There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.

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  We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that

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  Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in n

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  We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presen

• John R. Allen:

  And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are servin

• John R. Allen:

  We're pursuing a strategic partnership with Afghanistan on the case of the United States and Afghan

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  We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the inter

• John R. Allen:

  There are tens of thousands of interactions every single day across Afghanistan between the Afghan

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  And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the

• John R. Allen:

  To our allies and our friends and our partners. Listen closely. We are with you. America will not a

• John R. Allen:

  To those acting against peace, civilization and the world order: We will oppose you.