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Recommendation 2

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Although the Defence Secretary assured us that he had attempted to find a way to...

Conclusion
Although the Defence Secretary assured us that he had attempted to find a way to retain a military presence in Afghanistan without the US, we recognise how difficult this would have been in practice. This shows the limits of NATO’s military capability without US involvement.
Paragraph Reference: 25
Government Response

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