we remember each and every one of them. we will not give up on the mission. because afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for al qaeda to launch attacks against us. we will not build a perfect afghanistan, although let's be clear we are making progress with more markets open and more health centers working and more children going to school and more people able to achieve a basic standard of living and security. we can help ensure that afghanistan is capable of delivering its own security without the need for large numbers of foreign troops. we are now in the final phases of our military mission. that means completing the training of the afghan forces so that they can take over the tasks of maintaining security themselves. that transition to afghan control has agreed is liz ban is now under way. and next year, as the president said in 2013, this includes shifting to a support role as afghans take the lead. this is an advance of afghan