▁about ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁NAT O - led ▁troops ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁per ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 6 6 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁US ▁troops ▁and ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁British . ▁The ▁rest ▁were ▁from ▁ 4 8 ▁different ▁countries . ▁A ▁process ▁of ▁hand ing ▁over ▁power ▁to ▁local ▁forces ▁has ▁started ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁plans ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁international ▁troops ▁will ▁leave ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁President ▁Kar za i ▁made ▁a ▁Lo ya ▁j ir ga ▁and ▁put ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁NAT O ▁house ▁ra ids . ▁This ▁ban ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place , ▁and ▁NAT O ▁soldiers ▁were ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁obey ▁and ▁follow ▁this ▁ban . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁house ▁ra id ▁in ▁Z ab ul ▁Province ▁was ▁exception ally ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁two ▁NAT O ▁soldiers . ▁Kar za i ▁condem ned ▁this ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁public ised ▁speech . ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁a ▁bomb ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁NAT O ▁soldiers ▁in ▁a ▁base ▁in ▁Kab ul ; ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁reported ▁cas ual ties ▁or ▁inj uries . ▁The ▁day ▁after , ▁a ▁bomb ▁hit ▁a ▁US ▁military ▁base ▁in ▁Kab ul ▁and ▁killed ▁one ▁US ▁citiz en . ▁The ▁bomb ▁was ▁plant ed ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁the ▁American