John Kerry actually said...

"I believe that the last year has shown a major change in approach from the Afghan civilian and military leadership."

"I would like to place on record our very strong support for the extraordinary leadership that you've shown and your committee's shown in piloting the Kerry-Lugar bill through the Senate."

"the presence of reliable Afghan partners, both political and military, and the civilian capacity to make our military gains sustainable"

"the development of the police force, which has been a much more vexed and difficult project"