Our strategic objective is a stable and secure Afghanistan in which Al Qaeda and the network of insurgent groups, including the Taliban, are incapable of seriously threatening the Afghan state and resurrecting a safe haven for terrorism.
McHugh outlines the strategic objective for Afghanistan's stability.
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