( CNN ) While President Barack Obama said he is committed to withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 2016 , leaving local security forces in charge of their country 's own policing , the newly elected Afghan president said Obama should `` re-examine '' his timeline . `` Deadlines concentrate the mind . But deadlines should not be dogmas , '' President Ashraf Ghani told CBS ' `` 60 Minutes . '' The United States ended its combat presence in Afghanistan last month . But about 10,000 troops remain for training and support roles . `` If both parties or , in this case , multiple partners , have done their best to achieve the objectives and progress is very real , then there should be willingness to re-examine a deadline , '' Ghani said in the interview that aired Sunday night . When asked whether he had told this to Obama , Ghani responded , `` President Obama knows me . We do n't need to tell each other . '' His predecessor , former Afghan President Hamid Karzai , would not sign a security agreement with the United States .
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