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

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.

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

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

the ultimate goal is a political settlement that stabilizes Afghanistan and denies sanctuary to those who threaten us.