so the taliban and the national institutions would work together, the taliban as the government and the institutions of the state as the service of the state of government would work together towards a secure and moving forward of afghanistan. the regret is that that didn't happen. some of our people left the country, the population was frightened, but luckily, as far as incidents and fears of those incidents were concerned, that didn't happen. the taliban arrived and the city remained quiet, there was no fighting, no incidents that would hurt the population. in that regard, i am very, very happy that the change occurred without bloodshed of the kind that people feared. but i am sad that the institutions collapsed. were you worried about yourself, your safety, the uncertainty? no, i wasn't worried about myself or my safety. i was worried about the overall situation in the country, about the people, about, you know, the general circumstances of the country. of course there were worries as a citizen of this country i wished things would have worked differently, i wish the peace process ha

this allegedly forced one of the key taliban leaders to flee the capital. in this exclusive interview, i have been speaking to sirajuddin haqqani's younger brother, anas haqqani, who's also a key player and one of the leaders of the network. i asked him about the group's violent past and their links to terrorism. some of the most vicious attacks that took place across this nation was linked to the haqqani network. the finger of blame was pointed at the haqqani network, and that is what it is now synonymous with. some of the most violent, destructive attacks that took place on civilian populations. and in fact, that's one of the main reasons why its designated a terrorist organisation. the reality, though, is that the large—scale attacks that took place was linked to the haqqani network over the last two decades. what do you say to the afghan mothers who have lost their children because civilians were targeted in those attacks? and the taliban at the time claimed responsibility for many of those attacks, and i'm not talking about aerial bombardments of the

in february, 2020, the trump administration signed an agreement we the taliban this required the taliban sever all ties with al qaeda before the u.s. withdrew. did the taliban, to the best of your knowledge, meet the requirements of the 2020 agreement before the biden administration withdrew? mr. landberg: thank you, sir. we have been very clear, we're very mission focused right now and we have been clear with the taliban what we expect of them in terms of counterterrorism. they are aware that they need to, if they want to build any legitimacy with the united states and the international community cut ties with al qaeda and ensure afghanistan never again becomes a source of terrorist threat to the united states or any of our allies. they're absolutely focused on degrading isis-k and also there's been many discussions on our concerns about al qaeda and the persistent presence in part of afghanistan. mr. grothman: since you can't answer, i take it that means there are still some ties there? what's the deal? mr. landberg: the taliban, including in a meeting a few days ago, have assured the

if the condition was that a taliban government be in place, there would have been a taliban government in place just two weeks later. >> brennan: so you don't feel a sense of responsibility when you hear about what the u.n. is saying, that this is going to be a bleak winter of starvation? >> absolutely, of course i feel responsible. i feel responsible now, and i felt responsible then. i think what the outcome is unfair to the afghan people. a decision was made to include and be able to see the taliban in government, right -- br >> brennan: the biden administration agreed to what the trump administration agreed to, which is the taliban coming back into power -- >> when that decision was made, i think it is important to make assumptions about how there would be collaboration with that government in place, and how we're going to deliver aid to people that are in need. >> brennan: what do you think your biggest mistake was? >> we should have understood that the united states has made its decision and would withdraw under any circumstances. and i think that probably is one of the reasons we

in the taliban era. it was -- let's say the taliban to become the government again. there's evidence they would be if an and if the plan for real governance. they want to make the world pure and have their version of sharia law and a think that's sufficient. the good thing is afghanistan is one of the youngest country in the world. i think 70% of the population is under the age of 25. i don't think most of those many women there's no great nostalgia for the taliban. they know what happened and but we will see. i think what will happen for sure is very nasty civil war. the weakness of the afghan national army is one thing. the afghan special forces do have some capacity but i would also look at the chic militias, who's back militias. these guys fought the brutal civil war and they fought the taliban. they are ready to do it again. instead of taliban taking over the entire country what we have condemned afghanistan to is a nasty civil war that makes the present conflict look like a croquet match. we may have to intervene again. we did it in iraq because event in afghan

and the taliban took over. there was the desperate scramble to leave and there were fears about what might happen to those who couldn't. and there were so many questions about what like could be like under the taliban. we've seen protests bombings, economy as basically collapse. people are really struggling. this is a count down to catastrophe. the taliban have now been in power for a 100 days. that's a 100 days to figure out how to run a country of almost 40000000 people. so if you've not been following the story, here's what's going on with her. let's start with how almost everybody in afghanistan, 95 percent, don't have enough food to eat. more than half the population are at risk of starvation. that's 23000000 people and includes 3000000 children under the age of 5. ah, as christian, i get it. i wish to get them a promotion was that the mother of this yacht had? no no, hold on about shop, not on the water. and when you combine that with freezing wind conditions, you've got catastrophe, poverty, hunger and t

armed taliban forces are everywhere. we noticed many of them have abandoned their traditional turbans, and now wear the uniforms and gear that western forces left behind. we see women and children dodging traffic to beg for cash, and men waiting in long lines for free food. >> mary-ellen mcgroarty: i've been with w.f.p. for a long time, 20-plus years, and i've never seen a crisis unfold and escalate at the pace and scale that we are seeing. >> alfonsi: mary-ellen mcgroarty is the director of the united nations world food program in afghanistan. from its warehouse in kabul, she's overseen the delivery of over 117 tons of food to nearly nine million afghans since august. she explained to us why the country is now facing mass starvation. >> mcgroarty: 72% of the population were already living below the poverty line before all this-- before the fall of the government. >> alfonsi: and now, what is the need like? >> mcgroarty: and now it's just staggering. you know, we have 22.8 million people in what we call "severe food inse

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your prime minister said after the taliban took overin said after the taliban took over in kabul he said," we must stabilise the new government, thatis stabilise the new government, that is the new taliban government for the sake of afghanistan. iwonder government for the sake of afghanistan. i wonder if you still feel that same way now that you seen the taliban in power for four or five months, does that sentiment still hold good? does that sentiment still hold aood? ,, , ., ., ., good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile _ good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border— good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border with - good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border with the i 1,600 mile border with the fence down for the other four years of experience, we have 4,000,000 refugees still in pakistan after 40 years. compare this to the european reaction in the british reaction, the american reaction one refugees that shows up to your shores. one refugees that shows up to yourshores. i one refugees that shows up to your shores. i have experienced that it your shores. i have experienced that

he knew a taliban takeover was likely but said otherwise. do you trust the taliban? yes, new? -- no? >> this is a verified before trust situation. we have been clear what we expect from the taliban. the ball is in their court. they have the ability to demonstrate to the world what we've been asking for. >> ms. harris? >> i would agree with my department of state colleague. at this point, all we can do is be clear in our expectations and commitment to not let a terrorist threat grow. >> yes or no, mr. landberg, is there an isis presence in afghanistan today? >> i think that would be better left for the classified session. >> i will assume yes. mr. landberg, do the taliban and al qaeda have a mutually beneficial relationship? >> going back, there has been a relationship. i think that is well known. >> are al qaeda operatives within the taliban? >> again, any level of discussion about specific terrorist group activities -- >> does the taliban actively shield al qaeda? chris: i think what is clear from conversation so far with the taliban, they are aware of our clear message that

the taliban are back in power. many afghans now fear a dark and uncertain future, while the us and western allies have left the field, humiliated by just a few tens of thousands of modestly armed fighters. afghanistan, so long the site for proxy wars between nations, militias, and terrorist groups, faces a new chapter in its turbulent history. hello. the unusually mild weather is set to stick with us as we see out the end of 2021. we had temperatures up to 16 degrees on thursday, about eight degrees above average, and for the next few days, it stays exceptionally mild and quite blustery, too. the winds coming in from the south or the south—west and drawing in the air right from the subtropics, from the canary isles right up towards the uk and actually across much of central europe as well. so, to start off your friday morning first thing on new year's eve, we've got temperatures already well in double figures, some places not falling below about 13 degrees. now, through the day, then, new year's eve this is, we'r

there were taliban fighters present, certainly, and they had been placed in the taliban hierarchy, but it was an insurgency and often the elders were talking had a nephew, two nephews for nephews and a son fighting it. in it was complicated and often the case the fighters that were you duking it out in in the pech. were firmly in the pech. there's a character i track throughout the book, he's a wealthy residents, and around the town for years and years and years, but that's not to say that in the pech itself that it was hostile. >> many were receptive to american help. and were excited about it. and willing to forgive and forget a lot of earn m mistakes, but has things moved along, there's just, the population turned cold is the way that a lot of guys would put it. the accumulated scar tissue of so many deaths from both sides, stuck in the middle and eventually that's the population, unwilling to stick its neck out much for either side and that made the job for the colonel who felt like he had to get, move the population and in particular, the official for the district governor to ais

and from the taliban. instead of them taking over the entire country it makes it look like a croquet match. and then to not stay there. and then for a country that igseems insignificant it carries of american foreign policy. >> when you are going to the documents, and as the us government help to understood. and that relationship between al qaeda and the taliban now? and then al qaeda would not have done that. and then to have discourse al qaeda would not. >> with the taliban peacein negotiations. and then to be on negotiating table in doha and of those sales and then here is the official report. and then also across afghanistan but al qaeda has a much bigger in the united states throughout the middle east. >> andof then just try to summarize. and with that religious fundamentalist. and it's not that type of the statement. and then to share between the al qaeda and the taliban. >> and then tied up to al qaeda. and then to al qaeda doing the frontlines today. but then to make a mistake because a rationalut

money was present after the taliban takeover in august. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis the u.n. warning the economy is in freefall. let's go to our correspondent. what we know about how donors will make sure this money goes to afghan families and businesses and not the taliban? >> that is exactly these countries wanted to make sure of. they want to send a humanitarian aid to the afghan people. they want to do that and avoided the aid from getting in the hands of the taliban. the specifics of the guardrails are not clear. this resolution is only valid for one year. after that, they will look at how to aid was used to see whether to go forward or not. there will be periodic reports by the united nations on how the aide is transferred to the afghan people and whether it reaches the innded targets. those peoplwho are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. whether all the organizations, the workers, the international effort is making sure the aide doesn't and up in the hands of the taliban. the goal and tricky balance for the u

the taliban say that's temporary. but there's got 2 of them from amazon and when willy and could have been shallow model help. the 1st time talking about kids, the schools are going to close are girls? the experiences weren't exactly the same excuse as now rate 6. and the women of dennis from waited 6 years and never got so you think, but it's not trust. ok. so what about security? because that's something the taliban said they can handle. that was the one thing that they kept typing themselves up about. you know, they're like when we come, peace will be here. p violence will and bombings will stop. but they haven't quite been able to deliver on that. because an affiliate if i saw a group known as i s k, p has stepped up attacks since the taliban took over. there was a suicide bombing at cobbled international airport that killed more than a 180 people. another attack at a military hospital killed 25 and i s k p have claimed responsibility for at least 2 attacks. and she, a masks were since were killed. i now remember

this was not taliban controlled territory where this is not the taliban heartland. as as a result of u.s. involvet the taliban became strong in the province and was brought in kind of to help the local insurgency fight the americans. so in some ways it really is, there are places that have not seen the taliban presence at all pre-2001 pre-2001 that now are governed by the taliban. there are also decreasingly but still some pockets south of the pech in areas that are governed by the islamic state which is the group that didn't exist before american involvement. there's quite a great deal of bitterness about americans come with good intentions but not fulfilling the promises and in some cases leaving things worse than they started. >> well, colbert has led to the deaths of half a million americans, and so it certainly caused us to look at national security in a different light -- covid. how much of a threat to terrorist groups in afghanistan really pose to the u.s.? >> it's a really difficult question to answer and i think the long and short of it is at the united sta

the taliban never yielded. the trump administration increased its pressure month after month on the ghani administration. the list of the 5000 included a cole dozen who had committed basically mders, american, australian, u.n. personnel come included hundreds of people the afghan government had convicted of very serious crimes. ghani certainly did not want to let that last 500 or so ago. but the americans kept telling him, if you'll just do this, let all 5000 on the taliban list go, then those negotiations, those peace negotiations we are all here to advance, they really will begin and there will be a reduction of violence, maybe even a full cease fire. the afghan people have been suffering from continual wars. taking more than 10,000 civilian and military and police casualties every year. those are killed in action, not just wounded. suffering. here is this promise, if you'll just release these 5000, we will get those peace negotiations going and a reduction in violence will follow. so ashraf ghani capitulated

the taliban are back in power. many afghans now fear a dark and uncertain future, while the us and western allies have left the field, humiliated byjust a few tens of thousands of modestly armed fighters. afghanistan, so long the site for proxy wars between nations, militias, and terrorist groups, faces a new chapter in its turbulent history. hello again. whereas england and wales saw some rain to start the day, in northern scotland it was dry. and we had some stunning weather watcher pictures sent to us showing us these sun halos, sun pillars and upper tangent arcs. these are all optical phenomena caused by ice crystals high in the earth's atmosphere reflecting and refracting sunlight, but some of them have been stunning today. some of that high cloud is on the satellite picture just here, but our eye is drawn to this area of low presure to our south—west. it's this that's going to be bringing exceptionally mild air over the next few days behind this warm front. and across england, temperatures could get close t

, the documents show al-qaeda coming to the taliban which is interesting because the taliban is more than al-qaeda and the documents show bin laden before he was killed in letters to al-qaeda and he was the main negotiator for the taliban with the americans. so the documents pretrade a warm relationship and is ten years old now, fast-forward to the un report and password to accounts of al-qaeda being on the front line today i was way skeptical of these groups which i think people make a mistake when everybody's going to behave like a national actor but a rational actor there is a bunch of taliban and you know who they are they always said the taliban will realize a disaster in the do the right thing and separate themselves from a kinda in the documentary record say that's not true, i do think that was a moment of the missed in 2002 the taliban were defeated and it would've been easier to have a piece negotiation with them then when they were defeated and ready to talk and that was basically not taken. but today they get into a piece negotiation with afghan government. and that was on

so what's the difference between working with the taliban and not recognizing the taliban? we hear from france and the you is really trying to thread the needle between giving the taliban that the gym is see that comes with recognition and having some kind of on the ground presence to deal with most specifically the humanitarian situation, which is deteriorate and quite rapidly, the you see this as being somewhat necessary in the short term for 1st of august or voting or military and crisis, but also for the long term for avoiding a failed state. and from avoiding other states, such as china, russia, ron, getting, getting a foothold, it's difficult, but it's not unprecedented. it's important to note russia, china, or other states have also maintained diplomatic presence. isn't there embassies without formally recognized in the taliban? so it's tricky, but it's not something that hasn't been done before, and it's something that we see different states doing while they try and engage pragmatically on the ground. ok, the key word there, i guess, is pragmatically. so this is pr

, that is the new taliban government for the sake of afghanistan. i wonder if you still feel that same way now that you seen the taliban in power for four or five months, does that sentiment still hold good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border with the fence down for the other four years of experience, we have 4,000,000 refugees still in pakistan after a0 years. compare this to the european reaction in the british reaction, the american reaction one refugees that shows up to your shores. i have experienced that it is needed the moment afghanistan is unstable, my country will be unstable. it's been a border pod for centuries. refugees go over, terrorism flow drug all over for that what the prime minister of pakistan said was any government, we want afghanistan to be stable because of afghanistan heads towards instability and collapse pakistan will be harmed and hurt the very next day. pakistan's national subvert security adviser is my feet feel that way for the as pakistan's prime minister is right to tell the world the way that international com

it was also shut down by the taliban. what would you say to children your age elsewhere in the world? they should study, and achieve, and help their country, zahra says. why is that your message? because we know what it's like not to have school. we're so stressed, zahra says, we can't even leave our home. today, they're trapped at home. rarely venturing out anymore. playing with friends now a thing of the past. the mural on the wall outside the now closed ministry for women's affairs says it all. the taliban spraying black paint over a woman's mouth who's proclaiming freedom. this is what's become of the women and girls of afghanistan. linsey, some women are back at work and the taliban say more will be allowed to, and that girls will be able to go back to school. but they've also been making those promises since last don't believe them.ghans simply- linsey? >> some heartbreaking realities there. ian, thank you. >>> around the globe, many are celebrating christmas eve. but the pandemic is forcing celebrations in bethlehe

the taliban. also, there are still some pockets in areas. a great deal of bitterness. not fulfilling your promises. in some cases worsen when they started. >> the depths of half a million americans. closed off national security and the victim rights. how much of a stretch for groups enough to understand? >> that is a really difficult question to answer. the united states will have to make that decision without really knowing the answer. that is w always been the case. they do not want us to know what they are up to. it becomes a decision the policymakers and generals have to continue with. what is our best guess. the threat that they pose. this is a question that we have grappled with all along the way. a figure from 2002. an egyptian militant who had been there since the 80s. he had never left after the soviets. and they just work themselves into the fabric of the society. but, at some point, after the u.s. intervention, after they arrived, he became a key figure in establishing the insurgency. h

itself of the taliban. they have denied these allegations. they said they will look into individual cases, but they have had deniability because of course the taliban is not a single structure with a well disciplined hierarchy. while the leadership is here, many of the taliban groups in provinces do work with a certain amount of ptolemy and it does have that deniability. well. this report says that the leadership knew about it and condoned these apparent crimes format us presidential candidate. bob dole has died, age 98, the world war 2 veteran represented the state of kansas for the republican party and the senate for 35 years. he unsuccessfully run for the white house against bill clinton in 1996. earlier this year was announced, the bill was receiving treatment for lung cancer. for me that one well championship will be decided in the final race. busy of the season next week, lewis hamilton edged out rival macs, the stipend in a dramatic saudi arabian grown pre, to go level on points heading to abu dhabi

it had the knowledge and was conducted by the taliban itself of the taliban. they have denied these allegations. they said they will look into individual cases, but they have had deniability because of course the taliban is not a single structure with a well disciplined hierarchy. while it lead to ship is here, many of the taliban groups in province is do work with a certain amount of time to be and it does have that deniability. well. this report says that the leadership knew about it and condoned these apparent crimes. rob more broadly, how would you describe the current state of play between the taliban and western nations? it remains a back and forth if you like this international community still very much have the taliban administration here under the cost if you like under pressure one to get to see it live up to these promises when it comes to certain rights that it is guaranteed to women and women and girls, for example, in this case, it is investigating the cases of extra judicial killing. they really want to see the taliban live by what it is said wh

the taliban? it is a broad category of people who believed in what america was selling who are now stuck. that is a policy decision what we do our do not do, but as a human being -- and we have 300 some people we are trying to get out, and it is a black hole. we are not hearing anything. i am certain many of you are hearing it too. we will be looking at it. i do not know how long it is going to take and it is difficult. it is hard to reach out. god bless all of them that they get out safely. add to the fact economic disaster. next year almost 93% of the afghan population will be below the poverty line. that is what the u.n. is reporting. it could be the biggest canonic humanitarian disaster. those -- economic humanitarian disaster. how do you handle that? i don't know. we are looking at it. do not forget the afghans who were left behind. >> i want to give a word of thanks to everyone in this room who has worked to get afghans to safety. thank you to what you did in such a perilous our. -- perilous

the taliban has denied the claims. here's what a spokesman had to say. translation: these reports and claims are not based - on evidence. we reject such claims. if they have documents and evidence they should share it with us. the islamic emirate has given general amnesty. many who had martyred hundreds of mujahideen and civilians are living in the cities and the provinces peacefully. they are not facing any kind of threat. the bbc�*s anbarasan ethirajan has been following developments. he says the joint statement — spearheaded by the us — does send a strong warning to the taliban to honour its pledges. this shows how the western countries are now concerned about the evolving situation in afghanistan, you know, this comes one week after human rights watch published a detailed report about the ground situation, where they have been reports of extrajudicial killings and disappearances of former government employees and those linked to the security forces of the government, and there have been media circulating on social media for the past few months

itself of the taliban. they have denied that these allegations. they said they will look into individual cases, but they have had deniability because of course the taliban is not a single structure with a well disciplined hierarchy. while at leadership is here, many of the taliban groups and provinces do work with a certain amount of autonomy and it does have that deniability. well. this report says that the leadership knew about it and condoned these apparent crimes. heroine jaime is assistant professor of lauren in there. can university in afghanistan, journeys me my escape from the line in italy. it's one thing for the taliban to declare this. amnesty, why is it not being enforced? there are 2 different factors, a plane in all likelihood. one is that 1 may perceive the individual tread and would like to eliminate them, especially given to report that some of the soldiers may be willing to join the dies or so that could be at trip perception. the under likely dinardo explanation is that there are maybe di

itself of the taliban. they have denied these allegations. they said they will look into individual cases, but they have had deniability because of course the taliban is not a single structure with a well disciplined hierarchy. while the leadership.

he got on a bus, and for ten hours had to endure taliban check point after taliban check point. we got him into one of our safe houses. i called up the connection i had at the gate and had given him a pass phrase, i like orange juice. will you please send someone out to get him, and so an american soldier went out into the crowd and met him, and in the next thing i know they put him on a plane to qatar. >> they're now helping other evacuees. >> the afghans who arrived to the united states came wearing nothing more than the clothes that were on their backs. >> you can see we got a truck full of stuff here to drop off when we get there at the warehouse. >> in late october, the white house announced a new program that will let veterans and others sponsor evacuees and help them resettle. >> my interpreter was my cultural ambassador. now here in america, that's what we get to do for them. they stood shoulder to shoulder with us for over 20 years. we need to bring them home. >> englishman pen farthing served in afghanistan where the stress of his deployment was eased by his friendship

and taliban has asked us to unfreeze assets and remove sanctions while washington is calling on the taliban to ensure the rights of africans and to form an inclusive government. the un says more than half of all afghans is suffering from acute food shortages this winter. meanwhile, agencies a warning of a potential crisis in neighboring countries, that's as thousands of people continue to flee. afghanistan. robert mcbride traveled to the african border town of islam color. it's same as a recent surge in paper crossing from both directions with its cross border traffic and people in goods. islam hello provides a good indicator of the problems facing both afghanistan and iran. the surge of people trying to leave afghanistan as the taliban took over, has eased in recent weeks, assign according to those guarding this crossing. the conditions have improved. oh, come, governor, come for whatever problems the migrants had ordered. they've been solved for vehicles, including trucks are moving freely again with sort of more considering this is such a sensitive crossing things on the border itself ar

itself of the taliban. they have denied these allegations. they said they will look into individual cases, but they have had deniability because of course the taliban is not a single structure with a well disciplined hierarchy. while the leadership is here, many of the taliban groups in provinces do work with a certain amount of ptolemy and it does have that ability. well, this report says that the leadership knew about it and can don't. these opponent crimes and women in afghanistan who protested against gender inequality including a band on girls attending school. their demands include being able to resent to work and no longer having to be accompanied by a man. when outside, it comes off for a statement from a taliban leader banning force marriages, switch angered women who say their problems are far more wide ranging nearly 2000 uganda and soldiers of crossed into the democratic republic of congo to fight alongside troops. there is part of a joint operation against an arm group. the allied democratic fo

the taliban carried out multiple attacks in kabul. in fact, kabul was attacked the whole time, but there was this perception that while the taliban manifested themselves in the city with these kind of spectacular attacks that the war was mostly fought in rural areas, and the taliban, you know, were operating out of their mountain hideouts and the afghan forces and, you know, their american backers fighting for rural land but really it was these people in the cities that made a difference. they were a lot more organized and actually a lot more sophisticated than i think any of us realized. >> this is such great reporting, and it sheds so much light. thank you so much. >> thank you. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. don't forget if you miss had a show go to cnn.com/faried for a link to my itunes podcast. awesow iphone 13 pro and airpods, and t-mobile is paying for them both! and this is for new and existing customers. upgrade to the iphone 13 pro and airpods both on us. only at t-mobi

we're driving to an area where the afghani army and the taliban fought for decades . the people who live in this village were caught between the 2 sides. now they suffer from extreme poverty. women and children have been especially hard hit by the situation midwives sent by unicef are trying to help the desperate mothers who am i need medicine. but the streets are blocked her and there has been a drought for years. there has been no rain, our children are suffering or whatever. i hope they give us something. i need food for my 2 grandchildren. they are sick and don't have enough to eat. we have a bad effect. the taliban used to shoot at the 8 workers, but now the women are allowed to enter the village. how you most of these a hawaii has to bring more medicine here because every day more patients come did get us. a leverage is more. so we're having problems getting supplies, but i thought that he'd have the problem. i'd come with be deco love a lot of the fact that women speak openly with us. anger's, the taliban. i could one of us love of a man. our women must cover t

. >> brennan: you agreed to extend it and not to break the agreement with the taliban? >> we made the decision that if we were to break the agreement, it would have been a whole other situation. right now i strongly believe that had we broken that agreement, we would be talking about the war in afghanistan and american troops in afghanistd wt candidate, you pledged to protect the gains that were made for afghan women. >> yes, and i feel very strongly about that. >> brennan: many afghani women are not in school today because the taliban is in control. >> which is why we're working through the u.n. and doing what we need to do, through or friends, to provide humanitarian assistance, by passing the taliban, to make sure that we are supporting women and girls there. one of our big issues in terms of any conversations with the taliban is exactly this point, which is: the condition and status and the treatment of women and girls. including for girls, access to education. not to mention our concern about counter-terrorism and what we need to do in terms of that threat. these a

itself of the taliban. they have denied these allegations. they said they will look into individual cases, but they have had deniability because of course the taliban is not a single structure with a well disciplined hierarchy. while the leadership is here, many of the taliban groups in provinces do work with a certain amount of ptolemy and it does have that deniability. well. this report says that the leadership knew about it and condoned these power crimes. for me, u. s. presidential candidate bob dole has died at the age of $98.00 a world war to veteran and represented kansas. as a republican senator for 35 years, he unsuccessfully ran for the white house against bill clinton in 1996. earlier this year, it was announced always receiving treatment for lung cancer. watching al jazeera life in london still had a protest against cousin 19 restrictions. 10 line in belgium. candice president reveals foreign interests might walk in attacks that led to a mission in the democratic republic of congo. ah with hello

and then also from the taliban taliban forced marriage of women in afghanistan. that is now banned in terms of the human rights women's rights girls rights in afghanistan. right now, do you feel that there is enough that's happening, that will unlock funds that should be going to people in afghanistan? so i'll have a very franky, a doubt, shading with you. when i was the deputy minister was also responsible for our affairs in the world trade organization and it, wilfred organization of understanding this is the least developing country. and so, or entire trade agenda was, was, was revolving around those ecosystems that we had to develop held education of access to finance. so it's amazing. businesses can grow and so many other things . now, when we talk about the stoppage or pause in the development in progress of all these ecosystem, including access to education, whether girls or boys, whether in carbon or equal to diaz, health services. any single step that we could take in a one can argue that the last 20 years, we had so many other problems like corruption a

the taliban. those people are left behind. what i'm saying is it's a broad category of people who believed in what america was selling, who are now stuck. now, that's a policy decision, what we do or don't do, but as a human being, and we got over 300-some people that we're trying to get out, p-1, p-2s, and it's a black hole. we're not hearing anything. squat. crickets. and i'm certain many of you are hearing it, too. and we will be looking at it. i don't know how long it's going to take, and it's very difficult because it's hard to reach out to some of these people because they're moving all the time, and they don't want to use phones. and god bless all of them that they get out safely. but there is a large -- and then you add to the fact there's economic disaster. next year, almost 93% of the afghan population will be below the poverty level. that's what the u.n. is predicting. we reported in this quarterly report. over 93%, 97% i think. fantastic number. can you believe that? the biggest economic humanitarian disaster. so t

taliban to become the government again there's new evidence is going to be different. they have their version of law and they think that is sufficient. i think the good thing is, afghan is when the youngest countries in the world and i don't think for most of those men and women they know what happened but we will see. what will happen for sure is a very nasty or the afghan special forces because they are ready to do it again so instead of the taliban taken over the entire country makes the present conflict we may have to do it again we did it and iraq the habit not staying there. in the america policy when you were going through the documents i want to ask you about the development with the u.s. government with the rise of bin laden. skipping ahead a little bit what was the relationship between al qaeda andnd the taliban now? does that tell us anything they did come and negotiate with this al qaeda would not have done that. they have long-term relationships and-tho government and others responsible they have had discourse in ways al qaeda would not. what should we und

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