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Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Afghanistan, May 27, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014.

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I strongly support the president’s decision to maintain a limited U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan after our combat mission ends there later this year. This presence, which is contingent on a signed bilateral security agreement, will help ensure that al Qaeda cannot reconstitute itself in Afghanistan, and it will help us sustain the significant progress we have made in training and equipping the Afghan National Security Forces.

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