Alice Wells: “I think every war is unique. But, certainly, the American role is critical and essential in driving any process forward.”

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

Well, what animates all of our diplomacy is the President and the secretary's absolute commitment to the security of the American people.

At the inter-Afghan talks that took place in Doha, 25 percent of the non-Taliban participants were women.

A negotiated political settlement accepted by most Afghans remains the best way to ensure a durable peace.