Makes sense, the dollars would dry. 
Not long ago Nawaz Sharif’s stance was different. Now it seems Pakistan wants them to stay whereas Afghans could have different thoughts.
Complete US pullout not desirable: Jilani - DAWN.COM
**WASHINGTON: The withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan is not desirable, says Pakistan’s new ambassador as the United States prepares to begin the pullout.
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**“Even the talk of US pullout has started having its impact. Pakistan has started to receive more Afghan refugees than before,” said Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani.
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**“This shows that the people of Afghanistan too have fears.”
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The US plans to withdraw most of its combat troops from Afghanistan by Dec 2014, although it intends to leave behind a smaller force to help the Afghan government.
Talking to Dawn on his first day in office, Mr Jilani said his first priority would be strengthening trade and economic ties with the world’s economic superpower.
“Defence and security ties obviously are equally important but cooperation in the energy sector would be the main task that one has to carry forward.”
Mr Jilani, who has served in India too, urged New Delhi to take advantage of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s genuine interest in improving relations with the neighbour. “They will lose a big opportunity if they do not.”
**The ambassador agreed with the suggestion that 2014 would be crucial for determining America’s role in South Asia, but said it’s still early to speculate how the situation would shape up.
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**“In case the bulk of the troops withdraw, the major responsibility would lie on our shoulders. Security responsibilities, previously being shared by others, then exclusively become Pakistan’s responsibility. It is certainly going to be a big challenge.”
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**Commenting on a recent US intelligence report which predicted that the Taliban would regain their influence if Nato forces withdrew, Mr Jilani said the Taliban were an important factor in Afghanistan and so far all efforts to bring about reconciliation between the Taliban and others produced no results.
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“From our assessment, they will continue to play a very important role and that’s why Pakistan feels that this process of reconciliation is key to stability in Afghanistan,” he said.
Reconciliations between the Taliban and the Afghan government and among all other factions were both extremely important, he added.