KABUL - Afghanistan's government should provide exact details about the Afghan-US security deal to be signed within the year to ensure it in the national interest, head of opposition party National Coalition Abdullah Abdullah said.

The Afghan government will soon begin negotiations with the US government over a security agreement which may boost US military presence or cooperation in Afghanistan.

"As Afghanistan needs international assistance particularly in security sector, the Afghan government should provide the people with the details of this agreement - the national interests of Afghanistan should be considered in the agreement," Abdullah told TOLOnews Sunday, adding that the government is obligated to the respond to the concerns of the people. The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman JananMosazai said that preliminary negotiations over the agreement will begin soon.

"Preliminary negotiations will be kicked off in this regard soon; we hope to finalize the agreement within a year," Mosazai said Sunday.

Like the long-term strategic agreement with the US signed in May, the security agreement has already raised the concerns of some neighboring countries. Abdullah said these concerns must be addressed.

"If the people have legal concerns and demands, we and the government are obliged to consider them," Abdullah said.

The future security agreement with the US was revealed around the time when the Afghan-US strategic agreement was signed, and the US government had repeatedly insisted that it was not interested in permanent military bases in Afghanistan. (Tolo News)