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This transcript addresses the situation in Afghanistan in 2011. It starts with a short overview of the operational plan for the US from 2011 until 2014 and discuss in more detail what the role of the armed forces is in that plan. The speaker then outlines some of the challenges he foresees in Afghanistan as well some things that are running well. The document ends with a brief comment on what the speaker thinks the future entails in regard to transition, drawdown, and 2014 and beyond.