Afghan President Meets Visiting U.s. Senators

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday met with the visiting U.S. senators in Arg, the country' s Presidential Palace, APA reports quoting Xinhua. "President Hamid Karzai met with Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator John Barrasso in Arg this afternoon," the presidential palace said in a statement.

The two sides discussed the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Afghanistan and the United States, the matters about Bagram detention center, and the situation in the region, the statement noted.

In regards with the BSA, Karzai told the visiting delegation that the Afghans want to sign the BSA with the United States but they want to be assured that their demands are met and that the agreement brings peace and stability for the country, the statement said.

The Afghan government in the past said that the United States must put an immediate end...