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ah ah hey, welcome to the stream, i'm josh rushing, sitting them for me. ok today. i want to begin for the people who watched on youtube right now. do you see the box right over here? there is a live stream producer waiting there for you to add your comments to the shelves are going to get me to be and i can ask questions. you can be a part of the program and what a program it us today we're talking about afghanistan. i was there a few years ago to us military commander told me, you know, the us military, me on all the watches. but the taliban has all the time and he was alluding to the fact that some everyone knew at some point the u. s. was going to have to pull out

enough chemistry. i was going to stand on its own and that the taliban would of course, challenge that well, that dates come. president binders ask all us forces to be out by the 20th anniversary of 911, which is just couple months away. so us forces are drawing down there at a time that it seems like be stop to the taliban have stopped, and the taliban is ascendant across the country. in fact, let me show you a map where this is from long war journal, just tracks us and they say, the tell me is deborah doubled the number of controlled ac in districts since may 1st. now in this map, the light gray is what has now uncontested and controlled by the government of afghanistan and presumably backed by the us. the dark gray is controlled by the taliban and the red is considered contested. then you can see the taliban that as circled. cobble they're in the center, they've circle the kandahar down south. they're doing,

they're spreading throughout the rule areas. and so i thought 3 guests on today's show to talk about this and what it means for afghanistan and the people of afghanistan. i'm going to ask him to introduce himself, so i'm going to begin with shooter. i josh, thank you them. sure, jamal. i'm the head of international relations and regional cooperation at the office of the national security council here in couple. thank you. on the show. thank you for being. i know it's about midnight and ca appreciate you being up tonight with us and chagrin. hi gosh and everyone else. and yes, my name is shaquea and i'm from re bastard. they're just women's and human rights activists. fantastic, thank you sir. chris and moving on to ali. i'm the one i'm the lead fee. i'm a journalist from call. all right, fantastic. you. i want to thank you so 20 years on from the us invasion. they also

the taliban rather quickly, but they never really knocked them out. and really put them away. it's like water, the dam holding them back over all this time. and now would you agree, does it seem from your perspective there and cobble that the taliban is indeed ascended at the moment. but let me think on the premise of your question, the taliban were never really you did. and then the point for that there is they will not really never went away. primarily because they were not a domestic ask them on the movement. they receive their recruits, there is the ability to actually rep, recuperate every medical treatment and then come back over across our southern border from pakistan. kind of where they could also apply themselves with weapons, which is why they've been so resilient and difficult or get rid of. but you're right, but the telephone have actually resorted to a policy of,

of terrorism to can, you know, escalating their violence after a telephone deal. instead of taking that recovered you to actually announce that the fire and try to meet people and people because guess what? the only reason for the fight, much of the present international troops is gone. now there's no international, they're not, they're not the few that are remaining, you're going to be gone for months and there's not going to be any combat the presence of international. but so, but so that the surgeon is really the taliban, pressing for terrorism, an escalation against theft, and also increasingly against instead of choosing a policy reconciliation, which is what should be doing because there's a mis norrick opportunity because the domestic political environment and the line to be that's all about the cold, the international environment line fever about or they could take that opportunity. why does it surprise anyone?

you can, you can jump in here that, that, that the taliban might be more interested in military games and diplomatic games. at this moment. i do believe fair taliban are again gaining and somehow they already got enough legitimacy and legitimacy and recognition internationally offered to her agreement. it's not something reality that they believed depth. and i do believe that taliban are just the surgeons group that they would like to take power by violence. they are at the moment. i'm not saying like they are just only relying on pakistan. i do believe other countries, especially iran and russia. somehow, china's also been engaged and they start talking with a taliban, i believe the entire international community. it's just because of the position they got and they're that's why i think they are showing themselves in a different way. if i would like to compare

a government of afghanistan with the taliban, h a i don't think to 8th a will be de reality that i cannot compare a legitimate government, which is a terrorist group because the government have their responsibility duties and they have to delivered to services that they have to keep the security of the people. and of course they have to enforce law. and while by the taliban and telephone just killing and just destroying and moving by violence and bringing fair among the public opinion. i think that's, that's not the way of victory. i do believe victory. knowlton war which comes with a piece reconciliation understanding and harmony and right now where we are think it's totally different. i really. ringback of course the government guy is fun is also not, let's say angel, we do have lots of difficulties when it comes, especially with the military leadership and i've got some because the,

due to some policies, they're a good general's was been sending home. and right now we have a just feel the security sector would in you and add those news also not taking action. for me, it's unacceptable to say technically we led the taliban to gain the district, of course, technically, because just the government want to save and protect the civilian taliban. are using the human shield in the different district. that's why they are gaining. it's not the reality, but when it comes to who is delivering service to the people, i think right now it should be people of afghanistan should be also pointed part who delivering service to the people no way and specially talking about tug are taking money and wells from the people they're asking even to human resources. and that's, that's why if you see those district was going to be on there, taliban control at the people are going to move from the area to whereas the

government control area. so that was clear message from the public of i've got a son that they don't like to live under taliban control. and of course those district to taliban are taken. it's either it was before with a tolerable or it was the very the most vulnerable area. just gain it or the government would not enough capital already to take action. i do believe it's also not fair to see the government of ghana, son and defensive position. they have to change their strategic of course we are ready for p stock, but it, meanwhile, they have to fulfill their responsibility duties when it comes to keep security. and so we're going to have to country and there's a moment for arm civilians to resist against the taliban. not just motor. let's bring in. we have somebody i want to share here of civilians who have taken up arms against the taliban.

these people used to have weapons in their homes for their own security. they picked them up to day and came to the district to show those who disrupt security that we are working with. our security forces to ensure secure. we warn the taliban to come and stay in peace, and if they do not stay in peace, they will face these young people and the people of afghanistan. we will not allow our country to become insecure and we stand by our security forces. i lay the lead us general there this week said that they could visualize a path to civil war. part of that might be these civilian militias. have you been able to get outside of kabul and report on, on this? and if you have what, what have you found out there actually going tomorrow, i can give you more direct information. unfortunately. but the issue of the civilian militia, it goes back to what i meant by nice and is that people find themselves in

a situation where no one is providing for them, right? so it's all about, it's clearly not providing for them. the government is failing to provide for them in many areas. a lot of people feel left out by the government. and if you look at a lot of these payments, what, what did they say? they say we want to fight back in some, followed by and we want to show that we won't allow and securities take over that would be support our security forces. they never say like we support the government and his current or, or this is what we want to preserve. they're saying we're fighting for our lab. so that's a really important distinction to make. and that sort of what can lead to fear in the civil war. and the, if these people total, she'll be hold into the actual government as it stands. can the government, if it continues to exist whenever war comes to an end, can they then, you know, getting people back in line and make sure that they don't turn their gotten? i guess the people of happened in 1992. so this is a major issue on the one hand,

people feel their localize their security and taking over their own lives, protecting their own land. but then there's also the fear that, well, why does this just turn into another conflict between groups between missing, between regions. and there's a lot of one answer questions about it. i want to bring in some comments from people in our youtube audience right now. actually today i'm going to throw this one to you. why is the u. s. withdrawing from afghanistan now that comes from winston west. i think that's the question that is probably best out from president vitamin. it's all here with us all about that with find it agree of 2020 which which all of us sell a bond forces international force. but let me give you online that the telephone committed to enter even to negotiate government,

which then would actually be the precondition for withdraw further with the gradually of the american but also the international forces or nato presidents, enough. well, the withdrawal continued, but the telephone actually delayed their station around one ended in 2021 of the 3 2nd of december of 2020 and the to negotiate negotiable are actually decided to go take a break to their families and come back around to negotiations. on the 5th of january of 2021. well guess what happened? they asked him to go. she didn't pack their bags that their cobra test got their plane ticket there, landed and only to find it. there's no telling where are the telephone? nobody knows the u. s does not know us special representative to know that you don't know, we don't know. what turns out 2 weeks later, the taliban actually show up and off now. and then they show up and on. and then

they show up or rating through a length of suicide bombers and pocket stuff. these are not just about 80 telephone . these are actually $14.00 on who are on the un security council. thank you. list for prohibit traveling internationally, but who actually enjoy them and that i think a travel in support a piece of reconciliation and i've kind of thought, but what we'll be doing using that privilege for the travel exemption under the city council pension, they were actually using it to avoid any negotiation, they agreed to come back on january of 20 negotiate, but they chose not to. they actually went all over the over the world, but negotiating with which they were comp. this abuse of the privilege of the travel exemption for men listed under the un sanction. misuse of that privilege shows and tell you how much priority the telephone gift youth to the

telephone would say we are fighting international occupation called international. well, there is no international occupation anymore because everybody who is minimal national forest there withdrawing from the muslim scholars. everything from everywhere from from sure long cubs, rebundle dash egypt to play. the rapier are saying this war, this war that the telephone or the keating is not legitimate religiously anymore if it ever was so the so called you have that the telephone for the pushing is not there anymore. and so therefore, now is that the government? but there are also pushing increasingly in areas where if only really so the war against them, the security forces now also the telephone for people, which is why. but you saw that video, people taking up arms to actually protect their likelihood, protect their land,

but also to stand up with the national security forces because they're the only truly national 4th capable of mobilizing the people. but i think and the matter very important point, the point that we made was that is there are risks that all of these uprising all across the country, but actually a great into something less controlled. i think that the real risk, the government can only do so much to actually break into the whole of the security forces and the control group. but, but that's at the ball. there really isn't the telephone to actually stop the fight against the government. the stuff to fight against the id because that is actually risk, the co, rudy, the consensus inside society and government to make peace. because when people take a arm, when people actually inflict damage of the taliban in the damage from the telephone to ation and those societies look great in a way that would be part of this really is an opportunity for them to make these.

and we're also in the un for asking the permanent 5 members of the un security council, actually taylor, the travel exemption instead of giving the telephone were listed under the sanctions from travelling. instead of giving them a blank check, why don't you give them the ability to i sure don't want to just members of our audience, because we're running short on time. for route con is common in a couple of times. it says, what is responsible to us as well, superpower is to lead, understand, to civil war, leave the economy destroyed. he also goes on to say, wherever usa goes, spreads war corruption, chaos but leaves without picks in the country or paying for the loss of civilians. and here's a great question for you. sure. grids from devonjay and junior are women safe now in afghanistan, i don't think sand there such circumstances. we could call afghan histone is safe

because the way which was happening the way they plan. and the way days the natal forces are leaving. i've got this done. it means i've got his son that we hope it didn't go back to the safe haven. the terrorist network, international tourist network are groups, but it means that when the land is not safe, how we can call it, the women are ganesh than our can be safe. i think just recently the northern part of the country did those district which is going to be controlled by taliban at the moment. the order again, the same rules as they were ruling of god was fun. during the end of 19, they say that women cannot go out without male company or mushroom. and of course, they should covered themselves even they asked the shopkeepers, do not say anything to those women, which is they are coming without mil member of their family or mushroom. so this is,

this shows like talent on our against mentally ideology. they are not ready to accept, not only women of afghan as son, but other right? so there's no guarantee they will respect and recognize human rights, women's rights, freedom of expression, power of sharing. and of course, the power of the people, which is say, the constitutional off gotta stand in national identity and values, which is the afghans made. and the last 20 years, we paid a lot, a, we paid our life, we paid to time for it. and for, for me, it's not to really easy to accept it. i should go back 22 years for where i started . i start my activity and to be a women's rights activist. during a tug on time, it was the 1998 degree where you say in the country,

it's hard for me where you remain in the country, but it looks like you're taliban will over. i'm calling already. yes. yes. this is mike lee a and i took the decision when they beat me on the street. and did i it was like a just a wake up call for me because i was visiting the doctor without mail money member of my family. so they beat me on the street. why i'm alone with my little girl with my daughter. although i shave my daughter here to look like a boy. so she was very small and little. and this, this kind of story, i think every ask women did. so for me it's, it's very hard to see the journey. i star during the taliban. of course it was a different time at the time. i don't have united states or any other nato countries support. i was living in a very merchant ally and neglected society and company in the earth with the name

of scottish them right now was way different and that different it doesn't means it means generation change in that change of generation bring lots of thanks to afghanistan and the new generation get been engaged to the work, so that's why it's not acceptable for us to have to step back to go back to the dark ages. i've got this done. so it's, that's why i'm saying i've got a son. shouldn't go back to the hands of terrorist, that's where there's no guarantee. also do her agreement talking about said they will cut their til with their let's say i'll tell you down or an ice ice or dice group. so where is still they have formed fighters with fighting with them? so they have those they terror support and malicious and militant with them. it's not easy for everyone to accept that. okay, just a talent which is they are a religious color. know how to use gun, how to control the district and their military ability. so of course,

we all understand their or bringing the international fighters, which is they don't have pace in their own countries. i want to bring some trees. how long should be a playground and it seems like you're trying to jump in on that. did you have something to say there it is true, you know, that they haven't shown that they necessarily cut off time. and there's also, i mean, was kind of really mean today, you know, and especially what does it mean and a lot of fun. it's a nice word to you, but you know, to currently, i don't really know what to and i think we have to be careful and trying to conflate the color bond with it. because if you were in the east, when diana was around in the eastern provinces, you know, people fled specifically because of diet because of what they were presented,

how much they feared them. and you know, all of the stories begin with. they were fighting each other and it's all about in this group that eventually be ever fighting each other. so i think, i think we have to be honest about these things. yes, it's all about the terrorist group. yes, they do awful things, but i don't think it helps to, you know, we have the same problem in 201415. the government kept going on about all a stage stage, stage, stage, stage, and then what happens ramped up and support for the total of on because they're afraid of coming near their border projects on this, on these other places. you know, they got involved in fighters got involved there, armed opposition. got involved. russia got involved who didn't actually know making things any favor. so i think we just have to, you know, start being a little bit more precise in your joint a difference between the taliban. i solar, isis or dash but has been gained. i would say, do international credibility because the u. s. engage with them in the peace talks

and all all the us in a drug, a drug them right. veronica obama wanted it's been a long thing and unfortunately they've been really smart in this. right. they have played a diplomatic game. they've been in 2011 and they've been meeting with foreign officials all along and she was pointed out over the last few years. what did they do? they went on a world tour wouldn't shoot to just one more moment. and literally you got about 15 to 30 seconds here. shoot for this final point. go for here's the truth about guys. ok. they may be fighting to touch on certain parts of the country, but they're actually in other countries. there you think the same modeling networks, the model explosives and arms and admission to recruit that dice is also actually active in be in security umbrella. that's all a bond provide. not just them but to every other 6 neighboring country. and paula

bon actually is hosting terror organization from 5 of the, from china. i am the project to reflect the problem is not just, you know, the problem. every terrorist and organization under the sun. well, i've to agree, i'm going to give you 15 seconds for a final thought if you have it here. oh, i do believe. and just recently a couple of weeks ago, the deputy of the al qaeda was been killed in a me proven plus one of the famous the taliban commander. so it means still al qaeda is existing. and i think just recently, and of course we can not say that when the ideologies are the same, we should forget that the taliban have the id, ology and their idea ology their reality. so we cannot say, well, they have finding, i think i've got to stop writing, but i want to think all 3 of you for being on the stream today. of course,

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