“We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.” LongTermCan DoCommunitySupportSucceedInternationalCombinationLong TermAfghanistanShort TermTalibanInternational Community Author:John R. Allen
“We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism.” WantBecomingRootsInternationalTerrorismAlsAfghanistanAl QaedaTalibanFacilitatePadsLaunchingInternational Terrorism Author:John R. Allen
“Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in the deserts of Afghanistan or in the deserts of Iraq, I might listen to what he has to say.” IfsDoneMightRecordsMinutesTrumpIraqDesertCriticizeAfghanistanCredibility Author:John R. Allen
“Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful.” LongLong TimeCriticalNeighborAfghanistanMaximumConstructive Author:John R. Allen
“And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with them, our shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them, our conduct of operations with them every single day defines the real relationship.” RealDifficultSituationPoliceSoldierShouldersOperationsServingAfghanistanEngagementTroopsAfghanDifficult SituationsReal Relationship Author:John R. Allen
“There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.” TodayLinesHappenedDirectAfghanistanSeptember Author:John R. Allen
