Jim Risch actually said...

I do not think that it was a failure because we tried to impose democracy in Afghanistan.

The second and most urgent task in front of this body is to look forward and mitigate the negative impacts of U.S. withdrawal.

We owe it to the people of Afghanistan, women and girls, religious and ethnic minorities, who are most affected by our departure.

Our inability to effectively address Afghans' corruption hampered our diplomatic development and military efforts.