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Troops and Afghan security forces , due

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to the fact that we are attacking the

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taliban strongholds due to the fact

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that the taliban is under pressure

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everywhere due to all these facts . I

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foresee more fighting during 2000 and

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11 . But the fact is that we are making

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clear progress on the ground . And this

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is also reason why we will now

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start this new phase of our operation ,

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a gradual transition to lead afghan

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responsibility Uh province by province ,

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district by district , when conditions

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permit hopefully completed by the end

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of 2014 . Thank you very

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much .