Event:
Afghan officials have signed a pact with the U.S. to maintain troops in the country beyond the end of 2014 and provide Afghanistan with funding; former Afghan President Hamid Karzai would not sign the agreement due to his opposition to U.S. presence
More Notable Events on September 29:
1994 House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress
1988 Union Station reopens in Washington D.C.
1976 Syria drives Palestinian guerrillas out of Lebanon
1976 Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager
1971 Orbiting Solar Observatory VII launched
