Word: agreements
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Khalik had just finished inking his thumbprint onto a "Reintegration Agreement," which had been provided by McCullough and the local District Governor, Abdul Manaf, in whose fortified, shabby office we sat. The agreement, which Manaf had read aloud on account of Khalik's illiteracy, was printed in English and Pashtu. (See intimate photos of the war in Afghanistan...
Khalik, dusty in a torn shalwar kameez, looked relieved as McCullough released his ink stained hand. His village elder, a long gray-bearded man named Haji Assidullah - who had just signed the corollary "Reintegration Sponsor Agreement" - gave him a reassuring smile. A Marine took Khalik from the room and then walked outside to retrieve another detainee, to repeat the process...
...Prime Minister in 2005, brokered a landmark nuclear agreement with the U.S. that ended 34 years of isolation for India in nuclear commerce; international sanctions had previously cut the country off from foreign technology after it tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974; in India the deal brought criticism for fostering overly close ties...
...unity government. Though the resolution to what had been a contentious political stalemate left Hariri's Western-backed coalition with the most ministerial posts, the opposing faction led by the Iranian-backed militia Hizballah--which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization--gained crucial Cabinet positions. The power-sharing agreement was welcomed by the U.N., but critics admonished Hariri for conceding to Hizballah's demands and potentially legitimizing its military presence in the country...
After weeks of gridlock, Iraq's parliament passed a law that will enable the nation to head to the polls in January for the second time since the constitution was ratified in 2005. The milestone agreement, which was brokered with the help of U.S. and U.N. officials and must be approved by the country's presidential council, paves the way for the scheduled withdrawal of nearly all U.S. troops by August...