The fact that President Trump has come forward with a new strategy so there are 3 Million Girls in school and there is a moral component so there is a lot of progress that doesnt get a lot of coverage when the price is way too high. From ambassador way new is a former coordinator so we have a very good people to cover the issues today. You cannot solve those challenges without diplomacy and development and we welcome the fact that requires a securityis component that it is changed by diplomacy and development we want to have that part of the conversation and work ourselves out of a job if it is in a different place then the amount of assistance is much smaller than 10 years ago. Something north of 10 . If you l every every dollar theyre collecting in taxes and that pays for schools and m hospitals we want to see Economic Growth, said tax collection or work ourselves to a smaller part of a job. And then to have a vision so that nonmilitary side is critical. Ink the my very good friend w
This is an important part of what is going on and theres allies and partners will be key if we are able to move ahead on this regional process to facilitate that and be supportive of it so Coalition Management as you might call it, Partner Management is an important line of action Going Forward. As rick said if you try to break it down into actual lines of action a lot of it is outside afghanistan but working in close coordination with what you are doing, this is a big set of diplomatic tasks and you can look at all the politics and diplomatic maneuvering in pakistan to get a useful dialogue going. There are other tools in this process but the key is the dialogue bringing us closer together for an important objective. I do think as rick was saying there was a lot of definition that still needs to go on in where we want to be. The president s policy talks about the India Pakistan rivalry and a shame this has to be seen in the context. There is a longstanding set of difficult issues. It
This conversation, you can find it on our website, cspan. Org. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is on an overseas trip this week. He is bitty visiting saudi arabia meeting with World Leaders and discussing world relations with each country. Inmade an unannounced visit afghanistan. Here is a look at his brief remarks. Sec. Tillerson i want to thank the chief executive and afghan leadership for meeting with me this morning. Thought it was very important to stop here and afghanistan, coming to the Southeast Asia region as part of the policy and strategy that President Trump has put forth. I want to thank ambassador leadership asheir well as the incredible military effort of the men and women here as well. The effort they put towards working towards peace. Has made it clear in terms of our support for afghanistan and our support for a sovereign, unified, democratic afghanistan. Charting a path to peace and selfreliance. That imperative at the end we deny safe haven to any in thist or extre
Shir Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, son of late Haji Padshah Khan, was born in 1338 in the village of Abbas village, Baraki Barak district of Logar province. He completed his primary education in the village Masjid and Omar Khan school in Kabul and is a passed out from Kabul Military School. He was sent to India