Alice Wells: “the ultimate goal is a political settlement that stabilizes Afghanistan and denies sanctuary to those who threaten us.”

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

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

We did not consider the elections free and fair, given the widespread reports of irregularities.

Victory is a sustainable political settlement that results in a stable Afghanistan whose territory is not used to threaten the United States and our partners.