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On the recordMay 20, 2012
Helping to fund the ANSF after ISAF finishes transitioning security responsibility to Afghan forces is the best way to protect the investment we all have made to strengthen Afghanistan in support of the Afghan people.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Fact Sheet: Chicago Summit - Sufficient and Sustainable ANSF

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