On the recordSeptember 26, 2006
We're here to defeat the insurgency in Afghanistan and to enable the government of Afghanistan to extend its reach out to all of its people. And that is our primary focus.
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Colonel John Nicholson outlines the primary military objectives in Afghanistan.
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