US focussed on defeating Qaeda and its extremist allies: White House

The White House on Friday indicated that the Obama Administration has not yet formulated an exit strategy as it is still focused on achieving its primary goal of defeating Al Qaeda and the Taliban in the region. “I think the (US) President has always discussed, and particularly since coming to…

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