Only long enough to train our security forces and then leave. After that you will be welcome to visit us, not as soldiers, but as guests.
John D.S. Allen: “Only long enough to train our security forces and then leave. After that you will be welcome to visit us, not as…”
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An Afghan elder's perspective on U.S. military presence and the need for training Afghan forces.
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