NATO grapples with billions of dollars it will leave behind in Afghanistan

NATO grapples with billions of dollars it will leave behind in Afghanistan | Al Bawaba: 
"The report said NATO proposes an enduring presence of as many as 12,000 troops, with two-thirds made up of U.S. forces. That number would be below what military commanders have recommended but senior NATO officials told the newspaper larger numbers are unnecessary given the more limited goals being set by political leaders.
Any postwar plan would come only after a security agreement is concluded between the United States and Afghanistan. Such an agreement would deal with the number, role and legal protection of U.S. troops.
Because of problems concluding a deal, Washington may opt for stationing no U.S. troops."