Maintaining U.S. presence in Afghanistan would bolster Taliban: expert says admin, October 19, 2013June 22, 2024 Tehran Times October 19, 2013On October 12 Washington and Kabul agreed on a draft deal that would keep some U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014, but only if political and tribal leaders in Afghanistan agree to a U.S. demand that U.S. troops not be subject to Afghan law… Afghanistan Obama Foreign Policy Tehran Times