KABUL, Afghanistan, Dhu-AlHijjah 24, 1432, Nov 20, 2011, SPA - More than 1,000 university students are blocking a main highway in eastern Afghanistan in protest against a proposed agreement to keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan past 2014. An Associated Press photographer at the scene saw protesters in Jalalabad city block the road to Kabul on Sunday. They said they would not accept any partnership with the United States. The protest comes a day after a council of elders endorsed the idea of such an agreement, though with conditions to protect Afghan sovereignty, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 13:09 LOCAL TIME 10:09 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/944960