"Both Kabul and Washington want some U.S. soldiers to remain in Afghanistan after multinational forces leave by the end of next year. But they cannot agree upon the terms of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) detailing how much immunity U.S. soldiers will have from Afghan courts.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the sticking point in Kabul on October 2, when they announced only partial success in writing a new security pact.
Karzai said he will ask a "loya jirga" assembly of tribal leaders next month to decide whether U.S. soldiers should have immunity. Kerry said that without immunity, U.S. soldiers will not be able to stay.
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