Taliban aide suggested all U.S. troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan . Bergen said the idea would be dangerous and send the wrong message . He says U.S. has abandoned Afghanistan before and saw the rise of the White House . This may be a negotiating ploy by the Obama administration as it gets down to some hard bargaining with Karzai , who has long criticized many aspects of the U.S. military presence and who is likely to be reluctant to accede to a key American demand : That any U.S. soldiers who remain in Afghanistan after 2014 retain immunity from prosecution in the dysfunctional Afghan court system . Peter Bergen : Afghanistan is seeking agreement that military will have immunity from prosecution .
Taliban aide suggested all U.S. troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan . Bergen said the idea would be dangerous and send the wrong message . He says U.S. has abandoned Afghanistan before and saw the rise of the White House . Peter Bergen : Afghanistan is seeking agreement that military will have immunity from prosecution .