Suspension of a bilateral security pact Afghanistan and the United States ( U.S. ) has shrunken prospects for the future of Afghanistan , and also test the international support for the country in times of crisis . Similarly, U.S. Marine Corps officials view Gen. Joseph Dunford , who is also the leader of the coalition forces in Afghanistan .
Gen. . Dunford warned that the failure of President Hamid Karzai to sign the security pact could weaken the Afghan economy , strengthen the power of neighboring countries , as well as lead to the downfall of the country's security forces .
" I do not know if he [ Afghan President Karzai ] aware of the risks , " Dunford said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal . " He does understand this problem from the view of Afghanistan . However , I am not sure he knows very well the implications for the U.S. . "
According to Dunford , uncertainty and lack of confidence after 2014 has brought a bad effect on the people in a real way . Its effects range from young people trying to leave the country , or the decline of real estate prices and currency Afghanistan , he added .
Last week , Karzai has increased its confrontation with Washington related to bilateral security pact . This pact before the upper house approved the Loya Jirga on Sunday , more than a year after negotiations serbasulit .
Things are heating up as last Thursday , the Afghan presidential palace issued a statement condemning the air strikes in southwestern
Helmand province . Based on these statements , the attack killed a child and injured two women .
Karzai - who blame the coalition for the suffering people of Afghanistan - insisted that the deal would be approved only if the international forces and the U.S. will not invade people's homes Afghanistan .
International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) -led coalition force insists conducting operations in Helmand to hunt down the rebels .
" We are aware of reports about the possibility of civilian casualties in ISAF operations , " ISAF said in a statement .
Aside from being a framework for long -term U.S. military presence in Afghanistan , the agreement is also a prerequisite for billions of dollars that will be given as military and civilian aid to the country .
Although the Loya Jirga has encouraged ratification secepatna , Karzai last couple adds a number of new requirements before signing the agreement , request an extension of time and said the United States should initiate the peace process with the Taliban insurgency forces .
In response , the U.S. warns pact failure could trigger " zero option , " which is a whole troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of next year .
Afghanistan relies on the commitment of the international conference of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) Chicago last year . The conference pledged $ 4.1 billion per year to strengthen the Afghan police and army , which amounted to 352 thousand people .
Of that amount , only $ 500 million is coming from the government of Afghanistan .
" Right now , I do not see the Afghan security forces will be able to maintain without the commitment of Chicago , " said Dunford . ( WSJ )
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