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

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

President Trump is seeking peace--a negotiated political settlement. He is not seeking a withdrawal agreement.

I think it is naive to think that we just leave Afghanistan today and everything just works itself out on its own.

What we are looking for is a sustainable solution, a sustainable peace in Afghanistan.