afghanistan changes daily. in october a senator accused the administration of lying about the number of americans still there and conditions in afghanistan have distribute deteriorated since the u.s. left. the consequences go beyond afghanistan. the administration failed to plan a competent withdrawal which cost the u.s. standing among allies. they are not turning to us and saying leadership in this moment in time. we can t programs to be the partner of choice. we have to have action in this area and show the rest of the world that we are the partner of choice. we can lead in this area. a recent united nation analysis said 23 million afghans face acute insecurity this