Us Troops After 2014

• US 'nowhere near' decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan

  The Obama administration is 'nowhere near' deciding to pull out all troops from Afghanistan at the end of 2014, a top US official said on Tuesday, despite mounting frustration President Hamid Karzai has not signed a security deal allowing the military to remain there after next year.

• Afghanistan assembly sets November date for decision on US troops

  The future of US troops in Afghanistan after 2014 will be decided by an assembly of tribal elders in late November, its organisers said, setting a date for the verdict on a long-delayed bilateral deal held up by disputes over key provisions.

• Afghans 'ready' to sign US security pact: Hamid Karzai

  The Afghan president told the top US military commander on Monday that he was ready in principle to let American troops stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, a month after suspending security talks.

• US mulls leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan

  The United States is considering leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 withdrawal date, US officials said on Monday, amid ongoing tensions between the President Barack Obama's administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government.

• US, NATO to hold 2014 summit on Afghan troop withdrawal

  The United States and NATO plan to hold a summit meeting in 2014 to discuss troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said on Friday after a meeting with the alliance's head, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

• US troops in Afghanistan after 2014 only with invite: White House

  US troops will stay in Afghanistan after 2014 "only at the invitation" of the Afghan government, and Washington is not seeking permanent bases there, a White House spokesman said Thursday.

• Afghanistan ready to let US have nine bases

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is ready to let the U.S. have nine bases in the country after the 2014 combat troop pullout, but wants Washington's "security and economic guarantees" first.

• 12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan beyond 2014

  The US and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaeda and helping Afghan forces with their own security.

• Immunity for US troops in Afghanistan to be decided by 2013 end

  A decision on immunity for U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan after the 2014 planned withdrawal will be made by the end of the year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday.

• US may leave no troops in Afghanistan: officials

  The Obama administration gave the first explicit signal on Tuesday that it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to keep a lid on Al Qaeda and to strengthen Afghan forces.

• Taliban vow war if US stay in Afghanistan post 2014

  The Taliban on Saturday warned of a prolonged war in Afghanistan if any foreign troops stay after the end of 2014, as Kabul and Washington prepare to discuss the "residual" US security presence.

• Taliban likely to regain power in Kabul: Analyst

  The Afghan government will collapse and Taliban insurgents are likely to retake power after the US and NATO pull their troops out in 2014, a respected international scholar has predicted.

• US declares Afghanistan major non-NATO ally

  The Obama administration on Saturday declared Afghanistan the United States' newest "major non-NATO ally," an action designed to facilitate close defense cooperation after U.S. combat troops withdraw from the country in 2014 and as a political statement of support for Afghanistan's long-term stability.

• US-Afghan talks face tough hurdle over troops

  Washington and Kabul have hailed breakthroughs towards signing a treaty on relations after 2014 -- but it will not cover the crucial issue of the status of any US troops remaining in Afghanistan.