Hizb ut Tahrir condemns the Raheel-Nawaz regimes preparing the justification for a continued US presence in the region, after a limited US withdrawal. In an interview published on 1 January 2014, the regime's new ambassador as the United States, Jalil Abbas Jilani, warned that, "Even the talk of US pullout has started having its impact. Pakistan has started to receive more Afghan refugees than before ... In case the bulk of the troops withdraw, the major responsibility would lie on our shoulders."