a spokesman responded to cnn via text saying this is a good step but resolving the issue is possible when all u.s. forces leave afghanistan. i want to focus on that last part real quickly. i think it very clearly states out the taliban wants u.s. troops out of the this territory. what is your concern or what do you think the taliban has planned for that region if u.s. troops are absent? >> they want to take over afghanistan no question in my mind. they are interested in not only a complete u.s. withdraw of u.s. forces but they want to make sure they can safeguard a taliban government and cannot have that if there is a u.s. presence in that country. >> colonel, a couple of weeks ago, the president at bagram in afghanistan said we are going to stay until such time we have a deal or we have total victory