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Thousands of tribal elders from across Afghanistan will gather in Kabul on Thursday for a Loya Jirga, which is Pashto for grand council. Delegates to the Loya Jirga meet now with the shadow of an American withdrawal looming over Afghanistan. For the past year, U.S. and coalition troops have been packing their equipment, while international aid has started to dry up. A cloud of uncertainty still hangs over negotiations to keep U.S. troops in the country after 2014. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the U.S. and Afghanistan had reached a bilateral security agreement to govern U.S. forces after NATO’s combat mission ends next year. But before Afghan President Hamid Karzai signs the accord, it will face consideration by the Loya Jirga.
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