Agreement would keep some U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014 NATO pullout . The Afghan government has said it will not sign the deal unless a timetable is set for its withdrawal. Kerry : The NATO mission now has about 100,000 troops in Afghanistan , about half from the United States . U.S. respects Afghan process of submitting deal to Loya Jirga council and Parliament . Karzai says he has U.S. promise to stop unilateral military operations and searches of homes .
Agreement would keep some U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014 NATO pullout . The Afghan government has said it will not sign the deal unless a timetable is set for its withdrawal. Kerry : U.S. respects Afghan process of submitting deal to Loya Jirga council and Parliament . Karzai says he has U.S. promise to stop unilateral military operations and searches of homes .