After the long awaited Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was signed on Tuesday in Kabul, U.S. President Barack Obama declared that the security pact is a reflection of long-term U.S. cooperation with the National Unity Government (NUG), and will further strengthen Afghanistan's sovereignty and stability.

The American president added that the BSA marks a historic day in the U.S. and Afghanistan relations, stressing that the agreement has provided the opportunity to promote better relations between the two nations.

“This agreement comes after nearly two years of hard work by negotiating with both teams," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "The BSA represents an invitation from the Afghan government to strengthen the relationship that has been built between the United States and Afghanistan over the past 13 years and provide our service members the necessary legal framework to carry out two separate critical missions after the end of this year, the first mission is targeting the remnants of A‎l-Qaeda."

In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, too, welcomed the BSA, adding that the achievements of the previous decade have cost major human sacrifices.
 
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with the U.S. President reaffirmed New Delhi’s cooperation to Kabul, stressing that Delhi and Washington will not leave Afghanistan alone in the fight against militancy and religious extremism.
 
“We held discussions on the existent challenges in the world including South Asia and we agreed on cooperation against terrorism and intelligence field," Modi said about his meeting with the U.S. President. "The people of Afghanistan have shown their determination to prevail on the violence and extremism. We also discussed our commitments to Afghanistan and our coordination regarding the issue of terrorism."