Karzai set to meet Obama in Washington next month

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said he will meet US President Barack Obama in Washington next month to discuss the post-2014 troops\' withdrawal from Afghanistan. At a joint press conference with visiting Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, Karzai said he and Obama will highlight the conditions of  the US soldiers remaining in Afghanistan and their immunity from Afghan laws.  Talking of the US troops pull back from Afghanistan Panetta said \"To achieve that mission will require a continued commitment, continued perseverance, continued partnership and continued sacrifice on the part of our nations.\" He said Afghanistan should have no doubt that the US resolve to prevent the Taliban from regaining power and potentially facilitating al Qaeda s return.  \"America will not turn away from Afghanistan,\" he said. Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan earlier on Wednesday in announced visit to Afghanistan to meet with Karzai and some of the top US leaders staying in Afghanistan