Tags: U.S. Foreign Policy

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that he prefers that his successor will sign the security pact with the United States, which could keep American troops in the country for a decade or longer

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived at the White House to appeal to President Barack Obama for more U.S. assistance combating increased terrorism perpetrated by an emboldened insurgency within his country. Al-Maliki argued that U.S. assistance with additional weapons and help with intelligence are paramount to quell unrest in the country

The United States released more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid to Pakistan, news reports said. The relations between the two countries grew strained after Navy Seals led a covert raid killing Osama bin Laden in the military town of Abbottabad in May, 2011