President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan has apparently suggested that the U.S. "re-examine" its plan to withdraw all of the American-led coalition troops from the country by the end of 2016.

Much of the his opinion and the reasons backing it up were broadcast via CBS in an interview he recorded with '60 Minutes'.

As he put it, when both the parties, or, in this case, multiple partners, have done their best to achieve the objectives and progress is very real, then there should be willingness to re-examine a deadline.

At this point, it would not be strange for one to wonder whether he is apprehensive of the future of Afghanistan in the absence of US troops.

When asked if he had made this view clear to President Barack Obama, he said the President did not make any direct reply. He said "President Obama knows me. We don't need to tell each other."

Of course, there was no immediate response from the White House, State Department, or the Pentagon to the remarks of President Ghani.

As per the schedule already worked out, the U.S. and its NATO allies marked the formal end of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan last week. On Thursday, 13,500 soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force, almost 11,000 of them American, transitioned to a supporting role for Afghanistan's military.

The Afghan Army now has to shoulder the primary responsibility of battling the Taliban and it would be the ultimate test for the 350,000 solider Afghan army that would have to show that they mean business when dealing with the militants.