Alice Wells: “This is not a blank check, that we need to help Afghanistan shift from a donor economy to a private sector fueled…”

the ultimate goal is a political settlement that stabilizes Afghanistan and denies sanctuary to those who threaten us.

Military power alone will not bring peace to Afghanistan or eliminate the threat of terrorists exploiting Afghan soil.

Victory is a sustainable political settlement that results in a stable Afghanistan whose territory is not used to threaten the United States and our partners.

We believe Dr. Afridi is being held wrongly, inappropriately.