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buying them by growing opposition. my really cost in japan, thousands of athletes will compete in empty stadium amid the corona, virus pandemic. audi 0 will be inside the bubble to bring them from games like no other way the afghanistan has seen conflicts for more than 40 years. from the soviet invasion of the late 970 to the rise of the taliban in 1990. and of course, the us invasion of 2001 the decades of to moral have lead to sick tearing division, political instability and cost countless life international plays from the region and beyond have made several attempts to bring peace and stability to afghanistan. the united states has played a central role afghan born american diplomat filmmaker males that have been leading

that if it since 2018. and they also had put much of his focus on negotiations between the us and telephone and then talks between the afghan government and the taliban, which were mostly held face to face and cut off. but as the us military ends its mission and ask, and what's the future of these talks and what role the us play moving forward? the us special representative for f canister reconciliation. so my little dad talks to al jazeera ah, us special where present fm reconciliation and best hello said, thank you for talking to al jazeera. great to be with you. i would like to go back in time with the upcoming 20 anniversary of 911. do you remember that day specifically? oh yes, i remembered very well. i was on my way to the staff meeting that condi rice who was the national security advisor. i what the

under her as a special assistant president bush to 1st playing had the 1st tower. and we all thought that maybe playing lost its way was an accident. and then as the meeting started, an officer from the communication room walked into the situation room, where we had that staff meeting and i was sitting to the left of candy. you said a 2nd plane as had a 2nd hour heard the 2nd tower. and she stood up close that book and walked out there and we all rushed behind her literally that day. and the events associated with it also changed my life in a funding mental way. i'm still in some ways dealing with

so was i remember very vividly and as the person who was born in afghanistan, you're in quite a unique position, providing the text originated from your homeland and you're in the white house. yes . but bread and bush said to me at one point that if i could quote him, that may be god that the hand and this that i was there, this time. and someone born in afghanistan who knew a lot about the african situation and leaders because i had also worked with the united states when the soviet then rated up canister on i was helping on behalf of the united states, the resistance movement to the soviets and, and now again, we are in a situation where major external power is departing. afghanistan.

the question is, will the african repeat the mistake here that they made after the soviet departure or learn from it come together and agree on a formula that are spect said. there are differences of opinion or views or values or ideologies. but yet the citizens, they can compete by and cooperate and where that is different. so viewed can be resolved politically, not by force of arm or one side giving itself the right because of its ideology that should impose on, on others that as an work that didn't work the last time it won't work this time. so my hope is that the afghans, the african leaders, do not repeat the mistake that they did the last time. and you don't believe you're

leaving a power vacuum this time. well, we are, which is different this time, which we didn't with the what then happened at that time. and because of the, what we learned, we as a united states learned from that period was to have a peace process we were drawing and to support that piece process to bring the warring parties internal, rewarding parties to the negotiating table, which it, this is the 1st time and the 40 plus years of war in afghanistan that there warning afghan parties are sitting across the table. when the soviet withdraw happen, they can warring parties and talk to each other. the agreement was signed between the government in kabul and pakistan. not with them again and this time it's a ton of one, is one warring party and that is the republic, the government and they are, they are here in doha negotiating. so we,

we, and i sense a learned and i hope i can really, there's, with, with, with learned also the right less and rather repeating the past mistakes. these talks you speak of have been ongoing for almost a year now and have made very little progress. what do you put that down to who's putting on the brakes? well, i think the both sides had their periods of issues. but we have tried to accelerate negotiations. we. i agree with you that it's not made kind of progress. it should have made, given that amount of time the past, we believe that there should be a mediator facilitator in the room when needed. this hasn't been the case

for the last period. the been very little facilitation and no mediation. we think that the skills of the united nations, that capability should be brought to bear to help carter in terms of moving the process forward. we believe we've also encouraged the leaders to more senior level meetings to take place as for decisions to be made. but we haven't even presented a plan and not that it should be imposed on the 2 sides, but to get them to focus on korea shoes. and we're working very closely with other countries. was cutter of course, but also with that allies even with the so russians and chinese and buxton is trying to we have a u. s. europe group who we work with the neighbors except for iran because of our

relations. we don't, we don't work with iran or iran doesn't. and iran hasn't decided yet to join one of these groups. such a strike in particular. so we're doing our best then we're constantly looking at what else could be done. and to accelerate. there's a famous taliban saying that you may have the watches, we have the time, right. do you think they've been counting down the clock on you? well we, they were talking about us, the west, but now they're talking. we're living so it's whatever watches and time to have it with each other. and the question is the same, that they're all afghans. there is no foreigner now to blame out of your military withdrawal was based on the in partaking and meaningful negotiations with the government, which hasn't happened. well, no, we decided to, to,

to leave regardless, based on a calendar, we could have decided and the agreement was more of a condition based agreement that 4 elements and they were related to each other. but ultimately, the president of the united states decided to leave based on a calendar. and maybe that emboldened atalla stood to think that you know, now they can do with military. but that would be a mistake. they have, they have tripled by most independent analysts say they've tripled the number of districts they control since april may sure they say they control 85 percent of the country. that must be incredibly concerned because that's only happened in a matter of months. well, i think you should be always suspicious of numbers when the warring parties given her as you should add truth at sometimes the 1st casual, the war. so,

but they have made significant progress. there is no doubt about that. but nevertheless, i believe that there is no ultimately a military solution. that dollar can impose themselves by monopolizing power because if they do that, certainly we will not recognize that government even some of the countries that recognize them the last time they were in government are now saying no that would not be acceptable. and the dollar say they want, they won't do that. they want that inclusive government and government that respects the rights of all africans. they need to demonstrate that. and the, an agreement with other afghans. you say there's no military solution by your assessments. would it be fair to say, based off the territory grain game? so the telephone of made over recent months,

they were actually tightening the nurse on the afghan government surrounding all these provincial capitals, putting themselves in a better position to negotiate and get their way at the table. perhaps it's not a military solution that they take over the whole country, but it definitely puts them in a stronger position. gaining mr. trees. yeah, they are in a stronger position than they were. couple men, no doubt about that, but they are also more vulnerable in many ways and, and they have to provide for all these places that now they have responsibility for how good they're going to do that. they are, they could be over extended water, then predictable to could take different turns. but right now there are 2 major forces sitting across the table. the country could fragment, there could be 4 or 5 entities that could ultimately emerge from this,

complicating negotiations a lot further. and i believe that for have kennesaw to work, the government has to be inclusive, meaning that all major ethnic groups should see themselves and the picture and the government to and the rights of all afghans after be respected. that means that the women are to discriminate against assistance as f canister will need internationally. parliament one. for each though, do you have left with the military leaving to ensure what you're saying, diplomatic gains that woman's rights insured. full recognition is a leverage. assistance is a leverage potential support for opponents as a leverage. i mean, i could go on and on. it would be a mistake by the dollars the think that with the military leverage gone, the military was also a leverage for them out of military. they had

a target to head. but now we've taken that out of the picture too. so we have more freedom in some ways it would be a miscalculation of they thought that they can, they can rule afghan has done be accepted, received assistance that they will need have by imposing by military means there will or their government that they would want. and to monopolize his political power in afghanistan and not to respect their or the rights of all afghans and not to honor their commitment at the soil of afghan, a son would not be used against the united states. they say they want to welcome the aspirations to have good relations with the united states. they say that aspirations, good relations with the neighbors that aspiration to be a normal country. they say they have lots of problems internally. a country had

been at water for a long time or friends with those infrastructure, some of that financial assistance and legitimacy from other regional players where if a wrong china, russia could come into the mix and say, don't worry about the united states in the waste. and have to do what they want you to do some money and will be on life. well, i would say 2 things about that. one is, those were the resources that and with a record to provide assistance, are not the countries you have named regard to afghanistan and the last 20 years. and some of them, their ability to provide, is limit that given their own circumstances. and some of them that record, even though they have the ability to be generous, is that is not their 2nd. i don't think that's an issue

in this case, because that is really a consensus in the international community. you expect the telephone to be accounted terrorism partner against groups like isolate and you've quoted in the past, ronald reagan trust that verify. how have you verify that they will be an honest council terrorism, paula: oh, we obviously have our own sources and we monitor the situation closely. and this is obviously the most important issue for the united states. and i lived with regard to afghan, a son, that's what doug b. and i say that we started this interview with 911. and that took us and us forces to go to afghanistan. and the dollar bon made commitments under the agreement. and that would draw all was

linked to the commitment on terrorism, and that we hold them accountable to that. and we'll, we'll be watching hand as i said, because of lack of trust this point. that's why we're doing the kind of repositioning assets so that we're able to monitor and strike there will be some loss since we are not in afghanistan, but we're trying to compensate for that to be able to monitor and respond. and if taliban do deliver and trust is built based on delivery, then some of that ever will become unnecessary. but that this point is not enough confidence and trust. so as a result, we are doing what we're doing. you've spent

a lot of time building relationships in central asia. as part of this monitoring, do you expect to have a regional basis and central asia that will help you with the term that's been used to the over the horizon capability? can you explain what that means? and what that looks like. well, as i said, we use a monitor. i've counted on from afghanistan by being there. now we're not going to be there militarily. and how do we monitor, have janice done? we do it from the neighborhood. and we do it from our global systems, and in the, in the neighborhood we have relations with some countries and we're building relations in that domain with others. and we also want to be able to respond to take action if it's warranted. can i just confirm sir over the these

over the horizon capabilities where you could strike inside afghanistan from another country that is purely reserved for if there was a threat to the us homeland or americans as opposed to if say the telephone decided to move on cities and to prevent capitals and to cobble at that point you wouldn't strike yes we, our over arise in posture is to deal with the threat of terrorism emanating from afghanistan. have you discuss what the threshold is for you to take military action in the near future? i'm using the example of if you're embassy came on the threat in cobble, what would you reengage militarily? well, that's a cause. same mrs. us territory. that's a 3. well, i mean, we will defend the embassy. of course we, we, we have made,

we have told the dollars that the embassy is anything else or if they came in to cobble, well, i don't want to get into that because scenarios and speculate. of course, you know, the president would have to make decisions and we always have a lot of options. but, and we're not not going to speculate, but no, our focus post withdrawal will be as it is now to, to encourage a political settlement. use our influence with others to encourage half cash to do that for the longer term until it becomes unnecessary to trust building and actions that have can stake to that. that is not there. a thread, we also are going to monitor and posture to, to defend ourselves, to,

and deal with the threat. you have approximately 650 truths, remaining in country at the moment. a couple of 100 of those currently a couple international airport, the, the, a conversation going on at the moment. the tween, your discussions with nato allies, turkey to secure the airport. now, the taliban have been quite forceful in that if turkish troops or your troops remain after september that they will be open to attack. where are you out with that now? well, you know the embassy securities as critical. we have had terrible experiences with in been ghazi when our embassy was attacked there on we have the red and embassy in pucks sun burned it, sir. very,

very important. and there are lots of terrorist or others who may not wish as well . so if the thought of say they would like in the united states and other stuff that embassies stay where it would, if they embassy stays at, the embassy needs to be secure. that's the we have to be able to reliably count on security for the embassy and there's some about, appreciate that they're happy for them. well, they say they want they in busy, and that's what comes with that with regard to the airport. yes. and embassies and, and they say they want n g o, they want the business people, they want the assistance to continue. wow. you can do what was the thing that there is no airport. they will not stay open. if there is no airport where i can go and supplies and what have you. so that is a need for

a reliable layer for it's secure also, and it is for the peer, yet it's not an indefinite situation. is for the parent of the war. resolve that is a political settlement. the telephone had said that they wanted to tech the airport that they were, they weren't send any rockets, it say, sure, but it won't be safe if turkish or american troops stay to quote unquote protect it. well, the question is, there are 2 for one can week count on the dollar stating that they want. well then everybody that flies in their airlines find that enough and to the tolerate or not the only element they don't, they are northern cobble. they're di, issues active and we, we've seen lots of terrible attacks and cobbles against she as

our target. they are trying to promote secretary and conflict against the maternal hospital against the university who said they won't try to target the airport. their purpose is to instigate intensify problems, polarize the situation. so the tunnels can guarantee that they are not in a position to guarantee that. surely the s t that they have for africa government by itself could guarantee they will ask for help from chuck. it's not that they are asking, they are asking for turkey, it's based on the agreement between the government and, and will be and turkey. so dollars, good, maybe say something about the district that they are in charge of, that it will be no problem here. or there,

but there cobble as is the very different set of circumstances. i mean we all of our wishlist and our things ought to be. and those expectations based on the standards of the past. but an attack on the airport with all obviously by them with severe consequences and my it's not by expectation that they will do that. okay, us special representative for africa reconciliation, ambassador, so my legal said, thank you for talking. tell you sarah. well, that's great news . the news

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