Sun Nov 15, 3:05 PM ET

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here on November 9, said that the United States has no long-term stake in Afghanistan and its primary aim is to defeat Al-Qaeda there. (AFP/DDP/File/Philipp Guelland)

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