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The contest between these two visions is the defining theme of our age.

Our efforts there must be long term and in concert with the need for the United States to help develop and implement a generational strategy to defend our people and values.

The test will be whether Pakistan takes concrete actions not only to support reconciliation, but to reduce the ability of the Taliban and the Haqqani network to plan and launch operations from Pakistan.

One thing we do know about Afghanistan is that Afghans like to vote even if it is dangerous for them to do so.