After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.
And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the unambiguous international support for Afghanistan has been a very powerful message. You know, that was the message that came out of the NATO summit. We will not abandon Afghanistan.
There is no Afghan Awakening Movement.
The jury is out as to whether the Afghans are up to the task of protecting their people.
The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails.
The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
Because Iran understands Afghanistan far better than Americans do, making Iran a partner in a long-term effort to transform Afghan agriculture makes sense.
We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.
