▁the ▁Afghan ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁and ▁Afghan ▁National ▁Police . ▁They ▁are ▁scheduled ▁to ▁withdraw ▁slowly ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁but ▁Vice ▁President ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁has ▁proposed ▁to ▁retain ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁U . S . ▁military ▁personnel ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁dead line ▁if ▁the ▁security ▁situation ▁required ▁and ▁the ▁Afghan ▁government ▁and ▁people ▁desired . ▁Germany ▁has ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁continue ▁training ▁Afghan ▁police ▁rec ruits ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁withdraw al ▁date ▁for ▁military ▁troops . ▁ ▁NAT O ▁and ▁Afghan ▁troops ▁led ▁many ▁off ens ives ▁against ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁Tal ib an - led ▁shadow ▁government ▁began ▁to ▁form , ▁complete ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁med iation ▁court . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁deployed ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁six ▁months ▁and ▁proposed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁begin ▁tro op ▁withdraw als ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁International ▁Conference ▁on ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁London , ▁Afghan ▁President ▁Ham id ▁Kar za i ▁said ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁leadership ▁( including ▁Mul lah ▁O mar , ▁S ira jud din ▁Ha qq ani ▁and ▁Gul bud din ▁He k mat yar ). ▁Support ed ▁by ▁senior