"It needs to be fully vetted, and when it is then we'll determine a number that makes sense for the security and stability of Afghanistan, that the Afghan government and its people can sustain with the assistance of coalition partners,".

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But even he accepts that his role is transitional, which makes stability all the more uncertain.

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