is an accomplishment in this day and age, but many express the point that this was just a starting point. the some countries would like to have seen it go farther and said that perhaps in the future there will be further action. the good the question is, what leverage does the security council have over the taliban as it goes forward? and one possible answer is sanctions. there are currently economic sanctions on the taliban. they would like to see those lifted. they want to encourage investment and development in their country in order to become a more thriving and growing country. the security council could hold that out as a carrot or, or possibly as a stick moving forward. the threat of more sanctions is one way that they can show the taliban that they're not satisfied with the way things are going. another

possibility that some groups humanitarian groups have talked about is the possibility of a un peacekeeping forest in the country. but we're not seeing the security council even broached that subject yet. that would be very contentious and subject long debate and in negotiations in the counsel. but there is an opportunity coming up in september when the un assistance mission in afghanistan comes up on the council agenda. the mandate for that mission is going to be debated and the council members are holding this out as an opportunity to further refine its message if you will, towards afghanistan and the taliban in particular to try to get it to comply with the standards of the international community, but of course a double always in the detail for the security council in negotiating those words. we know the russians and chinese were very critical. and the council of

resolution and the united states, withdrawl, they said that there was an attempt to shift the blame away or shift the blame to the taliban. for the u. s. is 20 year occupation and it's, it's role in the break up of the country there. so always difficult to get agreement from the security council here. but the fact that they did come out with a statement on the eve of the us or on the verge of the u. s. withdrawal was certainly somewhat of an accomplishment that can't be denied. christians will be there joining us live from the united nations. we're also hearing on the wires just one line at the moment. of course we will update you is get more on this of the taliban is now declaring independence will get more context around that statement for you as we go. gave ellison though, is live in washington d. c. gave it is a historic moment for the us,

but listening to the guests talking about how this moment in foreign policy and these past 20 years will be characterized for the us said let's start there. yeah, that's right. it's a historic moment, but also a somber moment. summer moment for all of the u. s. service members that have died and afghans in the last 20 years and the thousands of innocent civilians including children, afghan children who have died or last 20 years as well. so listen, but still the big picture is 329 p. m. washington time, kenneth mackenzie, the commander of central command, said to the american people and said to the world 12 words, it'll go down in history. i am here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan, and that pretty much confirmed that the us had completely pulled out of afghanistan once. and for all, he mentioned that the last 5

u. s. military planes left the very last one he said, carried with it the military commander on the ground as well as the us ambassador to afghanistan. and then it was rolling down the, the plane rolled down the runway and wheels up and that pretty much ended it. he did confirm that there are absolutely no u. s. military personnel at all in afghanistan at this hour. he said that he believes that there, this is the biggest, completing the biggest evacuation ever carried out by the u. s. military just to give you some numbers. mackenzie said that 823000 civilians were evacuated by the military, u. s. military and their partners in the last few weeks since the taliban gain

control of cobble. he said that 6000 us citizens had been evacuated as well. and interestingly enough, he was very complimentary towards the taliban saying to taliban were helpful and useful. those were his words. over the last several days and weeks i said the taliban did were very useful in enforcing a very strong perimeter around the airport. and he said that he said that all of the threats that were, that the us military personnel faced at the airport in the recent weeks were not from the taliban. but from i saw k about ice. okay. mackenzie estimates that they're about 2000 fighters in afghanistan. and while the u. s. is completely now pulled out of the country troops, boots on the ground, if you will. he did say, of course the u. s. still has overwhelming air power, and as we've heard from the pentagon and others still has the ability, if necessary,

to be in afghanistan in some sort of military capacity without boots on the ground, if you will. he also said that all of the military personnel at the airport had been military, excuse me, all of the military assets, whether it be hum, these or airplanes that had been left at the airport, had been destroyed. and that all of the any sort of airport is civilian airport infrastructure to get ahmed cars, that international airport back up and running again as a civilian airport. that infrastructure had been left in place and not destroyed by the us military. and he also said that in terms of exactly the timing on when the last 5 u. s. military planes left the airport, he said that while they were cooperating with the taliban, they did not actually give the taliban any sort of heads up on exactly the day and or our that those last planes would be leaving. gave her lessons there. but the

very latest from washington d. c gave thank you will. up till before is the founder and director of the canister migrants, advice, and support organization, and he joins us via skype from hamburg. abdul a very warm welcome to the program. interesting hearing the different perspectives on this historic moment with the us withdrawal from i've got to stand. but what does it mean for those people that you work with? think if they start having me will. of course, a shameful moment for the us, for natural and for those who ignored the lives that were sacrificed in this way. and as you see, there's the ongoing war, enough kind of fun and towels. and some people have been left behind to the mercy of the tunnel, going to be honest with you. and the war knows that tyler one or not what they are saying they are. and it is a very difficult situation for millions of people who have been left behind and

i've gotten funded for thousands of factors. journalists, minority groups who will be in danger. yeah. now that the u. s. has left, i'm going to stand. so i don't do you have any sense of, of, of even gentle optimism if i can put it like that when we're listening to the un security council earlier talking about guarantee of safe passage. and do you have any sense of what to mission the, the people in that room will be able to get together and allow safe passage for those who want to leave. when that's something that we can be hopeful about. if the u. n. and international community is able to put some pressure on the top one, but from the taliban side i do not believe them a little bit because they do not say what they, what they are actually, you know, even during the equation they have shown their real faces for example, they have been particularly targeting the minority has,

are they were not even letting them to get inside the compound or the airport. they're not letting them to go to water in countries, for example, packet and other places. so they have already started showing the color, i don't know how would that be possible, but again, again, this is something or this is a last resort, an option that we can try otherwise it will be very difficult for people to get out of up done is done using the bordering countries or the lens routes. and for the, the people that you look to support and help to the us. finally, wheels off on that last c. 17 leaving the country. what, what does that mean from them? what, what kind of communication are you expecting to have from people over the coming days? oh, when it only leaves behind hopelessness, i have been talking to many people today. i've been talking to people who have been affected by the taliban already just to day. fortune has our men were brutal,

most sat there by the time of one, despite the fact that they have been telling will get amnesty for all. but there is no mystery for no one to be honest with you. they're going after the journalist, they're going the after the activists of the people who are in the government. so yeah, there's, there's only hopelessness for those who have been left behind. and of course, i'm concerned, i'm concerned about your security and sensor and about your life. and what will happen, nobody knows at the moment, up to go for their founder and director of the afghanistan migrants, advice, and support organization joining their life from hamburg. and abdul, thank you. thank you. pock, his son is warning of the increasing threat of iso k and the pakistan taliban on sunday to pakistani soldiers were killed in the 1st border incident since the taliban took. i've got a son and security official say the groups leaders in cobble need to do more. some been job aid was given where access to the kind of border crossing and he sent us

this report. the northwest focused on is one of the world's most inaccessible regions. these soldiers are stepping up surveillance as cross border attacks, ro bloodiest on intensify offense, spanning nearly 2600 kilometers, act as a deterrent, but haven't been able to stop all infiltrators on sunday to park sunny soldiers were shot dead. it was the latest of more than 100 attacks by different groups that have killed a 133 people this year. as coalition forces have pulled out of atlanta, the son funeral vac. this have become routine, but the country stop general says the military won't be deterred, focused on, obviously fully cognizant of it. and taking it further bolster our defense cavity by sharply focusing on poor competencies and need technology for a long time on the us. drones have been able to monitor and find targets in this

remote area. now it's under the armies control because of the welding situation on the gun border pocket signs realty says it is hard to close. at least 75 of the 78 water crossings between the 2 countries. i still hold off on the focus on the bond or t t p, and the offshoots all operate from this mountain range. here is a one to ttp commander ties to either cosigning efficient asked of one found to hand him over when he was arrested in 2015 but were denied. now he's free after the taliban empty jails. as it took over we're going to need our fight against pakistan will continue until we establish it as an luck stay. we will not spare the dollar dependence soldiers and politicians. security forces told on the 02 ice and k cells have been dismantled in the last few days. they reportedly came from villages like discipline in advanced on a route historically used by british and us forces. that's now under dollar bond

control. recently it's been home 2 major groups. soldiers here who've lost colleagues say they need to see proof of the dollar bonds promises to ensure peace and an end to have gone territory being used to attack pakistan. some, a majority of era hyper border humans refugee agency is appealing for support repeating calls for land borders with us going to start to remain open the u. n. a c os is more con, she should be sharing the humanitarian responsibility of hosting african refugees instead of depending on neighboring iran and pakistan. those countries already has 2200000 african refugees. and the un says, in a worst case scenario, 500000 afghans could free the country by the end of the year will come. all hider is at work on the pakistan african border with science of africans, a trying to seek refuge. this is progress on major border crossing i dot com. you can say that dollar bond have now taken for additions on the other side. their

flag gets flying high. and on the other side, you can see those on who are trying to return to pocket on or off, and you want to go back to on it on that situation. if gum inquired budget on said the visitor, humanity, area, and gesture to allow people to be able to cross the border into august on many have relative go ahead and up august on your target date. i've got one percent signal that it is business. as usual, the budget on the military spokesman, major general barbara if the car duration on the on board. normally this is the 1st time and that this particular bar day. now quite as you can see, there is no records that no rush people are walking in and organized manner. but this is also the lifeline to run. it's done. it is true discarded, all that fun. if don had the logistic, a lifeline,

all essential commodities have to go into this country to august on and budget of god for years had been a major supply line for one s dawn. well, as we mentioned earlier, the u. n is calling for immediate support for the most vulnerable afghans she says of got some representative is warning a severe conditions threatening the lives of children there. this is clearly child protection. growth is in a country that is already one of the worst places on to be a child. against the backdrop of conflict and security children are living communities are running out of water because of the drought. they're missing life sitting vaccines including against for you are disease that leave the paralyze for life and many are so malnourished that the like hospital beds, 2 weeks to graft and outstretched finger and going to san millions have been displaced by decades of war. and more than half the population live on less than

a dollar a day, the most vulnerable people are children, and amongst them, orphans face the highest risk. as child stratford reports now from cobble these children and most of their parents were born into conflict in war. but many of their fathers and mothers were killed by nato air strikes or in attacks by the taliban. and many of them will be scarred for life. just the right a thorough see where to go every year during eat celebrations. and we especially feel the emptiness because he is not here. and when we hear a child call its father, it's very painful. for susan rose, one's father was a policeman. he was shot dead by the taliban as a checkpoint in eastern afghanistan, 6 years ago. resort describes how they felt since the taliban took control of his town earlier this month. did that. he will when we see them around, it brings us pain and sadness, but we can't do anything about it. so we have left,

a punishment to god sitting next to the brothers is was sillier of body. his dad and 2 of his uncles were killed in a nato as strike 11 years ago. his mother could not cope alone in bringing off his brother and 3 sisters chosen the hydrogen. so without a father, we didn't have a home to live amos. but here we have a home, i am said, but i don't bet grudge in my heart in the evenings when it's cool, the boys play crickets on a dusty playing field at the orphanage. 2 sides in team sport. but every one here has similar stories on that piece and a better future i've got to stand has suffered more than 40 years of conflicts and war. and the country now is starting a new chapter. but it's difficult to be optimistic about the immediate future, at least for children like these $56.00 children are living at the orphanage when

it's funded by local donations. about half a girl's not all of them last parents in the war. she's here. maria's father recently died of a heart attack. hello. i want to be a teacher says she's year. i want to teach english push to math for them to hydrogen. our fears that the taliban won't let us work because of the girls that are here. but the girls and boys are separated from each other. girls are taught by female teachers only. we are afraid that if we change the law, our girls section will be shut down. it's only been says who is over and he has promised to respect women's rights with his own vision of islam. these children and millions like them awaiting to see where the promises of peace and prosperity are not just empty words shall strap it al jazeera, they subs of cornerstone ah,

more than a 1000000 homes and businesses are still without power in the u. s. state of louisiana. as the remnants of hurricane ida move inland, there's been widespread damage with people in some community, still trapped by flood waters. one person is dead, but the state governors one there will be more the hurricane hit. new orleans as a category forced on late on a sunday forecast is worn. the danger isn't over with more flooding expected. as the storm, the snow will fill, lavelle has more on the recovery effort, not from mississippi. this is what we get power back on in louisiana. it looks like we're actually across the board and mississippi where we've got hundreds of trucks, electricity repair trucks, by all being lined up to go across brackets, louisiana, some of that go ready because this is i major, major outage is just a localized issue. all of new orleans is without power, so 1000000 residents,

the power went off about 6 o'clock just as the storm came in. and it is being described as a profit transformation by the heads of the boss of the power company says that the grid is 100 percent mush by down power lines down telephone lines. and this is a real issue. this is not just about people not able to charge the phones. people all living people are stranded rather in the house. so she didn't leave. they have no air conditioning. this is louisiana, it is war. if it's very hot, it's humid, it's the end of august. and it's always warm at this time of year. so for those people who are stranded at home, the power really needs to come back home, which is why here in mississippi, they are doing everything they can to lend a hand. i get the lights on the sockets working, i guess they paid the nuclear watchdog says it has evidence that north korea has restarted its main nuclear reactor. analysts believe it may be a tactic for future talks with us, but worn that

a new approach will be needed under chappelle reports without inspectors in north korea, dia relies on satellite images using these it says is detected a discharge of cooling water at the main nuclear plants and young beyond. and that suggests the reactor is operating if the latest findings are correct, the you and nuclear watchdog says it's a deeply troubling development and it's believe young beyond react to produce plutonium for north korean nuclear arsenal. in the past, the white house says the a report underscores the urgent need for dialogue and diplomacy. whatever warmer relations that appear to be cultivated under former president donald trump seemed to have grown cold under his successor joe biden. as u. s. military exercises were held with the south. unfortunately, the biden administration has been slow off the mark on the north korea file. of course, they were dealing with the renewal of the strategic reduction pd with russia,

which happened in february. the resumption of talks with iran on the comprehensive plan of action by thing with little bit. and also there were draws problem of not just on. so these are a number of important programs. but unfortunately, it seems that the united states traditional position has not changed the all demand for complete irreversible verifiable. disarmament of north korea's nuclear program has never worked at is not likely to work to subject of consternation and negotiation for decades. young beyond the heart of north korea's nuclear program, it's cooling tower was famously destroyed in 2008 as part of an international drive to dismantle parts of the program. in exchange for relief from sanctions, the following year in north korea kicked monitors out. nearly a decade later, kim jung own offered to dismantle young john in return for the same concessions. the trump administration rejected the offer that would have left cam with other reactors in secret sites. not to mention possible nuclear weapons. weapons i would

give north korea leverage, right. and they've got, you know, 30 and they're 20 or 100 instead of, you know, 50 or whatever. we don't know how many they have been this, give them more bargaining chips when eventually you go station take place by apparently allowing the world to see this new activity at young. beyond the north korean leader may be signaling he's ready to talk and are chappelle al jazeera for the 1st time in a decade, palestinians and israelis have held high level talks, palestinian president mahmoud abbas bolt israelis. defense minister ban gaps for more than 2 hours in ramallah gan says they discuss security and the economy of the occupied west bank and gaza. he reportedly told above that israel is looking to quote, take measures that will strengthen the palestinian authority's economy. the meeting fall is, is ready. prime minister natalie been visit to the us where he met president george by will the united nations middle east envoy says he hopes that the meeting leads to more to president. this was the highest level meeting between the 2 sides to

formation of the current, the israeli government. i welcome this. i encourage more mystery level engagement, particularly in advance for financial and corporate. i hope that such compact can result in bring the part in the position with bonds unresolved issues, including political ones, and including those related to the implementation of agreements made by the parties . georgia currently has the worst corona virus infection and death rates in the world. the health care system is close to buckling, but the government has reopened the country for tourism to help the economy. critics say if it's going to stay open, people must be encouraged to get vaccinated. robin feresi walker reports now from tbilisi, queuing up for the vaccines. this converted sports hall is being used to administer around 3000 shots a day. needed, chatty,

she believes wait is over. my uncle died actually with my, with me and my friends and my family are scared. we want to see each other freely. we will be looking for so yeah, we will be more safe and we will be more able to see each other. georgia has the worst report, great to cope with 19 infection and death per capita in the world. intensive care units are almost bo, this field hospital stands ready to take. patients get only around, 13 percent of georgia adults have been fully vaccinated. many more are reluctant to do so. really cannot say, remember how this nurse died last year, shortly after encouraging others to take the astrazeneca vaccine. and they're listening to the orthodox church. these priests compare the vaccination program

through nazi science experiment, the prime minister himself a devout man, only recently got vaccinated. following public criticism, i blamed government of georgia and the prime minister to be not active. in this process, they could have conduct more aggressive, more active campaigning support of explanation process. but they haven't done it. i put that to the ministry of help these days. we are actually working more actively and we are trying to educate people and to has them decide on getting a vaccine considering what her benefits already extend. we want to respect their decision at the stage with georgia death and infection rates topping the global char. your thirties are scrambling to react one of the solutions if the public won't come to the vaccination, clearly bring the clinic to the public. this mobile service offering vaccinations

is just being rolled out. there's no appointment needed yet. many remain skeptical or misinformed. it's women told me she had coffee 19 twice and wasn't allowed a vaccine. this by the to be said she wasn't either. well, health guidelines suggest otherwise. this man said he'd give it a try. people in georgia are getting vaccinated, but not fast enough yet to bring the pandemic here. of the control of in 1st year walker al jazeera tbilisi. and you can find out much more by the stories for falling on our website. the address for that is al jazeera dot com. i will be back later with more from the state department. we're expecting state to the blinking. he'll detail the next steps after tonight's historic withdrawal from of of the us. we will see them with us on

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a diverse range of stories from across the gland, from the perspective of our networks, gentleman on al jazeera. ah, i'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan. in fact, after 2 decades of conflict, final confirmation that the us withdraw from i've gone a son is now completely un security council. adults resolution calling for safe passage for afghans who still want to leave the country. ah, hello there one. welcome to the program today. mcdonald, and this is south jersey rely from on also coming up more than a 1000000 homes.