Why The U.S. - Nato Withdrawal Is Making Afghans Nervous

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Wolfe, right, and Spc. Michael Jones provide security during a key leader engagement with Farah's provincial education director at Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Wolfe, a platoon leader, and Jones are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives

Why Afghanistan Is Nervous About The US Troop Withdrawal -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

By December 2014 the Afghan National Security Forces that have been built by the US and NATO will be left to largely stand on their own.

Afghanistan is suffering a crisis of confidence – and given what’s on the horizon, it's not so difficult to see why.

Next year is shaping up to be a perfect storm of security, political, and economic transition. And many Afghans, from shopkeepers to members of Parliament, are uncertain that their fragile ship can withstand the tossing waves.

After more than a decade of a massive foreign military presence and an associated aid effort that have showered tens of billions of dollars on one of the world’s poorest countries, the US and other Western powers are preparing, if not to say goodbye, then to substantially scale back.

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My Comment: Afghanistan will survive .... it is after-all their country, and they are the ones who must determine it's destiny.