Alice Wells: “How Afghans govern themselves needs to be determined by Afghans...”

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

I think the critical point is that we do not want to leave or abandon Afghanistan at all.

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

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