and partner ambassador ryan crocker, and my nato compatriot senior civilion representative sir simon gass i have met with the leaders of most of the other 49 nations serving along side us in the international security assistance force, isaf. and all through this i have been in close consultation with afghan civilian and military leadership, most of whom have been enmeshed in this country's conflict from the soviet era to the civil war through the darkness of the taliban through the ten years plus of this conflict, enmeshed in this conflict for well over 30 years. i have got tune know them all quite well. from those experiences i can tell you unequivocally three things. first we remain on track to ensure that afghanistan will no longer be a safe haven for al qaeda and will no longer be terrorized by the taliban. second, as a coalition, the largest in recent history, we are well along in our progress to meet our 2010 lisbon summit commitments to transition security lead to the afghan national security forces by december 2014. and third, our troops know the difference that they are making ev

partner, ambassador ryan crocker, and my nato compay trick, the sooner civilian representative, sir simon gassve met with the leaders of most of those other nations that serve alongside us in the international security assistance force. and all through this, i had have been in close consultation with the afghan civilian and military leadership, most of whom have experienced the years of soviet occupation, the civil war, the darkness of the taliban, in short, they have been unmatched in their country's conflict for over three decades. and from all of this, i can tell you unequivocally three things. first, we remain on track to ensure that afghanistan will no longer be a safe haven for al qaeda. and will no longer be terrorized by the taliban. second, the collation, the largest in recent history, we are well aware and well alarmed on the progress to meet our 2010 listing commitments, to transition security to the national security forces by december 2014. and third, our troops know the difference that they are making everyday. they know it, and the enemy feels that everyday. to be sure the last