Álvaro de Vasconcelos was quoted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

"It's striking that we're still talking about only one phase of what is supposed to be a multiphase strategy," he says. "We're talking about the transition of power in Afghanistan, but the question is, transition from what to what? Do we know what type of government and society we would like to see in Afghanistan beyond 2014?" Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty