Administration mulls how many troops to leave in Afghanistan after major pullout . `` We have an objective of making sure there 's no safe haven for al Qaeda within Afghanistan and making sure that the Afghan government has a security force that is sufficient , again , to assure the stability of the Afghan government and the denial of that safe haven , '' Rhodes said . Obama to meet directly with Afghan President Hamid Khan . U.S. seeks legal agreement for small number of troops left behind . Lack of legal agreement for complete pullout from Afghanistan .
Administration mulls how many troops to leave in Afghanistan after major pullout . Obama to meet directly with Afghan President Hamid Khan . U.S. seeks legal agreement for small number of troops left behind . Lack of legal agreement for complete pullout from Afghanistan .