and again, the sacrifice of our soldiers, nop commissioned officers, officers -- noncommissioned officers, officers, all rank of our security forces shows the will is there. but my key submission is the bloodletting is unnecessary. on the negotiating table we can can arrive at a just lasting peace that is inclusive and allows us to overcome the past. >> in the white. >> thank you very much. my name is nazara. i'm independent afghan journalist. . would like to ask my question speaking a foreign language] >> [speaking a foreign language] >> for the advantage of everyone else, we'll ask the dean to translate that for us. >> translated. the question was whether the united states representative in the peace process is adequately consulting the afghan government on the process. and then the president's answer was that many of the ideas and the plans have actually come from the afghan government and there is ongoing consultation and discussion as the reconciliation plan goes forward. >> right here. >> hi, becky, used to be with the state department. i'm interested in asking, mr. president, what