made up of many parties that could make governments weekend and it's being brought in during the pandemic when the king is consolidating his power by taking all major decisions from buying vaccines to economic support packages. bernard smith, i'll just era marrakesh, ah, is edge 0, let's get around up the top stories. guinea and soldiers have detained president alpha con day, in a coo and close the countries borders. they've also replace regional governors with military commanders and imposed a nationwide curfew. was i wanted to see about today. we have decided to dissolve the constitution because we will write a constitution together all of guinea. we will bring together the 4 regions to the diaspora and have inclusive consultations to decide the future of this country. nicholas hark has more from docker in neighboring senegal. there's call men in

every column on the capital corner cree with the military deployed, patrolling the streets of the capital. there's a sense of fear whether or not there will be reaction from part of the military that continues to support president alpha con day after those. the images that we saw earlier today of president alpha con day detained by those that are meant to protect him. those dramatic images have really shocked this nation with people wondering who's actually in charge of the country tonight of the economic community of west african states is now threatening to impose sanctions. echo us alongside the african union. and the united nations have condemned the coo and demanding candidates immediate release. of the leader of the opposition go resisting taliban forces in afghanistan's pankey valley says he's willing to stop fighting if the arm group withdraws both sides claimed they inflicted heavy losses since the fighting

intensified earlier this week. these 3 civilians have been killed in a syrian government attack on a rebel held enclave. the shilling in the southern city of the r follows a 3 day cease fire broken by russia. the truce was meant to allow aiden, but people dare say supplies have not arrived. a well cup, qualifying football match between argentina and brazil has been called off. just minutes off the kick off of the health officials walked on the page to try and quarantine some of the players. 4 of the argentine team are accused of breaching brazil's isolation rules. the health regulator says the players gave false information on the immigration forms. those are the headlines you're up to date right now. it's inside story news, news, news,

news, news. all set to take off again. the trouble app would reopen for domestic and a life many just for now. hotel receiving international aids baton. i got a song he really gets the airport fully operational soon and can the taliban ensure the lifeline from millions is safe to use? this is inside the door. ah, ah, ah. hello there and welcome to the program i missed the a tank. now reopening couples, international airport is critical for the taliban. if it's to stand a chance of rebuilding afghanistan, the country is landlocked,

damaged by decades of war, and it's mountain ranges, difficult to cross. so the free and secure movement of people and goods is highly risky. even the normal times. now there's fragile security situation poses a big challenge to making the airport fully operational. again, add to that the need for skilled manpower and new equipment. the airport is the gateway for international aid to reach millions of displaced people and the lifeline to reviving the economy. but with the fast domestic light taking off less than a week since the americans left the facility and shambles. there is now some hope. victoria getting be has this exclusive out 0 report african food and airplane cobble international airport bound for the northern city of missouri. sharif technical teams have been working for days to repair the badly damaged runway and radar system. and on saturday, the efforts paid off. this is the 1st domestic flight from cobble since it fell to

taliban forces last month. and apple staff say they're looking forward to more in the coming days. tires were very happy because the internal flats have started and now we're taking our wages and everything is going according to plan. the reopening should soon allow afghan a stand to reconnect with the outside world and vital a to get in. but the taliban says more what needs to be done before the apple is fully operational. again, come on and as you know, the it was destroyed by the americans. they burned down every possibility. therefore we needed time to repair it. we predict that within a few days, international flights will be in progress. asian experts say international airlines are unlikely to resume flights to cobble until airport security is guaranteed. it's going to take a lot of convincing and reassurance to have a foreign airline fly, not just over afghanistan, because over flight is off limits now or 2. but to afghanistan,

we're talking about across that are insured by 3rd party companies and leasing companies that will say, no airline. you are not able to take the that cross there because we can't guarantee that it will get out in the state that we require it. and so on, thousands of people still want to leave cobble, and the taliban leaders have promised they will be allowed. some will see the gradual reopening of the airport as a sign that keeping their word, victoria gates and b for inside story. let's talk a bit more about some of the security threats that may hamper couple airport getting back on track. i still came is currently the taliban main enemy on the ground, that the group carried out a suicide attack that killed at least $170.00 people near the facility during those last days of the american withdraw. they also fired rockets towards the airport as the taliban was then taking charge. the risk of miss all attacks from ice. okay, is very real. and then there are also the rebels and pun shit, valley who are resisting afghanistan's new rulers. heavily armed and also able to

disrupt flight operations. ah, well let's now bring in august from florida. we have keith mackie he's president of mackie international. that's an a v ation consultancy firm. in berlin, 100 option less senior director of the county extremism project. and a former coordination of the iso al qaeda and taliban monitoring team at the un security council. and from my re be in kenny, we have eileen mccarthy. she's advocacy manager for the norwegian refugee council in afghanistan. she was recently evacuated. thank you all for joining us. now, as we've been saying, the airport has reopened to domestic lights, but there are huge challenges to getting international flights up and running. i believe the airport is actually still operating without any kind of radar or navigation system. what's your assessment of the state of the airport at the moment and as a pilot yourself, would you feel comfortable going down the runway?

well, apparently they are operating without radar, which is indicated by the gun. nowhere fast line to something off. that's not a safe operation. to believe the weather is marginal, so that's going to have to be corrected before the airport becomes viable for international flights. there are many, many factors that need to be addressed before the suffering form that resume for international once in accordance with safety standards. but we'll dig into some of those in a moment. there are obviously also huge security concerns around the airport not to mention ongoing fighting. that's not very far away. but i want to stop by asking you if you feel that this reopening now is, was premature. has there been enough time to evaluate the threats that exist and when now i know i need talk about domestic slides, but obviously there are still threats. while the reopening form,

the national light is really important. as i'm sure my colleagues from the refuge account will point out because this is one of the primary in and out of the country for some very important emergency. and really the situation in the country from stable. obviously you still have i c k operating as you, i've seen very tragically with the attack in the 2nd attempt to fax before the americans left. but you also have quite a few all kind of kids in the country which are unfortunately, it's been a very close relationship with a ton of which is obviously a very back security concern for by anyone going in and out of this country. kind of having cognitive multiple times in the famous 911 by using commercial aircraft finance. that's really the a point of trucks for the taliban. indeed, while the priority obviously in the rush has really been understand to be, to try to get aid flights up and running. i mean, can you discuss the significance of those, especially at, at

a moment like this and such transition? yeah, so we have seen afghanistan at the brink of a massive humanitarian crisis. i'm sure you and many other saw the the heartbreak scenes of asper afghans, desperate to get out. and we, at the norwegian refugee council are focused on the nearly 440000000 ask them to remain in the country about half of whom are in need of humanitarian assistance. so the airport in cobble is really critical to getting humanitarian personnel and aid supplies in the country. we've seen a bit of progress in other parts of the country, but given that so many of our operations are based out of cobble and that's where so many supplies and aid support was coming through the country. it's really critical to be able to, to have that going up and ready as soon as possible. of course, really critical to get not only goods, but people moving very safely around the country. i want to take a look at the geography of the airport because that in itself is quite interesting . now, surrounded by the hindu kush mountains, couples international airport has been the main gateway,

12 kind of stones and from 1900 sixty's. it's located on the outskirts, just north of the capital that's home to more than 4000000 people. and taliban is obviously trying to establish security. the apple, though is at a high altitude and is greatly expanded during the past 2 decades. it's now capable of housing more than a 100 aircraft. just a 150 kilometers north, though is the pen. she valley rebel fighters. they have the ability to launch attacks towards the airport and potentially even threaten the space in the region on the club. as we've been saying, fighting that not very far away, it's all. and also you were saying earlier they were rockets actually launched at the airport in the last days of the american withdraw. what you will reading of the situation, especially because i understand that those rockets when they were launched were defended by a u. s. defense system, which is no longer there. what you're reading of the infrastructure now the report itself. well, i mean, the approach and departure from problem was all of

a major security problem. the mountains reach very close. so you, you have to do a very drastic drop and therefore expose the aggregate to potential ground to f. i s that is definitely secured. i'm not 100 percent sure. where that the people in the palm chalet who asked me for nation, how would be the 1st to fire at international acura, potentially carrying a but obviously you still have i c. k was absolutely no about shooting down. you know, national aircraft or killing any civilians, and then you have all of those tight affiliate and there is quite a number of them in the country. also not having any reservations about targeting international aircraft. indeed, well, in order to even run operations at the airport, you will need to be able to secure the facility in order to do that, you need the capacity, the training to do that. not to mention being able to screen passengers and make

sure that people are safe fit to travel. now i see both kept on tacky. i've been involved in the talks to do that, and kathy is on the ground right there at the moment. keith enter, that's a very, very big ask. are you confident? are you confident that the taliban can actually handle your talking about international flights? factors are going well just being able to actually manage the capacity of, of handling the airport facility itself. well, while the airport has the parking they probably can use it all based on the remote locations. so it depends on how they wish to do us. they're going to have to have a security program that supports for the international standards. otherwise we'll have to order a thorough wipe out of the bowl. you could go anywhere in the world. so the security is going to be. ready a very serious issue before the yeah,

aircraft for offering and normal international environment. well, keep just in terms of the operations, the like actually running the airport. things like the radar when that's actually reinstalled at traffic control, what would be your priorities here in terms of training, the people who need to run the airport? well, the controllers in the south are going to be the most important to get off of life . first. the months probably already there unless it was removed in the the thrall will lead people. ready know how to use the properly if they're not there, they'll have to be trained probably ex patriots. ready will run the show for at least maybe if they're installed, more people, local people, blah blah. but all this is going to be very important interface for the radar system to be able to properly separate monitor over flying aircraft, the instrument approaches. and so the airport will have to be monitored because the

airport. busy is of a high elevation that's a mountainous area. they're not easy. when the weather isn't good, they'll be they'll absolutely necessary for the airport for the operation all case you were mentioning that a 100 planes that can be accommodated at the airport. i mean, that doesn't sound particularly large, especially when you're taking into account aid flights, as well as potentially military flights and the commercial flights. the need to review aileen, we know the needs enough canister on a huge does the f. what have the capacity to meet them? i think that's a good question. i'm not an asian expert, but definitely the need across the country are massive and i think cobbled the airport there is indicative of also the situation in airports across the country. we need to be able to move things not only into afghanistan, but around the country that includes humanitarian assistance and supplies. it also includes our staff to be able to go support our come our comrades who are working

across the country. we operate in a half of afghanistan's provinces, and previously we have been able to move on commercial flights as well as un, facilitated flights and being able to get that up and running in order to be able to get those supplies where they need to be to where men, women, boys and girls are in need and to where our colleagues are working really hard to get our programs back up and running. we'll be critical so that we can actually scale up the humanitarian response that's needed right now. we're seeing the winter months coming and are keenly aware that the humanitarian needs will continue to rise over the coming months where access is extremely challenging. and the situation on the ground for people is changing on a day to day basis. they might be moving home after having been displaced. they might be displayed once again by the ongoing drought. so our ability to be able to operate across the country and make sure that supplies are consistently coming in and that prices aren't rising for things like food or other monitoring supplies

that are really critical to people right now. of course, well as i was saying that it's not just about the airport itself, it's obviously also about the flight routes, getting people and goods in and out of the airport. on jakob i see in your account terrorism work. you've also built partnerships with the international civil aviation organization and i also the international transport association. now, given the iso k threat that you've been talking about as well as the various other groups and the ongoing fighting that were thing, do you think they are actually safe routes in and out of cobble for planes? well, and that isn't a question of what kind of definition you put on for say, if you're talking about i q rolled at the moment. no. because we have an unclear relationship on our that's all about going to handle this great from isis k. are they going to handle the threat from fighting in between the factions as well as their relations with? i've got that. so there are numerous security concerns at the moment. last or quite

a few technical concerns, they need to be able to receive and transmit a p i n p, and about the averages, passenger information that is used and they would need to check against those before letting anybody enter that country. that too is by no means guaranteed on very recently this was done by the auto group, a security contractor from great britain. i'm not quite sure if they're willing to renew their contract with a ton of money. but i thought i saw plenty of uncertainty then now i was looking at a, a map of air traffic today in the region, like literally today in the air space over afghanistan is very noticeably empty. keith, presumably as we've been talking about here in terms of say, flight routes. there are financial implications for carriers if that one thing to you is going to stay on the air space. so if they're choosing to fly around the country rather than over it, and presumably also as we had in our put the insurance costs, the airlines who want to fly in and out of cobble isn't realistic to think that

that's not going to be prohibitive. for many carriers, well yes, it is a difficult situation. each country is entitled to charge their lives for over life . and they like moved specifically from europe to the far east are be funded on weather conditions. ready to find the most optimum. wow. many elisa for work go across the country if they are not permitted to be used by various asian. ready agencies when the u. s. has found all over. ready flights in an al opperation for us. and so things are settled down the line service. what is your lack of crossing the radar? but this will force us to be selected to sign goes on when they can be assured that the wife over fly safely fear of being shot selma,

other interference from alabama to the area. and we still obviously don't know when those assurances can come. i mean, all of this is making us canister on more and more isolated. and so much of all of this is about perception and confidence building. and the airport really feels like, like a very big symbol of that. eileen, how critical is it in terms of not only ensuring aid and in practical terms in terms of getting aid moving around the country, but also in terms of ensuring actual funding, both from countries and international organizations and new and bodies to actually get humanitarian aid into the country, how important is the airport itself, just as a symbol here of where the country is going? definitely, i think what we've seen over the past few weeks is that the cobble airport is the perspective that so many around the world have of the situation in afghanistan. and especially the situation in cobble. i know, especially in recent days,

if we've seen the situation somewhat calm down, even the anxiety and stress of our staff who are based in color has been slightly calmer. but i think as you pointed to the willingness and understanding of the world and its commitment to responding to the monitoring crisis and also in our ability to be able to deliver that 8, i think will be really critical. so while we're calling for donors to fast track humanitarian support and make sure that we are able to get supplies into the country, i think having a stable and functioning international airport in cobble will help to ally some of those fears and concerns that they have in our ability to actually meet those needs and it will obviously enable us to do so that much better and not much quicker, which is really critical in, in the next few weeks and months. of course. well, there's obviously a huge learning curve ahead and the airport is really just one aspect of that 100. i want to talk about the stability of the country. there been lots of promises made around inclusive government coherent governance. there are obviously divisions

within the taliban and multiple groups involved. as you alluded to. if the taliban will live up to its promises, do you think the are you confident that this will happen and the situation will stabilize? well, i mean, so far we haven't seen much in into city from the top to bottom to pop from saying that they won't d, i'm so obviously the jerry is still out, but i'm getting increasing the doubtful that they will be in inclusive government. now of course, several layers of sanctioned sanctions that are relating to off gone is done in baton a bond in the united nations security council. one specific regime towards the taliban . and then the archive regime, which applies to the taliban because of their relationship with our guide. and then of course, the government has broadly sanctioned the atomic bomb quite a number of years ago, including the taliban as a movement. all of this makes it very hard to engage. i have heard of course,

and everyone else has some overtures towards russia and china from the top to bottom spokesperson telling them that china is now their most important. i'm sure packet found was quite amazed. hearing this, i given the history up, that's not a bond with pakistan. but even russia seems to have not really complete confidence in its potential new partners because they conducting one after the other military exercise in central asia at the northern board of i'll be honest, i'm so they had to, i guess there's still some question marks that need to be answered, of course, and this is a huge learning curve, especially in terms of infrastructure as well. not just in terms of the politics of governance, but also in terms of actually running a country running a capital running this airport. keith, i'm curious, how soon do you think we could see the airport fully operational, especially with the level of cooperation when are seeing from various other countries in terms of, of training for instance. well,

i think while we're 40 fully operational or international flights anytime in the near future, which is some of the things that have to be done because of the passenger security . ready screen all the other follower functions. i think it's not the while before it's back to normal. eileen and i want to leave the last on say here to you because i know than or even those who even refugee council is working very hard on, on trying to get a android and stuff back into the country. you yourself were evacuated. as you alluded to earlier, you mentioned there is a drought, is obviously a pandemic. huge concerns about food and security at the moment. what at the most immediate needs for the african people now as we face this very unstable situation? yeah, i think there are the number of needs that atkins require in the coming weeks in month. one of them is and short safety and protection by whomever is in charge and ensured that there is the protection of civilians and

a willingness to uphold international humanitarian law. and human rights rights law across the country. what we also need to see is this delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance and funding and the ability to operate across the country. we have operated in government and non government controlled areas for years and negotiating humanitarian access for men and women boys and girls in no matter where they are will be critical. so we need to be able to deliver as humanitarian partners who have committed to staying in the country and delivering the necessary humanitarian assistance. and we really need the international community and the local authorities to be able to facilitate and enable that. as i mentioned that there is a drought ongoing. a 3rd of atkins are food insecure and with the winter coming they'll need save shelter and blankets, access to humanitarian assistance. children need to get back to school. so we're really conscious that we don't have months to wait and really need to be hitting

the ground. now i feel you are nodding this. i'll let you come in there just on that one in terms of stability and the way that the countries moving forward. i know you've expressed your doubts about where the country is right now. do you think that the immediate humanitarian needs that eileen says outline that will actually be met? presumably there is the international political well to do that. is there actually the practical situation on the ground to allow that to happen? while at the moment is still a great challenge and obviously your military aid is never part of any faxes, not by the un, not by the us, not by europe in union. the operational aspect, getting financial transfers, getting material in and out of the country. always a challenge at the moment we just saw 2 weeks of 0 liquidity flow in and out of the country. it's getting a little bit better now, but we are nowhere near that. we could say that this space economy is supplied with the liquidity. it needs to just barely survive. so this will remain

a challenge. what i know is that that is good. well, both in the security council on the american side, on the european side and many other members, they to make this easier. but the tyler bond having taken power and not broken with one of the global leading terrorist organizations in the world will make it very hard for decision makers in any capital to decide beyond the bare minimum of what may be posted. we'll see how it all plays out in the coming days and weeks and months. thank you to all of our guests, keith mackey hand jack of schindler and eileen mccarthy. and thank you to for watching. remember, you can see this program again anytime by visiting our website that's out there a dot com. and for further discussion, do go to our facebook page about the facebook dot com forward slash ha inside story . and you can also always join the conversation on twitter. handle is a inside story for me and the whole team here in hong bye for now.

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