President Ghani Welcomes Ratification of BSA and SOFA

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December 1, 2014

The National Assembly of Afghanistan approved both the Bilateral Security Agreement Status of Forces Agreement by a wide margin.

President Ghani signed the agreements in a public ceremony just days after taking office in September. The agreements then went to the National Assembly for ratification.

In response to the ratification, the White House released a statement saying the BSA would strengthen the relationship Afghanistan and the United States have built over the past 13 years.