(CNN) -- Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday for talks with President Hamid Karzai. The United States hopes to make progress on a long-stalled security deal with Afghanistan that would leave some U.S. forces in the country beyond NATO's scheduled departure at the end of 2014. U.S. officials say they hope to conclude a deal on the Bilateral Security Agreement, or BSA, in the "coming weeks" and before Karzai meets with a council of tribal elders next month. Without a deal, the United States would keep no military forces in Afghanistan once the combat mission ends.
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The United States hopes to make progress on a long-stalled security deal with Afghanistan
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Issues related to Afghan sovereignty and U.S. security guarantees make a deal elusive
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Afghanistan refuses to let U.S. forces continue to conduct counterterrorism operations
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A state department official who briefed reporters on the way to @placeholder said they hope Kerry and Karzai will make progress in the negotiations, but they don't expect to close a deal.
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"The United States and @placeholder have not respected our sovereignty," Karzai said.
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Karzai has suggested his successor should be the one to conclude negotiations with the @placeholder.
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"As a practical matter it will be difficult for us and our @placeholder partners to deliver on pledges we have made regarding both security and economic programs," one senior administration official said.