Three weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting our civilian leaders and military commanders, as well as our troops, in Afghanistan. It was my fourth trip to the country and a vastly different one than my first visit in 2007. Flying over Kabul at night, I was struck by the changes: Electric lights and even traffic are visible throughout the valley. I was encouraged by what I saw and by what I heard from Ambassador James Cunningham and General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. The Afghans are taking the lead for their own security, and now they are poised to successfully transition to a new government for the first time in their history.
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House Speaker John Boehner says the U.S. needs to finish the job right in Afghanistan
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The progress, he says, has been significant, but the country will continue to have setbacks
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He argues that there is a shared, bipartisan legacy in Washington for Afghanistan
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Boehner: History will judge us not on whether we ended wars, but how we ended them
@placeholder's foes, both state and non-state actors, are watching with great interest how we leave Afghanistan, watching to see whether we leave after securing our interests and honoring our commitments, or if we just leave.