In a preamble, the draft says, “The United States is not looking for permanent military installations in Afghanistan or a presence that poses a threat to Afghanistan`s neighbors and has pledged not to use Afghan territory or facilities as a starting point to attack other countries.” [74] It says, “Unless otherwise agreed, U.S. forces cannot conduct combat operations in Afghanistan” and do not promise U.S. military support in the event of an attack or other threat to the security of Afghanistan. If there is such a threat, it is said that the United States will view it with “grave concern,” consult it and “urgently identify the support it is prepared to provide.” [74] But the United States has stated that the United States would view any external aggression with “grave concern” and that it will “strongly reject” military threats or violence against Afghanistan after 2014. [73] The designation by the United States offers a country special privileges such as access to U.S. military training and excessive military aid, Clinton said. In a separate statement, the State Department said Afghanistan would also be able to obtain loans for equipment from the United States and financing for leasing. The agreement does not, however, imply “no security obligation” from the United States vis-à-vis Afghanistan, the State Department said [54] to designate Afghanistan as an ally, but it has the potential to raise unpleasant issues for the United States. There is Afghanistan`s cold and cold relations with Pakistan, which is also an ally, and the possibility that the two neighbors will be overthrown, especially if Afghan officials believe, in the years following 2014, that their Pakistani counterparts continue to help the Taliban.
[54] As Allied troops withdraw from their troops, the international community wants to help and ensure that Afghanistan has progress in security, politics and the economy and that it creates transparency and fairness in elections. [96] While the Afghan Parliament approved the BSA in 2013, Afghan President Harmid Karzai refuses to sign the BSA. [94] Presidential elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for April 2014 and the BSA is scheduled for the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces. If it is not signed and a civil war breaks out, the Taliban will easily be able to regain control, and it is the most vulnerable citizens of the population, especially women and children, who will lose the most. The possibility is even greater if Karzai does not sign the BSA. [96] Both agreements allow 9,800 U.S. troops and at least 2,000 NATO personnel to remain in Afghanistan after the official end of the international combat mission on December 31, 2014,[97] while allowing further training and advice of the Afghan security forces and counter-terrorism operations against the remnants of Al Qaeda. [98] Most troops will help train and support Afghan fighting security forces, although some U.S. special forces will continue to conduct counterterrorism missions. [97] The NATO-led ISAF mission will become a Kabul-based training mission with six bases across the country.
[97] Under the BSA, the United States may have bases at nine different sites across Afghanistan. [98] A base in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, could also remain a starting point for drone missions in Afghanistan and across the border from Pakistan. [97] [98] The agreement also prevents the United States.