U.S. Soldiers Provide Security Around Kandahar Airfield

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 05: A soldier with the Afghan National Army (ANA) patrols through a village March 5, 2014 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. President Obama recently ordered the Pentagon to begin contingency planning for a pullout from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai or his successor refuses to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)