i'm going to change i was going to talk about based on the last interaction. thank you for being here. i wish general austin were here because surgery, austin could answer many the questions that just propose a butter step for my colleague. center murphy is who knows? but this was not a choice between either a dangerous escalation of the war, which is just 1600 hours g m t mid day in washington, d. c. where you are a secretary of state has the blankness facing a 2nd. they have tough questions on capitol hill, about the by the ministration is much criticized rule from afghanistan. i, we're bringing you live coverage here and i was here. let's continue listening to talking to our allies in nato. they will say it was a sign of weakness. if you're talking honestly to our adversaries, they will certainly say a sign of weakness as well, tears groups around the world. so i hope the lesson we learn here isn't that this

was the right way to leave hope the lesson we learn here is that there was a better way to leave it. the decision was made to pull out. it should not have been a precipitous, chaotic and unfortunately deadly departure south noon. i'll be speaking on the floor about mac soviet. he's a navy corman who is one of the 13 american soldiers, sailors and marines, who killed on the wall, trying to help others. the scape from the tyranny of the taliban could never been put in that position. it was an impossible position for our troops, for your diplomat. and the impossibility that they faced was due to our policy decisions. there was an alternative barbara mer base mainly shut down in the middle the night with no notice to anybody. was

a surprise. i've talked to people who know a lot more about the military side of this. and i do who told me that yes, the afghan troops were disappointment. but that's partly because they were used to having americans provide that close air support. and if they had had that they could have pushed back against the telephone. i think you hear that from your military and the general asked were here, we would hear this, but we just left like just pulled out all the military underpinnings to without the cover literally of close air support in the military support. yet it became extremely dangerous. and chaotic and we left a lot of people behind sir rom, just asked you to give him some numbers and you said you're still working on that for the numbers that i have the best that i have as the ranking member on the homeland security committee, we pushed and pushed and pushed 18000 applicants for us. id. we got 705 out

you said earlier, the overwhelming number of people who were at risk got out. i don't think that's true. if i, if i could give you the numbers that i, that i have, we think about 30000 at risk afghans were evacuated out of an estimated 60000. that's the best numbers we come up with because we can't get good numbers from the administration. that's the best estimate. so that's true that we left people behind who had stood with us and helped us. obviously, american citizens left behind green card holders are left behind. but thousands of people who stood with us and helped us. and then let's ask about who came earlier there is discussion about what kind of reading is taking place. the best numbers we have is that about 3 quarters of the people who were evacuated were not green card holders were not american citizens. were not as high as the applicant were not p

one or p 2 visa holders. so about 3 quarters of these individuals may not have qualified in the set. now you say that they're being very good they, they should be and you know, nobody knows because we can't get good information from department, homeland security from the state department and others. but you know, from the start menu said what we do there needs to based on conditions on the ground. quite frankly, the presidents decision was not based on conditions on the ground. that's why it was a disastrous withdrawl. that's why i put so many people at risk. it should have been an orderly withdraw under the cover of superior us and nato military force. we did have 2500 troops. here. we had 7500 nato troops with us to again, many of their commanders were shocked at what happened because they were surprised because it was not good coordination. there was a lack of coordination with the people who stuck with us or talked about bar graham

. there was also a lack of integrated interagency planning. of course, we've seen this in terms of how the chaotic withdrawal occurred. these were preventable problems and they put our military and your diplomat in this impossible situation. they did the best they could and i commend them for that an impossible situation. it's amazing that they were able to perform but it was so rough and so chaotic that again we didn't get the right people out. and many who we did get out seem not to fall into the category so we were concerned about so now what do we do? let's look forward as we suggested by center codes. and i agree with that. you said that you don't believe that will be a platform for terrorism going forward. that the current government, the taliban government has said that they will fight back against terrorist. you

believe that the county network and particularly the new secretary, the interior who they want a terrorist based on your administration's assessment, do you believe that that is an indication that they are going to fight back against terrorist? the question senator, from our perspective and our partner's perspective is whether the taliban will make good on commitments to ensure that as canada stand is not used as a place for outwardly directed terrorist attacks. and they've made commitments, but we're not relying on those commitments. we're going to make sure that we have in place the ability to detect any re emergence of that threat and to be able to do something about it. if it does re emerge something that we can talk about in more detail and network considered a terrorist group. it is, is a truth, interior minister is a leader of the county network that is accurate. i just think sadly, we have shaken the foundations of a lot of our alliances and we have work to do. and i think we have demonstrated

weakness and made the world more dangerous as, as a result, let me ask you about one specific question. well, i guess my time has expired. i will follow up with regard to some of the international finance and questions or a letter we sent to search for yellen from santa rubio, myself regarding foreign assets. good will. thank you. i thank you sarah mirthfully . oh, thank you mister chairman. and thank you mister secretary. when it turned to the humanitarian situation in afghanistan, the world food program observed that half the children under 5 are acutely malnourished in the country. the 14000000 individuals. and i'm going to center on the brink of starvation, that 3134 provinces are at risk of losing their health services entirely. and one percent of the country is vaccinated. due. this is

a fairly accurate description of the challenge for both food and for health care. it is the amount of trend situation is dar. thank you. and the us just participated in international conference in which $1100000000.00 was pledged in humanitarian relief from a variety of, of nations including additional commitment by the united states. but in jose non governmental organizations that often are a central for providing aid, are very concerned about a legal pathway to do so. because in 2002, the taliban was listed as especially designated global terrorist organization under the international economic emergency powers act. and it doesn't have a humanitarian exception. previously where we face a situation in yemen, the treasury department stepped in to create a legal pathway. and a number of senators have written to the secretary yelling and with copies to

you and to cement the powers saying let's use that same pathway here in which the office of foreign asset controls issues. a general license creating kind of legal insulation, providing you nam humanitarian assistance will. are you engaged the conversation about how to create a legal pathway to provide humanitarian assistance? yes, we are. we've, we've issued one initial licenses, you know, the treasury issued but 10 days ago. and we're looking at what other authorities might be needed to make sure that the manager and assistance can flow as best as best possible and innocent. great, thank you. that's absolutely essential. i think we, we have a significant responsibility. we have the, the chaos of, of, of war in combination with the, the pandemic in general, disruption in the country. and it's a moral responsibility to provide assistance. i'm going to ask to enter for, to the record, the letter from september, 2nd,

that the senators and members of the house sent to the administration without objection. thank you. so as provincial capital started to, to fall and we had 9 provincial capitals fall in 6 days. there was a lot of discussion about whether the government of afghanistan would direct reconcile edition of forces to essentially consolidate protection of the territory. still held, which was a shrinking did, did the government of afghanistan take the key strategic military decisions to consolidate its, its forces. it did not, and this is a source of tremendous frustration across the administration from the president on down as the summer went on. and we saw the taliban moving across the country. we repeatedly press the, the african government to do just what you describe, which is to consolidate his forces and to defend what was essential to defend. and what could be decided not to extend itself across the entire country,

which it didn't have the full capacity to do. and unfortunately, that, that consolidation and the of the plan that we urged on them for how to effectively defend the, the major cities never took shape. what was the response of the, of the, of the government, or from the president, chef connie, about why they chose not to consolidate their forces to protect areas. they controlled well in different moments, their different responses. at some point, i think initially the response was all we can't, we can't be seen to be giving up on any part of the country. never mind that you know, over the last 5 or 6 years, the amount of the partial part of the countries by population controlled by the government. i'd dennis that if you go back 220-142-0151 from about 60 percent to at the, at the end of last year about about 48 percent. so this isn't,

this was happening at some extent outside the cities of course. relentlessly, slowly but relentlessly. but then as we pressed, impressed and pressed on them, the response, yes, we'll do it, but they did well, we've seen over a number of years, we had the challenge of elections that were considered illegitimate by a portion of the country. we had a bill up duleigh and sharp gone. it kind of facing off against each other and creating paralysis. great difficulty appointing key ministers to key positions as we analyze and try to understand the rapid collapse did the, the, was there essentially a failure to create an affective decision making capability within the afghanistan government? i think there are a number of factors, and this is something that i hope we all look at going back really over the last,

over the last 20 years. basically points. certainly there was a lack of unity in the government because it was comprised of different different groups, different factions. and despite again, very significant efforts to get them to act in unified way. they couldn't or wouldn't. second, i think in terms of their effectiveness, they're obviously serious concerns and that manifested themselves. and 3rd, one of the endemic problems that we've had over the last 20 years that we've not been able to effectively address is progressive corruption. you are a secretary of state's entity. blankenburg, testified before the u. s. senate foreign relations committee and other round of tough questioning for the secretary of state. the chairman of the committee began by saying that withdraw from afghanistan to us, set troops was fatally flawed. that has to be accountability, he said the us taliban deal was based on a set of lies that had no intention of living up to its promises to taliban. he

means answered. he blinked and said that even the most pessimistic assessments did not predict the rapid fall of the african government and its forces. ranking member rish said that the secretary of state was putting the best face possible on the, on this, the american people. he said, need to know who's responsible. and so there's a ron johnson said that it was a denial of reality. if i read your testimony, i clued that this has been a great success, but i, i read the news. he said it's been an absolute they bark. let's get on this remote as he was, that was george. he's on capitol hill listening into proceedings. what did you make was well, the hearing the secretary blowing can attended on monday before the house foreign affairs committee was much more contentious than the hearing before the senate foreign relations committee. but certainly,

there have been some sharp criticism coming, not just farm republican senators who are decrying the bite and ministrations decision to leave afghanistan on august 31st. but also from some democrats, including from the chairman of the committee, menendez but their criticism is a not at antony lincoln and the diplomat to work at the state department. but more so at lloyd austin, the defense secretary of they're not happy that apparently he turned down their invitation to testify alongside secretary, blinking here on capitol hill. and they also say that they have many questions about how the military conducted its own drop down of its personnel and of some of its resources before the need to have the emergency evacuation in the last 2 weeks of august says jane jane was pleading with us to stop the hypocrisy, she said, who's to blame? there are a lot of people, both republican and democrat,

to blame listening in to that it, it seems that the, the consensus is that to get out of afghanistan was the right thing to do. this was just the wrong way to do it and sentences looking for accountability here. well, there are some senators who would argue that leaving afghan stand never should have been on the table, but that goes to sen. shaheen. point that when the 12 administration was negotiating the deal with the taller bond to pull us forces out of the country, there wasn't that same public outcry least here on capitol hill to the trump administration's decision. there wasn't that same outcry when we all saw the photos of the former secretary of state mike on pale, posing with the leader of the taller bond bar adar in doha. as they had signed the agreement to have the us military pull its forces out by may of this

year. and so that really goes to the point that sen jeanne shaheen was raising that there was not the same public outcry. now that there is a democratic president in place, her point is why are we also. busy upset, but she also did raise her own concerns about what is happening in afghan, stan now, particularly to women and to girls who have seen a marked improvement in their lifestyle in the past 20 years. i'll be it because of the war that was started by the united states after the september 11th attacks manufacture date i was 0, wasn't georgia state department correspondent, reporting live f from capitol hill. the tunnel bomb says it's committed to getting every send to the emergency aid promised by donors to afghans who needed. the united nations drummed up more than a $1000000000.00 in pledges on monday. it was the 1st high level conference i've gone on since the taliban seized power. the groups takeover has compounded fears of

economic collapse and famine. we assure the international community that we're pleased to hear about the pledge committed to have kind of stand. at the same time we promise on our part, the older relief will reach those who deserve it. it's our responsibility to handle all the really fate to all of counties across the country. hello, world health organization has delivered the 1st batch of more than 20 tons of medical aid to afghanistan. i'll just here is a, some of the java reports now from complex. this is some of the 1st medical aid arriving from the world health organization about 23 metrics on essential supplies, including insulin consumables, surgical equipment, and much needed help for us on hospital has organizations says that it is trying to build a bridge with which it can bring in much needed a for the millions of people in abundance on who needed desperately. so these 2 shipments that essential supplies will provide medical help to about 1450000 people

have done this number of hospitals across the country. but there was an issue that this is not going to be enough. it is a 1st branch of the must needed help that the people of atlanta need unless that help is provided on a regular basis and that as we heard from the united nation, this is become a regular feature. it is not going to be enough for the people who have gone on. and as we heard the united nation appealed to other nation that they don't need to just provide aid. but make sure that i've run a science economy does not collapse. and the people do not fall below the poverty line as the predictions that by the time next year, if the situation does not improve more than 90 percent of the population, all of that is on is going to go below the poverty line. the european union. this foreign policy chief says that it's in the use best interest to engage with the color bonds. to have any change of influencing events have no other options,

but to engage with a tally, much engaging those mean recognition. not but engaging mench talking, discussing, and agreeing. when possible, with the ministers, the congeal, we agreed that the level of nature of these engagement will depend on the actions of the new government. let's take a look at the rest of the day. his name is russia, the president flooding a put in his self isolating after members of his in a circle, tested positive quiver 19. he's had to cancel a trip to take his time this week. but the kremlin says that he's in good health. putin has been fully vaccinated with the russian made jab, spoke to the v a l at president putin hosted syrian liter basha, alice added moscow. it's the 1st time they've met since early last year. they discuss how that forces will gain control of theory as last rebel held areas. 15 who intervene to support us out in the war in 2015 also criticized foreign powers.

you continue to back the opposition glove. no problem. because the firms to the main problem in my view, is that the foreign military forces and without the permission of the u. n. m, without your sanctioning, are present on some territories of the country which contradicts international law . and that does not give you an opportunity to use maxim efforts for the consolidation of the country and to move on the part of its restore ation as fast as you could if the whole territory of the country was controlled by the legal government. when no money taking into account the fact that international terrorism recognizes no borders and spreads like an infection around the world. i can say that our armies made a huge contribution to protect the world from this evil. a major chinese property developer struggling with $300000000000.00 in debts, just trying to reassure investors that it will pull through on monday dozens of

angry investors storm the ever grant groups headquarters in schanzer. all the company admits that it's in trouble and projects room as of being on the brink of bankruptcy on. everyone though is convinced most of our products already have to give money to us, but now in september, so they will stop. they are not able to give the money to, but he's the c o finance company. and he took out the money in advance, but we don't know where to get our money. the philippines government is accused of increasing abuses against civilians. the u. n. has received a 3rd report from the rights group, which was the urgent action is needed to address a crisis sparked by president rodrigo to 13 campaign against drugs. i'll just hear as gentle allen dog reports. now from manila, the global council of the international coalition for human rights in the

philippine says, there is a systematic state sponsored and sustained human rights violations were being committed by the philippine government against its own people. over the past 5 years, you are free to and the corona of our respond demik has not slowed that down. instead, the group says attacks against activists, environmental advocates and whites workers have intensified in its report. the rights group says it has investigated over 50 cases of human rights violations involving a 100 victims since last year. and it finds overwhelming evidence against members of the military police. and even president, rodrigo detective is a war on poor people in the cause of anti drug operations. a war on defense in the guise of a war on communism and a war on the morrow. people in the guise of a war on terror. drug seen since president legal detector launched the so called

warrant drugs. in 2016, at least 6000 filipinos have been killed. the number estimated by rights groups is at least 20000 his campaign against communists. insurgency has also resulted in the death of tents of activists and labor, union leaders, and even rebels. these have been described as extra judicial killing. that is an allegation that the government has repeatedly denied. the group is asking the philippine government to allow independence investigators both here and abroad to pro cases. it is also asking the international criminal court to pursue and continue investigations on president to 3rd, to for possible crimes against humanity. the philippine government has yet to comment on this latest report, but it has repeatedly denied such allegations in the past was trying to stop that

again. the department of justice says it continues to investigate cases and has removed implicated officials and police officers from office. but in many years, they domestic remedies to address abuses have failed, and this is why they are asking for the international community to intervene. jim l as in dog and i'll g 0. manila. apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security hole in the software of i phones and other devices for such as in canada of link the malicious code to the israeli company, n s o group. as soon as 0 click exploiting meaning the users didn't need to open a link or file. so that device to become infected. the hack targets i phones and other products through i message laurie, imagine is the ceo of connect safely dot org. he says that hackers are able to gain unparalleled access. what's particularly concerning about the spyware it. unlike

most infections where you have to click on something or do something, it just gets into your phone. you. so the user doesn't have to do anything other than just on a phone or for that matter, a mac or an even apple watch. and once it infects your phone, then the people behind it have complete control. they can read your messages, turn on your microphone, turn on your camera, you have 0 private feet. so it's a particularly pernicious type of malware, even though it does come from a company. it's not coming from a group of criminal hackers. it's coming from a company that fails the government, but that doesn't mean it's any less dangerous if it gets into the wrong hands. the nfl group, which is behind this product called peg if, if it's a legitimate company and offense. and they say that they only sell to non oppressive, legitimate governments. but there's nothing to stop a criminal from getting their hands on it. or there may be things to stop them, but it can still get through to criminals. and of course, government, you know what government that you might consider to be benign. i might consider to

be oppressive. so i, you know, that's the political issue. but apple is very concerned about it, which is why they initiated dispatch i. i found out about it today and immediately updated my iphone. i recommend everyone do that today right now because it's very dangerous and you know, apple is trying to prevent it, but haven't been successful completely in so doing. paris landmark has been turned into a piece of modern os locked trails. wrapped was the dream of the bulgarian artist cristo and his wife shall claude for. they never lived to see it become a reality. as natasha butler reports from paris, dozens of climbers, 25000 square meters of recyclable cloth, and 3 kilometers of red rope. one of paris is the most recognizable monuments. the arc de triomphe is being transformed into a shimmering art work. the creation of bulgarian artist, christos, who 1st imagined wrapping the napoleon era arch 60 years ago, but died last year before seeing his dream become reality. his nephew vladimir is

overseeing the project. it means already many different things. for many different people. the one that dropped and becomes a work of art, it would add another meaning, but also what's going to be amazing is with the fabric. it would have this issue ality. this project will become something different that people want to touch it. you can see the wind and christy was born in bulgaria in 1935 as a young man. he fled communist rule for paris, where he met john claude, his wife, an autistic collaborator until her death in 2009. the couple dozens of building monuments and even islands in 1985 they worked on paris is paul nuff. but the object thrilled remained there. go the artist. believe the by wrapping the all the tree on would were feel what they call it the essence and draw people's attention to its beauty throughout their career. a couple said that the aim with their work

was to bring people joy said best that because it's a temporary installation. it's a unique and intense experience. christo and john called wrapped monumental projects. in urban areas, there are 3. we can factor in. so as many people as possible can see it. it's not the artist skipped to the public. chris though, sold his drawings to and his project, he said financial independence was essential to his vision. despite the scale of the work, fled to me says the technical aspect and logistics are not his biggest hurdle, the rigorous hours for the rest of the course, we missed them. and this is a criticism. his excitement, a symbol of france and back job for military grade celebrations and protests, the og to trail for being out work for 16 days. daring and intriguing some will admire it, others will find it pointless. but increase those world, creating the unnecessary with the ultimate expression of freedom. natasha butler.

i'll just sarah paris. finally, broadway is properly back in business and new york. see it is once again allowed to fill 2 capacity. for the 1st time since the pandemic brought curtains down the line, king hamilton and wicked, our course among the 1st 2 open to a full house and 30 more shows a shuttle to follow by the end of the year. ah, it is, could tell you where the fellow adrian said here in bo, how the headlines on al jazeera, the us secretary of state, and the lincoln was faced a 2nd to have tough questioning. over the heavily criticized withdrawal and evacuation from afghanistan, he's told the senate foreign relations committee that the rapid collapse of the african army was unexpected.