oint ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁Ad m rial ▁Mike ▁M ull en , ▁believe ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁is ▁back ed ▁by ▁Pakistan ' s ▁intelligence ▁service . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁NAT O ▁al ly ▁to ▁end ▁its ▁combat ▁mission ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁after ▁ 4 ▁years ▁military ▁deployment ▁including ▁the ▁most ▁inten se ▁period ▁of ▁host ilities . ▁They ▁with d rew ▁ 1 , 9 0 0 ▁troops . ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁Council ▁described ▁the ▁decision ▁as ▁" polit ically ▁significant ▁because ▁it ▁comes ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁rising ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁growing ▁doub ts ▁about ▁the ▁war ." ▁Canada ▁with d rew ▁troops ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁about ▁ 9 0 0 ▁were ▁left ▁to ▁train ▁Af gh ani ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁American ▁service ▁members ▁burn ed ▁several ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an . ▁Some ▁Af gh ans ▁respond ed ▁with ▁massive ▁demonstr ations ▁and ▁ri ots ▁in ▁Kab ul ▁and ▁other ▁areas . ▁Ass ail ants ▁killed ▁several ▁American ▁military ▁personnel , ▁including ▁two ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁building ▁following ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁an ▁American ▁soldier , ▁Robert ▁B ales , ▁killed ▁ 1 6 ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁K and ah ar ▁mass acre . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁IS AF ▁there ▁were