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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
The President has stated, and I agree, that the scope of the international mission in Afghanistan after 2014 should focus on two primary objectives: first, to deny safe haven to al Qaeda and its affiliates; and second, to train, advise, and assist the Afghan forces so they can maintain their own security.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel outlines U.S. objectives in Afghanistan post-2014.

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