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Jacob J. Lew: The short answer to the question of why we should be supporting the training of the police in Afghanistan, is that in…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
The short answer to the question of why we should be supporting the training of the police in Afghanistan, is that in order for us to get to the point where we can withdraw American troops, Afghanistan is going to need to have the ability to protect itself.
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Jacob J. Lew

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Lew explains the rationale for training Afghan police as part of troop withdrawal strategy.

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