With the diminishing military and financial support from the international community, chances for Afghanistan's political and economic instability are multiplying. The country that – in the presence of US-led forces – is suffering due to insecurity and faces numerous serious administrative challenges would definitely fall into serious troubles.

With that fact in view, ISAF says there has been a seven percent decrement in militant attacks against foreign forces in the first seven months of current year as compared to the same period last year. And there has been a 9% decrement in such attacks in the month of August as compared to the same month in 2011.

But is there any comparison between militant attacks in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and their attacks in 2010, 2011 and 2012? Of course, there is a huge difference and insurgent attacks have significantly escalated in the recent years as compared to initial years of the last decade.

A comparison, if made, would definitely indicate how Afghanistan is being grabbed by terrorism firmer with the passage of each year. Moreover, it seems like, this year, the Taliban have concentrated more on planning green on blue attacks that has taken lives of 51 NATO soldiers and has increased concerns in the West and harmed the relation between international troops and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

Will the little decrement in insurgent attacks on the foreign troops do any good to alleviate the concerns about future stability and security of Afghanistan?

The US forces and other international troops are to return to their homes in the next two years and this is exactly what the Western citizens have been demanding since long. The US government is committed to its troops' withdrawal plan and that is the country that has deployed more forces than any other country.

More forces have meant more causality. Nonetheless, after 2014, neither US soldiers will be dying in Afghanistan nor will it have to spend huge amounts of money here. And above all, America's no.1 enemy Osama bin Laden is no more alive and his network 'al Qaida' has grown extremely weak in Afghanistan. Afghan forces will remain alone to combat the Taliban who are preparing themselves to regain power in this country.

Afghan people are worried. Afghanistan's little gain in economy, politics, democracy, human rights and education seems to be at the stake of being lost. Afghanistan is standing at a crucial juncture. Any unwise decision could lead it towards further destruction.

The international community is leaving behind a government that is weak and dependent. This phenomenon has caused the hopes of the people of Afghanistan to fade away. They have become disappointed about a stable future and remain concerned about what will happen the next day.