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Here is cnn's elite lab ott. >> reporter: john kerry announced the deal that could leave thousands of u.s. troops in afghanistan for years to come. >> there's no combat role for united states forces and the bilateral security agreement is an effort to try to clarify for afghans and for united states military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that on-going relationship. >> reporter: the draft agreement is now before an afghan council of tribal leaders. until they approve it, it is far from a done deal. to get their buy in, president karzai wants a letter of assurances from the w...

Reassurance that the united states in whatever role it stays in, and we're negotiating that, of course, training, equipping, existing on counterterrorism will respect the rights and the privacy of the afghan people. that's something that mattered to karzai. we of course always respect the afghan people and try to avoid civilian casualties and have done that from the time we've been there. we have nothing clear. we have nothing to apologize for. our soldiers have sacrificed a great deal. >> where do you think that comes from, the perception that it was an apology, from the afghan side they were...

Year. perhaps even longer than that. president obama offering something to help seal the deal. in a all right to the afghan president hamid karzai, he promises u.s. forces will, quote, continue to make every effort to respect the sanctity and dignity of afghans in their homes and their daily life, just as we do for our own citizens. what's missing in that line? an apology for the deaths of afghan civilians, that's something that karzai would have liked, he's not getting it. parts of the plan could be a hard sell for the afghan people in general. here's aleash labith. >> reporter: the deal coul...

And says really derogatory comments, throwing everything up in the air. he did promise to sign this agreement once the lawyer approves it. and now, by waiting until april, this could cast doubt on the agreement because what if his successor doesn't like parts of it? the u.s. said it would need a year to start withdrawing u.s. troops. other countries that want to keep troops in afghanistan are waiting for this agreement to be signed. so it certainly casts a lot of uncertainty on the future of the u.s. and international presence after 2014. >> and just briefly, of course, the taliban waiting and...

Sisters or daughters' decision to take on a combat role? ed says i would support her but i wouldn't like it. meanwhile my buddy, alicia knight, says i don't want any of my children going to be warriors, but if that was their choice, then i would support them. like us on facebook so you can weigh in. mark your calendar, former cyclist steve kornacki -- >> what? i know him. >> is doing a google plus hangout on air tomorrow on marriage equality. >> oh, wow. up next, guess who may bow stalling progress on immigration reform, and it's not who you probably expect. more "cycle" straight ahead. >> i...