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

How Afghans govern themselves needs to be determined by Afghans...

we are ready to help meet India's defense needs and we are seeking a very different kind of defense partnership

We think it's important that the elections take place in a timely and credible way.

Our goal in Afghanistan is a sustainable, political settlement to end the war. Our conditions-based approach is working and the Taliban have come to the table.