PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />Thousands of Afghan tribal elders and political leaders gathered in Kabul to debate a critical security pact with the United States.<br/> <br />They're deciding whether U.S troops should stay after 2014 and on what terms or if Afghanistan should fight its insurgency alone.<br/> <br />President Hamid Karzai is urging support for the pact but admits the two nations have little faith in each other.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI SAYING:<br/> <br />"My trust with America is not good. I don't trust them and they don't trust me. During the past 10 years I have argued with them regarding the security of our people and searches of our people's houses and they have made propaganda against me."<br/> <br />Efforts to finalise a pact had stalled in the run-up to the five-day gathering taking place amid tight security.<br/> <br />Washington and Kabul hammered out a draft just ahead of Thursday's opening ceremony laying out the terms