perceived as the Government 'taking away' people's money.
central bank accounts fully replace, rather than uneasily coexist with, private bank deposits.
If you cannot get a handle on that, if it is endemic in the culture, it is a problem.
I find it disappointing that the Secretary of Defense has refused to testify before this committee.
The culture in Afghanistan was so different than the culture that we are used to dealing with.
Additionally, the failure to administer our Special Immigrant Visa program and assist American citizens on the ground is astounding.
I do not think that it was a failure because we tried to impose democracy in Afghanistan.
I think that has put our security at risk.
Our inability to effectively address Afghans' corruption hampered our diplomatic development and military efforts.
That focus on corruption has to be a very important focus in the future as I think it will dictate what the possible success of the country ...
Finally, our approach in Afghanistan suffered from a lack of strategic coherence.
I have introduced an Afghanistan oversight bill that has the support of nearly 30 of our colleagues.
I think this is one of the more important hearings that we will hold.
We owe it to the people of Afghanistan, women and girls, religious and ethnic minorities, who are most affected by our departure.
We must better define our strategic objectives, assign resources accordingly, and resist the temptations to do more than is necessary.
I think all of these things that have happened in the past are important to look at.
The second and most urgent task in front of this body is to look forward and mitigate the negative impacts of U.S. withdrawal.
that is not the answer.
