US ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker signed a memorandum of understanding today that commits the US to stay in the country for another ten years.
The US presence is said to include a sizable contingent of combat troops and thousands of "trainers".
Both Obama and Karzai are expected to sign the agreement before the NATO summit in Chicago next month.
The agreement also obliges the US to financially prop up the corrupt Karzai regime for the duration.
No word on whether the democratically elected President Obama intends to run this by the American people before signing.
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