enemies had hoped for. this unity is a reflection of the desierre to overcome the last 200 years of hour political history where rarely public figures have chosen the country before themselves. we are committed in this regard to emulate the founding fathers and mothers of the united states where national interests will stand above personal or factional interests. i m glad that the security transition is completed. you ve fulfilled your promise to your people and we ve fulfilled our promise to our people. they ve guarded our homeland and have a reputation for service.
to emulate the founding fathers and mothers of the united states where national interest would stand above personal or factional interest. i m glad that the security transition is completed. you fulfilled your promise to your people and we fulfilled our promise to our people. our planned for millennia have guarded our home land and have a reputation for serving. the last years were an exception when we needed help and we are grateful that help was provided but we are pleased that the security transition has been met according to the timeline that you set, today the combat role of the united states in afghanistan is over.
we re grateful that help was provided but we re pleased that the security transition has been met according to the timeline you set. today the combat role of the united states in afghanistan is over but the train, advice and assist mission is a vital part of our collective interest and collective endeavors. tragedy brought us together. interest now reunite us. and we can assure you that the government of national unity is revitalize ed revitalized and foundational. not just for afghanistan s stability, but for regional and global stability. much binds us together and the flexibility that has been provided for 2015 will be used to accelerate reforms, to ensure
policemen, and that of the afghan government. but mr. president, last year, 2014 was the year of the worst casualties for the afghan army and the national police force in the 13-year war. you have almost three dozen, 700 civilians that died. in these circumstances does it make sense for american troops to withdraw on the same schedule? wouldn t you like to see perhaps even more american troops for the time being while the fighting seems to be in full force? what we need to realize is that 2014 was a year that we faced three transitions simultaneously, a political transition where authority for the first time was transferred from one elected president to another, a security transition
faced three transitions simultaneously a political transition where authority for the first time was transferred from one elected president to another, a security transition where the combat of the international commune, particularly that of the united states ended. and third, an economic transition. our enemies were banking on collapse of authority. because of that they challenged us. but what i m gratified to share is that during the last six months the afghan national security forces have really shown their metal. now we are not in a defensive position, we have taken offensive. the you know envoy to afghanistan reported just