Al Qaeda has significance beyond its numbers, frankly. And so for us, our 24-hour-a-day objective is to seek out those al Qaeda cells. And, as we seek them out, to target them and eliminate them. And we're doing that 24… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
There are tens of thousands of interactions every single day across Afghanistan between the Afghan troops and International Security Assistance Force. On most of those, every single day we continue to deepen and broaden the relationship we seek. — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today. — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
One would think that if you're anonymous, you'd do anything you want, but groups have their own sense of community and what we can… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis. — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan,… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in… — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
I can't spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I've got to focus on the mission. — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
