Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Karzai announced that the final draft of a contentious Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States has been completed ahead of a traditional loya Jirga, or grand council, convened to discuss the critical pact. Both countries have signed off on the draft. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)