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Thousands of troops in afghanistan. in a speech to afghan elders, karzai also said, quote: my trust with america is not good. i don't trust them, and they don't trust me. during the past ten years i have fought with them, and they have made propaganda against me. u.s. troops need certain protections including immunity from prosecution if they are going to stay in afghanistan. the white house released the letter that president obama sent to president karzai yesterday. in it there is no apology per se for past u.s. actions in afghanistan, the letter does say, however, quote: >> r eporter: accord...

2024 and could be renewed long err. they insist that the combat will end next year. forces will focus on training and counter insurgency operations. in addition they would pay for afghanistan to equip and maintain their own security force as well. this is not a done deal. they are split over whether soldiers should be allowed to enter afghan homes and there is disagreement over whether the troops should have immunity from the afghan legal system. details are being worked out and includes how many troops would stay. afghan officials tell us they want between 10,000 and 15,000 soldiers to remain...