We have put the Afghan National Security Forces in the best possible position to be able to, at a minimum, hold, to stop the Taliban from taking back over the government.
Joe Courtney: “We have put the Afghan National Security Forces in the best possible position to be able to, at a minimum, hold, to stop…”
On the recordApril 16, 2013
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Highlights efforts to strengthen Afghan security forces against the Taliban.
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