Afghanistan, NATO sign agreement

The Afghanistan government and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Tuesday signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) here.

Afghan Presidential Advisor on National Security Mohammad Hanif Atmar and NATO's senior civilian representative to Afghanistan Maurits R. Jochems signed the agreement, Xinhua reported.

Under the agreement, a limited number of NATO forces, probably more than 2,000 service members, would remain in Afghanistan after the 2014 pullout of troops to provide training and advice to Afghan security forces.