Afghan men work at a brick factory in Surkh Rod, district of Nangarhar east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Men work at the factory 8 hours a day for about $USD 9. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Representatives from the two countries began talks on a bilateral security accord on Thursday in Kabul.
They will grapple with potentially divisive issues about the future U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan and whether U.S. troops can be prosecuted under Afghan law — an issue that sank America's security deal with Iraq last year.
After Thursday, the next round is expected in December, although decisions on the most contentious issues could be put off until later.
The lead negotiators are James Warlick, the U.S. deputy special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Eklil Hakimi, Afghanistan's ambassador in Washington.
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