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Afghan national security forces had
gotten better and are performing

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while that's what acting assistant
secretary defence for asian

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and pacific security affairs appear
or boy told senators Thursday.

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He said the and that men astray
ship is still evaluating what

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portion troop levels will be and
the region after next year to

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help depending on as making regular
assessments of the a N a south.

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So we will be assessing how well
the nsn of perform over.

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The course of this fight in season
and this is the first year

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that the ana surfer actually in
the lead up in in combat this

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fighting season and will make it assessments
and the necessary adjustments.

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So that they have that the capacity
and the enabling capability

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to continue to perform admirable
your provide that security for

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the population.

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Secretariat will avoid made his
comments in testimony before

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the senate foreign relations committee..