Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington.

The deal was approved Saturday in the lower house of parliament with more than 150 lawmakers turning out for the vote. Only a handful of lawmakers voted against the measure.

The pact covers security, economics and governance, and spells out the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan beyond 2014 when most NATO forces are planning to conclude their combat role. It does not commit the U.S. to any specific troop presence, but pledges U.S. aid for Afghanistan for at least a decade after most foreign combat forces leave.

The agreement allows the U.S. to keep a reduced number of troops in Afghanistan for the continued training of Afghan forces and targeted operations against al-Qaida.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the agreement early this month in Kabul.