Tab 1 lists 
Tab 2 lists 
Tab 3 provides a set of
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Key U.S. Policy Priorities
The President’s speech reaffirms the March 2009 core goal: to disrupt,
dismantle, and eventually defeat al-Qa’ida and to prevent their return to either
Afghanistan or Pakistan. To do so, we and our allies will surge our forces,
targeting elements of the insurgency and securing key population centers,
training Afghan forces, transferring responsibility to a capable Afghan partner,
and increasing our partnership with Pakistanis who are facing the same threats.
This region is the heart of the global violent extremism pursued by al-Qa’ida,
and the region from which we were attacked on 9/11. New attacks are being
planned there now, a fact borne out by a recent plot, uncovered and disrupted by
American authorities. We will prevent the Taliban from turning Afghanistan back
into a safe haven from which international terrorists can strike at us or our
allies. This would pose a direct threat to the American homeland, and that is a
threat that we cannot tolerate. Al-Qa’ida remains in Pakistan where they
continue to plot attacks against us and where they and their extremist allies
pose a threat to the Pakistani state. Our goal in Pakistan will be to ensure
that al-Qa’ida is defeated and Pakistan remains stable.
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President Obama (Dec. 1): "Our friends have fought and bled and died alongside us in Afghanistan. Now, we must come together to end this war successfully. For what’s at stake is not simply a test of NATO’s credibility – what’s at stake is the security of our Allies, and the common security of the world.” President Obama on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Women’s
Action Plan for Afghanistan
Major US Government Statements
A select list of major statements On the United States and Afghanistan with policy value.
- U.S. National Security Advisor on Wikileaks Report on Afghanistan (2010-07-26)
- Remarks by Secretary Clinton on Intervention at Kabul Conference (2010-07-21)
- President Obama on General McChrystal’s Resignation (2010-06-23)
- Remarks by President Obama and Afghan President Karzai (2010-05-12)
- Remarks at Reception in Honor of Afghan President Hamid Karzai (2010-05-11)
Latest US Government Statements
This is a list of the 5 most recent items in reverse chronological order.
- Statement by President Obama on Plane Crash in Islamabad (2010-07-28) ...
- U.S. National Security Advisor on Wikileaks Report on Afghanistan (2010-07-26) ...
- Human Rights Council Addresses Attacks on Children in Afghanistan (2010-07-26) ...
- U.S. Ambassador Kelly on July 20 Kabul Conference (2010-07-23) ...
- Secretary Clinton’s Interview with Greta van Susteren (2010-07-22) ...
US Government Fact Sheets
- U.S. Gives Pakistan Priority Status for Excess Defense Articles (2010-07-19)
- Actions in Support of Obama’s National Security Strategy (2010-05-27)
- Joint Statement by President Obama, Afghan President Karzai (2010-05-12)
- Report on U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan (2010-05-06)
- U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan (2010-05-05)
