对阿富汗而言，和平是必不可少的。若无和平，阿富汗人就会继续遭受苦难，经济增长和繁荣就不可能实现。尽管加尼总统和国际社会多次表示了接触意愿，但塔利班尚未清楚显示对和平进程的明确承诺。今年夏季的激烈战斗表明，这场冲突没有止境，即便取得成果，却又得而复失，如此循环往复，造成破坏，阻碍发展，给阿富汗平民带来持续痛苦。我热切希望，随着冬季临近和冲突步伐放缓，塔利班将显示他们愿意同阿富汗政府进行谈判。
Peace for Afghanistan is a necessity. Without peace, Afghans will continue to suffer and economic growth and prosperity will not materialize. The Taliban has still not demonstrated explicitly a clear commitment to a peace process, despite the many offers of engagement by President Ghani and the international community. The intensive fighting this summer has shown the conflict to be an endless cycle of gains and reversals, of destruction instead of development, and of continued suffering for Afghan civilians. It is my fervent hope that, as winter approaches and the tempo of the conflict slows, the Taliban will show their willingness to enter into talks with the Afghan Government.