Following Wed. DC meet with Afghan Foreign Min. Rassoul, Clinton claims U.S. on track to sign Afghan strategic partnership deal for future relations around May NATO summit.
AND: SecState rebukes Taliban over talks: “The choice is up to them.”
More: Afghan officials likely to press for veto power over night raids.
Meanwhile: Ahead of likely homicide charges filing Fri., damaging details of alleged fraudulent stock scheme emerge against U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians.
