Achieving sustainable security requires developing Afghan governing capacity, cultivating the conditions needed for conflict resolution, neutralizing insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan, and countering corruption. Absent these conditions, we will not succeed.
Mullen emphasizes the need for comprehensive strategies to achieve security in Afghanistan.
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