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Leon Panetta: “The United States' focus in Afghanistan is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida and to ensure Afghanistan does not…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
The United States' focus in Afghanistan is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida and to ensure Afghanistan does not again become a safe haven from which terrorists attack the United States.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta outlines U.S. objectives in Afghanistan regarding al-Qaida.

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