Afghan president says U.S. might want to "re-examine" pullout deadline

“Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas,” Ghani told the CBS program “60 Minutes” when asked about the issue.

“If both 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,” added Ghani, who was elected last year.

Asked if he had told that to U.S. President Barack Obama, Ghani said: “President Obama knows me. We don’t need to – to tell each other.”