghanistan after most foreign troops withdraw in 2014.

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