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Karl Eikenberry: Success for all of us in Afghanistan, of course, is the point when the Government of Afghanistan is able to provide for…

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
Success for all of us in Afghanistan, of course, is the point when the Government of Afghanistan is able to provide for the security of its own people.
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Karl Eikenberry

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Eikenberry discusses the goal of Afghan self-sufficiency in security.

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