Zalmay Khalilzad: “I believe his demise, given his role, given his charisma, given his star power, given his ability to raise money and…”

The agreement you negotiated between the Taliban and the Afghan government, quote, "fell apart when President Ghani surprisingly fled the country, which caused the now leaderless Afghan military and police to instantly disintegrate."

Human rights, women's rights, the rights of minorities and children, indeed, all citizens of Afghanistan, particularly, women, is of a highest importance to the United States

The people are tired of war. They want an end to the war.

The assumption was--it turns out to be wrong, ma'am--that the government would not collapse.