The US and Afghanistan are close to signing a strategic pact that would allow thousands of US troops to remain in the country until 2024, The Daily Telegraph of London reported Saturday.

据英国《每日电讯报》20日披露，美国和阿富汗即将达成一项战略协议，该协议将允许数千名美国士兵在阿富汗驻扎至2024年。

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In 1915, Italy secretly signed the Pact of London with Britain, France and Russia which would put them on the side of the allies in World War I.

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