president ghani chief executive abella, thank you for your partnership. commitment to the afghanistan people that will indoor. -- that will endure. president ghani. president ghani: i would like to express deep sympathies to german and spanish families and government. both of these countries took part in the isf coalition. they have a major commitment and sacrifice in afghanistan. i would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to those common sacrifices and take the opportunity to pay tribute to the 2015 servicemen and women more than 22,000 american soldiers have been wounded in action, numerous contractors and others. you stood shoulder to shoulder with us and i would like to say thank you. i would also like to thank the emerick and taxpayer -- the american taxpayer for his and her hard-earned tax dollars that have enabled us. yesterday, i saw a young girl. her father came out of retirement, out of reserves to serve again in afghanistan. she is sending a care package every week to her father. and i want to thank her and the father of other america