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18/05/2010 GMT

Mark Sedwill is Nato's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan.

Does Nato have a coherent strategy to turn the situation around before President Obama's planned troop withdrawal in 2011?

The international coalition is facing a critical year ahead in Afghanistan.

But efforts to win the support of the Afghan population continue to be hampered by corruption and problems persist in the training of the Afghan army and police.

Mark Sedwill is Nato's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan. Does Nato have a coherent strategy to turn the situation around before President Obama's planned troop withdrawal in 2011? He speaks to Stephen Sackur.

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