Alice Wells: “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.

The agreement cannot be based on trust. It has to be based--conditions based and where we have confidence through verification.

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.