America plans to withdraw 20,000 troops from Afghanistan by February

In Afghanistan tribal leaders are considering a new security deal with the U.S. The agreement would spell out how many U.S. troops would stay there after 2014. One of the most controversial issues in the agreement is giving U.S. troops immunity from prosecution under Afghan law. The deal would also give troops the right to self-defense and to carry out house raids but only after a request to Afghan forces. If the draft is approved, as many as 15,000 American soldiers could stay in the country for another decade.