卡爾扎伊將與美國官方討論阿富汗前途問題

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to meet in Washington Thursday with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as the Obama administration deliberates the U.S. military future in Afghanistan.

Mr. Karzai is set to meet with Panetta early in the day Thursday, following a full military honors ceremony to welcome him to the Pentagon.

He is scheduled to meet with Secretary Clinton in the early evening and will then join her for a working dinner.

Mr. Karzai's talks at the Pentagon and the State Department come one day ahead of a one-on-one meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. The two leaders are expected to discuss security issues, namely how many U.S. troops might be stationed in Afghanistan after the majority pull out in 2014, and under what conditions.

Current plans call for the United States to withdraw nearly all of its 68,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

But that plan hinges on a number of conditions, including whether Afghan forces will be capable of taking over security at that time. It is also not clear what would be the role of the Americans who stay behind, if any do remain.阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊星期四將在華盛頓會晤美國國防部長帕內塔和國務卿希拉里·克林頓，同時奧巴馬總統領導的行政當局正在考慮美國未來在阿富汗的軍事存在問題。

星期四上午，國防部五角大樓將爲卡爾扎伊舉行閱兵式，隨後卡爾扎伊將與帕內塔舉行會談。

預定日程，卡爾扎伊將在星期四傍晚會晤希拉里·克林頓。會談結束後，他將與希拉里·克林頓共進工作晚餐。

卡爾扎伊在五角大樓和國務院進行會談的一天後，將單獨會晤美國總統奧巴馬。預計兩位領導人將討論安全問題，即大部分美國軍隊於2014年撤離阿富汗後，美國在阿富汗可能的駐軍人數和條件。

目前的計劃規定到2014年底美國將撤離幾乎全部駐守在阿富汗的6萬8千名部隊。

但是，有關進行那項計劃將根據很多情況而定，包括阿富汗軍隊屆時是否有能力接管安全事務。此外，如果將來有美軍留駐阿富汗，目前還不清楚他們的使命。