James B. Cunningham: “An agreement which fails in fact to open the way to peace for Afghanistan will be a defeat for U.S. leadership and…”

If confirmed, I will build on this successful diplomatic campaign, underscoring our commitment to help build an Afghanistan that will contribute to stability in the region and never again be a source of international terrorist threat to…

I applaud President Obama's decision to maintain the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan through 2016 and beyond.

The test will be whether Pakistan takes concrete actions not only to support reconciliation, but to reduce the ability of the Taliban and the Haqqani network to plan and launch operations from Pakistan.

This strategy for peace correctly aligned three elements for getting the Taliban to genuine negotiations...