The New York Times has an op-ed contributed by Anatol Lieven (published December 19, 2013) examining the stance Karzai has taken on the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States. The author states that Karzai is trying to garner nationalist support (among his Pashtun brothers) and also keep some sort of leverage on the United States with the upcoming Afghan presidential elections scheduled for April 2014. However, states the author, Karzai runs the risk of losing United States (and other Coalition) support and funding for his very weak government past 2014.
You can read the entire article at the link below:
www.nytimes.com/2013/12/20/opinion/karzais-dangerous-game.html
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