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.
Karl Eikenberry: “Success for all of us in Afghanistan, of course, is the point when the Government of Afghanistan is able to provide for…”
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Eikenberry discusses the goal of Afghan self-sufficiency in security.
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