good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i m stephanie sy. the future of american troops in afghanistan is being decided by a group of afghan tribal leaders. afghan and american leaders said yes to a security deal and today afghan president hamid karzai is pushing a council to accept it. the decision now lies with the loya jirga. translation: you are here representing the afghan nation. i was under pressure not to organise the loya jirga. when it comes to issues of national significance it is important to hold the jirgas. up to 15,000 troops could remain in the region if the security pact is signed, including 8,000-12,000 american troops. it is entirely train, equip and assist - there is no combat role for the united states force, and the bilateral security agreement is an effort to clarify for afghans and for united states military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship. here are the terms of the deal - u.s. forces that r
Watts and the Notre Dame defense made life miserable for Pitt quarterback Christian Veilleux, a redshirt sophomore making his third start. The Fighting Irish (7-2) scored 23 points off five Pitt turnovers — including a fumbled punt that Ramon Henderson recovered in the end zone or a touchdown — and have won seven of their past eight meetings with the Panthers (2-6).