9,800 U.S. troops left in Afghanistan post - 2014, the U.S. forces are no longer doing patrol

Karzai and Obama

9,800 U.S. troops left in Afghanistan post - 2014, the U.S. forces are no longer doing patrol


The United States will maintain 9,800 troops in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of combat troops by the end of this year .

Under the plan announced in the White House , Washington will slowly reduce the number of troops so that only a small fraction yan Click remain in Afghanistan after 2016.

Troops still in Afghanistan , among other duty of escorting U.S. embassy Click , train Afghan forces , and to support counterterrorism operations .

" We will no longer conduct patrols in the cities of Afghanistan . Was the duty of Afghans , " said Obama .

But the plan was still hanging from the agreement will be reached with Afghanistan , which will be elected next month .

The current president , Hamid Karzai Click , had refused to sign an agreement that delivered Click in February this year .

Obama administration in any case it seems certain that the two candidates are competing in the presidential election would be willing to reach an agreement .

Plan for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year President Obama has been submitted Click to visit Click to sudden U.S. military base at Bagram , on the outskirts of the capital Kabul , two days ago .

This announcement is an indication that the longest war the United States waged - President George W. Bush following the 11 September 2011 attacks - Obama's term of office ended before completion . BBC