On the recordJune 11, 2014
Maintaining these forces in Afghanistan would be for the purposes of training, advising, and assisting Afghan forces and supporting counterterrorism operations against the remnants of al-Qa'ida.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “Maintaining these forces in Afghanistan would be for the purposes of training, advising, and assisting Afghan forces and…”
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Global Deployments of United States Combat-Equipped Armed Forces
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