US, Afghanistan sign deal on controversial night raids
The United States and Afghanistan have signed a deal on the controversial night raids carried out by the US-led forces in the southwest of the Asian country. - The deal was signed by the commander of the US forces in Afghanistan, General John Allen, and Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, AFP reported. The Afghan government said that it had been given authority over the raids in line with the agreement. Under the deal, the newly-formed Afghan Special Operations Unit will take the lead in searches of houses and private compounds. The deal gives Kabul veto power over the raids carried out on its soil by the US-led forces.