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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
The United States' objectives in Afghanistan remains to deny safe havens to al Qaeda, and to deny the Taliban the ability to overthrow the Afghan Government.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin outlines U.S. objectives in Afghanistan regarding al Qaeda and the Taliban.

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