This means continued military action against large Taliban incursions , diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to stop providing a haven for insurgents , and a focus on shielding the large cities of southern Afghanistan -- Lashkargah , Kandahar and Ghazni -- long enough for the Afghan government to establish the kernels of an improved police force there .
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