will still use the fact that there are americans in afghan is done as the political stick to beat joe biden. it was perhaps, as good as to abide me, could have done in the circumstances. and certainly you saw that you wanted to make sure that there was never another generation committed to a war in afghanistan that he said simply had new defined mission. and that is why the united states needed to lead off dennis holland. do you think for those people who believe that this withdrawal was a mess, that it was badly plan that it was clumsy? will they be convinced by the reasoning that by just delivered know if you, if you don't think the job, i did a good job on this. you're not going to be convinced you're not going to sit and listen in a measured way. and i think that the president delivered a recent argument simply because politics in america is now very polarized.

and it's rare that someone can be converted over to thinking the other way by a reason or well put together constructive argument. and that will certainly be the case here. this is really joe biden saying to those who may be undecided. look, it's better to be about dennis done, and it's cheaper to be about getting this done. then it is safer for american service, men and women to be about get this done rather than in. and at some point the decision had to be made given a deal was already done. and he made reference to that deal that the trump administration had done with the taliban. who said, look, there was a deal done. and this is true, there was a deal done with the taliban. that said, we will pull the american troops by this date. and that with me the 31st, but there was nothing in that deal that said the taliban, by that date, had to be involved in a coalition government with the existing afghan government or

a government of national unity. there was no term put to the taliban. that if you'd, if we do this, then you must do that, and he believes that that was a feeling in the deal, and that is something the republicans have been attacking joe biden. over the last few weeks have conspicuously failed to mention. joe biden believes that what he did, he did with the best intentions, and in the circumstances that were presented to him as he walked into the oval office on january the 20th alim fisher. they are joining us with the very latest live from the white house. after the off the back of that incident, 5 address. alan, thanks very much. will. after 20 years of war, millions of afghans are back living under taliban control. the group is hailed at the moment as quote, full independence for the country. and leaders insist they want good relations with the u. s. and the rest of the world child stratford reports not from combo. the

morning after what the telephone is calling a historic victory over foreign invaders after 20 years of war. wearing us military fatigues and holding american weapons taken from afghan army depose. taliban special forces are in control and atomic. a cobble international airport destroyed and abandoned a stand in what remains of the nato bass. and he's got the job to shop to meet no afghans. we'll surrender to force the way americans left. afghanistan is a good lesson for the future generation. they were damaged financially. it's a good lesson for everyone else. it's a historic day with no doubts. it's a free country, it's a sovereign country. america was defeated. they could not achieve their targets through military operations, and on behalf of my nation, we want to have good relations with the rest of the world. but there is little if any trust on which those good relations can be built for the time being at least

try and lead as say, the movement has changed. it promises inclusive governance women's rights according to the groups own interpretation of islam. promise is a free media and the right for anyone to leave the country guns, including taliban supporters say they want action not words. no, let's take a check to make it out. whenever a new government is formed, it has to prove itself to the rest of the world. and we are worried. what if the taliban con my children are anxious that they won't be able to go out and live their lives will be involved? maybe in politics and civil society, crowds of people gather outside cobbles, banks, many withdrawing the last salary they will ever receive from western bank government that no longer exists. a government widely accused of corruption and mismanagement . the challenges are immense, especially when billions of dollars of funding and i've gone cash remains frozen by the west. since the tale bonds who control women who say they want the same

opportunities as men, no matter any expected changes to the law. lots of other people see that's what's going on. i don't, i don't have a problem where in the booker, as long as the security and justice is just a piece of fabric. they have said that men and women will be separated at work. well, that's ok to, i will work one another. the tale bon says, give us a chance. they say it is the 1st day of a new kind of 20 years of forward interference and occupation. the wide world may have no choice but to engage with the new leaders of this country. if peace and stability is to prevail, stafford office era cobble onto the was charlotte bellis was inside campbell international airport. the taliban fighters took control where on the military side of the airport, this is where the americans vacated from last night. you can still see their planes . equipment helicopters here. the hell yvonne was us here and last night they moved

was one of joy celebration. they were shooting in the sky. there were, there were fireworks, they were very happy that the americans had left the movies here today is quite different. they are disappointed, they are angry. they say they feel betrayed because all of this equipment is broken beyond repair. they say that they expected the americans to leave helicopters like this in one piece for they use when i say to them, why do you think that the americans would have left everything operational for you? they say, because we believe it is a national assets and we are the government now, and this could have come to great use for us. so they are very disappointed that a lot of this quippman se cannot be used any longer. over to my left is where the commercial side of the airport is. that the whole much ahead who's a spokesman for the taliban said that they hoped to have this area operational in

the coming days, which would allow people who want to fly out on commercial flights. to do so with visas, so we'll be evacuation if it have finished because foreign forces have a lift. the telephone say that they are going to stand by their word, which is to allow people to fly out commercially when they get everything operational, we understand that turkey and casa, are assisting that with them. i can tell you that i saw dozens of people arrive even to our own hotel with equipment and personnel ready to support the will. getting back on it's feet. engineers that type of thing to try and get these, these planes running again. but here on the military side, nothing will be operational anytime in the future, the taliban disappointed as this is what the americans have left behind the world bride isn't alive from kabul. rog, good to see you yesterday. celebration gone far. i wonder what's been the atmosphere today, particularly since we just heard president biden say that the withdrawal couldn't

have been done better or differently enough kind of stands now free to face its own future. yeah, it's interesting. mean, you know, the taliban, we have to remind ourselves, swept into our little over 2 weeks ago. but this is probably the 1st day where we haven't had the distraction of us for caesar, right? the forces of any other nations present on african soil. we haven't had the distraction of the chaos at the airport. so this is the 1st full day we. we've really been able to focus full scrutiny on the taliban itself. what will this new government that it talks about creating and we expecting announcements about who will be in this government in the next few days? what are their intentions? what are they all about? and so we've seen the taliban a very studiously at different occasions, whether it's a photo opportunity at the airport or a news conferences throughout the day. again, repeating the same message that we are a different kind of inclusive government. we are different from the past. there is

no need to fear us spend specifically messages directed at the international community. we are not a safe haven for anyone who will be a threat to you that we can be trusted as a, as a country to be invested in as a country to receive donations, to be partnering with donations. so you've got to remember that this is a country that has a myriad problems. one of them most important ones being its economy, that it really has to come to terms with. and so it has been reaching out saying that we are different to the previous administration, which was we know, i wrote with a certain degree of corruption and cronyism, which is very true. said the taliban has been been trying to emphasize the soft and side of it that it can be trusted, it can be worked alongside. and also maybe more importantly perhaps, is appealing to a domestic audience telling afghans there is no need to fear us. this is the time for forgiveness, but there is still an awful lot of skepticism, both abroad,

but also here and i've got this done itself. and rob, what, what's the priority in terms of the governance to do less surely getting cobbles, airport up and running. must be close to the top. yeah, absolutely. it's important for the government itself. every country has an international airport, at least one at the, at the moment task. and it's done simply has a shell of an airport. it's important for the international community, for 8 organizations to have that reassurance that they can restart a programs once more of which have been largely suspended. also for countries like the united states, because of course they want to get to their remaining citizens, passport holders out of afghanistan. they need an apple to do that. but also, there are thousands of more people who they hope with the cooperation of the taliban will be able to apply for special visas, be given at permits, and passports to leave the country. as taliban says that it will allow. so it's in

the us interest to be able to do that. and we have seen that in the way the u. s. has left the airport. yes, they went around and trashed every piece of military hardware they could find. they didn't want to give any more military equipment to the taliban after seeing, i think, with a certain amount of horror, the way that the taliban sweat through the country. snuffling up all of these caches of weapons and humvees and jeeps and things that had been contributed by the us taxpayer to the afghan military. and the police who simply dissolved and mel melted away. when the taliban attacked, they didn't want to leave any, any more of that. but what they did leave behind was the civil infrastructure. so there is a base there, and that will be the focus in the coming days to put in the other systems to make a working airport rama right there live at the latest from cobb world. thank you.

lusan binge of 8th is in the eastern city of gyla bad, which was captured shortly before taliban fighters moved into cobble. he says people there have been celebrating the final withdrawal of us troops. and this optimism about the taliban leadership celebrations have been taking place across san this is one of them in the city of de la by the commanders of the taliban. and have been congratulating the people saying that they have ended the system of production. the system which favored the powerful and the system that was against the oppressed, they have been expressing their commitment. they are going to continue to uphold the values which the taliban have been promising. which means that they are going to provide justice, they're going to provide basic freedom and they're going to provide a system where people are not going to be subjugated to corruption or other ills of the society. again, these are promises that we've heard before. does album came to power and now we're

hearing these from this is again in front of an audience. i mean these people are the residence of denial about people who have been in july about for a long time. and they have been witnessing the quick takeover by the taliban, and they're thoughtful that there is going to be a system which protects him and provide them with much needed social security as well as prospect. will the have also been celebrations in kandahar the birthplace of the taliban and where much of his decision making is taking place obviously, or is bay but old marty, is there done or should he be medina at the hobbs and will be up at the monterey square in the heart of kandahar south of at chemist in as you can see, there was a march as people took history carrying taliban bennett being they are celebrating the rule of all foreign forces after 20 years of occupation, which was the syllabus to remove to sweeping the city and beyond a bill by the, by the asthma, how did the taliban flags also waving on shops and residential houses as an

expression of support to the 2 decades of occupation. the last american soldier left the country last night with the changing slogan or the current leader of the television movement. also praying for the late leader passed away years ago, but they are also changing slogan, celebrating their freedom. freedom. they have been longing and believe to have restored with withdrawal of the last foreign soldier after 20 years of occupation in didn't governments held a rare official meeting with taliban officials in the cathartic capital. doha discussions focused on india, national security and mutual travel for citizens of both countries. the meeting of the indian embassy came at the request of the taliban. the previous african government had strong ties with india. while the taliban has been closer to pocket or cutter has been working for a decade to end, the war in afghanistan and the gulf nation is home to the largest us base in the middle east. with nearly 10000 troops in 2001. it began to hosting taliban leaders

who were released from guantanamo bay. they laid the groundwork for talks with the afghan government at the request of the u. s. a. taliban political office is open to doha. in 2013, 5 years later the u. s. and taliban began direct talks leading to last year's agreement. when the evacuations began in council, the american base and i'll did in katara, suddenly became a hub for tens of thousands of people leaving of the sun. well, 40 percent. in fact, of all evacuees passed through it and got there is no hosting temporary embassies for the us and u. k. has moved their diplomatic missions for us. gone on to doha. well look at our foreign minister says of gun astonish going through a critical stage and the taliban must cooperate in the fight against terrorism. at a news conference in doha shake mohammed been up to roman donnie said basic, right should be protective for all afghan. and they said it to our feet is

fully prepared to provide maximum support to maintain stability and f kennedy. and also to provide the prostate to the protection and preservation of the can people's rights. we discussed the mains who had any possible human catastrophes including the delivery of necessary age. we also discussed the means to combat terrorism, especially since have canister. and is it a turning point in its history? we reiterated that the taliban should demonstrate full cooperation and to honor all obligations placed on their shoulders. in this context, european union leaders have agreed to increase humanitarian aid to have gone on, but remain divided over how to deal with people fleeing the taliban. the $27.00 nation rock is looking for ways to prevent a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis. we don't know what's going to happen in a week and next month, so we have to prepare for, for, for different scenarios and what your point. yeah, exactly, of course it's going to be very difficult to support people you monetary and needs

and avoid him into a trust catastrophe if the palo bonds do not comply with that least the core of fundamental rights and women's rights. and avoid the terrorists to have a safe haven, enough gun is done and if they do not allowed humanitarian aid, let's take you straight back now to the white house where the press secretary gen saki is giving a briefing less listening. more than 1100000 customers remain without electricity. we've seen some people in mississippi got electricity back and we're hopeful we'll see continued improvements. there are more than 25000 lineman from 32 states in d. c. in the region, racing to restore power. and fema has stage nearly $250.00 generators in the region to support impacted areas. we're going to get more generous to the area to get more power to the emergency services that need it the most. we also want to make sure that individuals in the impacted areas of louis, louisiana,

know they can apply for federal assistance. we would encourage anyone in need of assistance to the disaster assistance dot gov or call 180621. fema. as of this morning, 48 shelters are open in effect areas throughout the gulf coast fema has staged more than 4400000 meals. 3.2000000 liters of water and more than 100. 24000 tarps in the region. an additional ambulance crews have been transported to louisiana and mississippi. the department of transportation also issued a regional emergency declaration for states including alabama, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, tennessee, and texas. providing flexibility for transporting fuel as well as essential items like food, water, and power restoration equipment. to support emergency relief efforts and today we have 2 additional actions to announce to increase the availability of gasoline and ease price pressures. first, the department will extend an immense emergency declaration that offers temporary flexibility to how many hours a truck driver can drive the supplies nationally. to goods that support the cove in

1900 response and will now include gasoline and other types of fuel, building materials, medical supplies, and food. because the hurricane is hitting a region that is a key center of the nation's oil production and refining infrastructure. this waiver should help reduce the risk of gasoline shortages or price increases stemming from the hurricane. the o t 's top priority remains safety and this wavers, accompanied by addition safety related reporting requirements to allow the department to monitor driver working hours. and 2nd, e p. a has approved emergency fuel waivers for louisiana and mississippi effective immediately, which will expand supply of gasoline that can be sold in these 2 states and increase availability at this critical time. we are continuing to assess and will continue to provide you all updates and should kick it off. josh, good to good to see you. thanks jeff, to so 1st on i can't stand. the president said that any additional evacuation will go through diplomatic channels that united states has leverage over the. can you tell us what those channels look like and what kind of leverage the united states?

absolutely. well 1st i would say i would point you to the remarks the secretary state provided last night. but let me give you some highlights of that. we have enormous leverage over the taliban, including access to the global marketplace. that's not a small, not no small piece of leverage. and in order to gain access to the global marketplace, we're going to be watching closely as well the global community. i would note that yesterday the un security council also signed of passed a resolution that made clear to what the expectation is in terms of safe travel and evacuation or departure. i should say it's individuals who want to leave afghanistan and nearly half of the countries in the world have also signed on a stick to a statement making clear that is the expectation. that's the diplomatic side and the other diplomatic components that our secretary of state will be focused on include establishing presence in doha, which is already underway, which is a place where we'll be able to operate from diplomatically so we can have access

with consular officers and diplomats who can engage with american citizens or others? are african partners who want to depart? we're working to set that up. now, the other pieces engage with the taliban, which will continue through our ongoing channels that we have with the taliban on the diplomatic front. the other piece of this which is very important, is operational, which is opening the airport and dental airports and also ensuring that there is overly and travel that is possible. which means departing, being able to leave across borders and the present touch on this in his statement on the airport front, the more specific piece we're working on with the cutters. and the turks who are important partners here is getting the civilian side of the airport up and operational again. so that we can use that not just for, for flights, for people to depart, but also for humanitarian assistance which we would work through programs like the world food food program and others to distribute. so there are a number of channels. this is a priority. the secretary of state will be leading, they'll continue to provide updates and we're hoping to make progress in the coming

days. and secondly, on the economy. you are not the other day about the expiration of the extended unemployment benefits. we know the black unemployment in this country about a percentage, but 7 percent in new york, nevada, illinois, california, with the expiration, how do you ensure that people in those places still get the support and they need your right, josh? it's vitally important to look at the fact that there are different circumstances in different states. so if we just take a step back and look at the national landscape on these benefits, in about half of all states, $24.00 governors have already made the decision to eliminate pandemic unemployment benefits. that's a choice they have made. in the remaining 26 states unemployment level, very pretty widely from 3 percent to 7 percent. and half of these remaining states have unemployment rates that are already less than 5 percent. so there are differing needs in different states and governors are making different decisions. what we're trying to do and, and what we announce about 2 weeks ago,

but if you're just joining us alive on al jazeera, we're listening to the white house press secretary jen saki. she was just asked the question by one of the journalists in the crowd. they're asking what leverage does to us have or with the taliban? this is important because we heard president 5 and just say earlier that in terms of getting author us, it's gonna use the phrase we have leverage over the taliban. so she went on to explain and i, this is important to spend some time on what that means. she said, 1st of all, the u. s. has access to the global marketplace. i think there she is talking about in terms of building the afghan economy. and then she mentioned that of course, last night the un security council passed the draft resolution for the safe passage for travel and the expect the taliban to be committed to that. and they'll be watching closely, she said also in the background, right? neither setting up comes sheila functions to allow travel. that's people stamping visas and all of those sorts of things. and then she said, of course, the other important thing and we were talking to our correspondent with brian about this earlier is opening not just the airport in cobble, but of course the regional airports. and then she pointed to the importance of

cross border travel of afghan, the stand for those who want to leave. and she mentioned that of course the cost series in the chart are important partners there. and she of course finished what she was saying by mentioning that it's all important to make sure that humanitarian assistance can reach the country. let's go back to the press or recovery efforts, which as many of you may or may not know who have covered hurricanes before. people leaving their homes and going to evacuation centers that can increase in the days ahead. it isn't always just in the day after and certainly their ongoing efforts on the ground as i just noted. so he's open to that. i don't have anything to announce at this point in time. obviously, the president of the united states going to a region takes a lot of resources on there. is there any sense of if and how many americans might have left today? is there even a way to track that from us government? at this point, i will say we remain in touch through a range of means of communication, email text,

what's up. that's something that we could certainly do from here, but also having a presence in doha and diplomats in the region will enable that to happen locally or close by as well. i don't have an update for you on the numbers, but that's something the state department would have. the best assessment of we have actually talked a little bit about the president move for the last few days. his sense of all this few of us observed. he seemed angry. it's the beginning of speech today. who is he mad? i would say, i'll give you a different assessment of what i saw, which is that he gave a forceful assessment, laid out a forceful case to the american people as to why it was time to wind down a 20 year war that has led to the loss of thousands of lives and in his view, and i think he made a firm case of this, it's not in our national security interest to be on the ground anymore in north korea, the ongoing situation. what's your current understanding of what they're doing with

their nuclear program? and is there any really outreach to kim dunn on well, we have left the door open and obviously reached out through our channels. i don't have an update for you in terms of any well, hopefully leaving the white house now and jen sachi behind there. she did mention of course, having access to the global marketplace, us to us and why that matters for the taliban, which leads us swiftly onto the african economy. now, one of the top priorities for have gone a sense you government will of course be the economy. the standard of living has plummeted on many of course are calling for urgent action. regarding the departure of the americans, i must say that we do not want a foreign country to be in our homeland. we are happy to security is provided, but we need bread and water. we were dependent on our salary and used to take care of our families. we even borrowed from some shop. what should people eat aware when

there are no salaries? i do not feel well everyone floats and there are no work opportunities and kind of stuff at all. but when americans were here, there were many thieves, but now they have all disappeared and there is peace. over more on the economic situation in afghanistan, we can speak now to go mac. so somebody, he's a former african deputy minister finance and joins us live via skype from union city in california. sort of a warm welcome to the program, the economy, of course, and building it and it's going to san is going to be key to any sorts of future nation building. how would you characterize what's happening in the economy right now? what thank you for having me 1st to fall the economy at a standstill right now. the situation right now is, is, is one that nobody can say anything. it depends on the new government that are working on to form. and then they will put in new policies to deal with the current issues on the table right now. as you heard him,

the reports to people do not have work onto their security, but there is no work. and i hear reports that there is inflation is on the rise. you know, it's very difficult for people to afford the baby consumption goods. so this is something the new government bond will have to deal with in terms of what we've heard coming out of the white house in the past couple of days. we very much heard this talk of. we're watching the taliban. we just heard the white house press secretary there, jim saki saying the leverage we have over the taliban, of course, is access to the international marketplace. now i take that to mean that, you know, if you don't behaving the way we want you to, we won't trust you and invest in the country. what kind of investment and what kind of bonds of trust has to be built. now in order to build this feasible economy where jobs can be created and so on. well, one thing that's very important for the pilot is to remove their wadi ahead and

work as statesmen right now. it's sort of that for us going economy to stand on it feet, it's very important for afghan assigned to be connected with the world market. not only for attracting aid, but also making it possible for the businessman to, to trade with other countries. so that cross border financial transactions to banks in banking sector is, is very important. all that will require a state or a government that will then have a better diplomatic relations with that stuff off the world. so i hope they realize that and then on the other hand, i hope the world understand that any restrictions of financial destruction, including those of sanctions, was heard the common people who are already suffering right now. and they have suffered what years. and i do hope they keep it in mind. i'm thinking about what you just said when you said that they need to remove their warrior hat. and think

like statesman does that also then mean building an inclusive government with the kinds of skills and the strategic thinking that would allow for building and the an economy. certainly they need to bring on board people who understand the world language, who can work with the world. and in the meantime, i think there are minimum standards that the world is putting forward that the new government has to abide by or be in compliance with before the world can work with, with, with the government. but given what i see right now from the, from the behavior of the taliban, i think there certainly understand that. and you could see on the speech that they're acting where different and then then before, and i hope that continues and they realize what stake in terms of what their 1st priority should be. i noticed that you talked about, you know, having.