international will leave them after the combat mission in 2014. the taliban waiting for 2014. this is a signal for them as well that the u.s. and other international countries will stick around after that 2014 withdrawal but we ll see what other nations will also stick around to help the u.s. as they help afghanistan. dylan? thank you so much, atia. chuck todd is also with us. chuck, when you look at this through the policy context and the political context through which everything must now filter, what stands out from your perspective? well, look, the president is announcing tonight that the united states is going to have a commitment to afghanistan all the way to 2024. let s think about that for a minute. this war in afghanistan started after 9/11. so 23 years after 9/11, our commitment in afghanistan may formally, finally come to an end. as atia pointed out, this isn t just all about the troops, it s about resources. a few points about this agreement. number one, there