1 of 2 | Pakistani trucks carrying NATO and U.S. military vehicles from U.S. base in Kandahar, Afghanistan cross the border at Chaman, Pakistan to the port of Karachi on September 3, 2013. The present 70,000 U.S. Troops will be cut to 34,000 by February 2014, but the NATO commander Lt. Gen. Mark Milley said on September 4, 2013, that there has been no discussions that the coalition would completely withdraw by the end of 2014. UPI/Matiullah |
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Karzai said the deal should provide financial support to Afghanistan, provide for the security of the country and respect its sovereignty.
The deal between the United States and Afghanistan would provide a legal basis for foreign troops to stay in the country after 2014, the deadline for the withdrawal of NATO combat troops from the country.