On the recordDecember 15, 2009
The mission of ISAF, under NATO command and in partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is to conduct population-centric counterinsurgency operations.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The mission of ISAF, under NATO command and in partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan…”
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Global Deployments of United States Combat-Equipped Armed Forces
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