here the the breaking news in the headlines this monday, the taliban government buildings and stay tv off are going to stones, president flees and quits, leaving the country in chaos. the group has already announced that the afghan war is over. well that led to disarray and panic. cobble airport with thousands crime which terminals in desperate lights out of band closes in the us as load. its flag added embassy evacuated, its workers, demons of helicopters, swooping in for desperate stuff, reminiscent of its anxious escape from vietnam. less than 5 decades ago. the law from moscow, this is our team to national and our coverage,

focusing on the ongoing situation in afghanistan and the capital called bull. well, it's not about now control the whole. i've got capital, but the airport. so these are recent pictures from the theme laura recreation to currently on the way thousands of people from the terminals and parking lots in desperate search or flight south. with gunfire occasionally heard at the airport. i mean one insurgence of see the presidential palace in the afghan capital with the president asher. i've gone leaving the country and resigning well the taliban. and now say that the african war is over lemming. they will soon declare. and islamic cameras up kind of on preventative, of the group still seen as a terrorist organization by many states has already addressed the nation. i'm going to diplomatic institutions that function properly for the past 20 years should continue to function as a representative of the afghan people. i ask you to continue your work and to

establish diplomatic relations with the afghan people. the process of power transition if peaceful, land ongoing. my great request to the people of couple is to come to their workplace is open markets and shops. local and international organizations are requested to continue their activities as long suffering people are solely needed. the is the my group only ordered his forces to enter the capital to prevent looting and violence when after law enforcement flees, the st. unverified footage circulating on line shows people throwing rocks at security officers leaving cobble without a fight, a non pm car. if you came into force and remains in place, the cobble resident 7 fleeing the city in huge numbers throughout the day with hundreds of cars stuck in traffic jams and some local, even running away on foot. there must have cues full out broad banks with customer desperately trying to withdraw the live savings before leaving. so we just order

a local journalists reports on how the who ation is unfolding in trouble. when the people de woke up in the morning and they thought that it talked about already, and i'll just get off the call and get a plan to be able to call the people to rush away a day. and we just went to the bank. so they went to the, to the market, to buy a food that was a lot of crowd of traffic people is just that you could, you saw the people who are in the car and then the motor by, by food they will not do or do or out just to solve the problems, but in the afternoon with the telephone interview, the look why there was no more more more people. the 1st people blame on the america because the people are changing or people are saying that in fact i've gone on 100 to tyler bon one year ago when americans and dad talked about

i've got some 100 over to, to the top from that time american did not have a government gun people, they always that lead to tell them that they've been proven to lead to the district of august. and they did not try to prevent the title for capturing of capturing of their 1st people played on blending on america. and the 2nd people got us blaming listed government, which was that lead by any a ton of an rum top is offensive in april, following jo bought in the confirmation that he was putting out american troops. as you can see on the graphic in just a month, i think group has gone from a week position to controlling the entire country. this is how events unfolded the c

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video it actually shows in mind for the spot is hot about from the country's largest jail. earlier they also see the background military prison located just 25 kilometers north of the cameras. the fort claim about $5000.00 conflicts was set free, mostly about a fight is ready to join the sold and this footage circulating on line. so we talked about setting up a roadblock between jol about and couple people there driving through are reportedly being checked for documents with men without a beard being off the muslim. 2 or us ministration. officials have announced the number of his troops in afghanistan will be increased the 6000 within the next 2 days. that says, hundreds of americans have already left the country and thousands of scrambling to follow in while helicopters and planes were seen flying over the afghan capital as nato seek. so ensure the safe evacuation of its citizens, the u. s. embassy and the capital load it stars and stripes off the saw for transfer to the airport. tell them open in new york is following the american

reaction as i've got to start on rebels. while the flag is down, the u. s. embassy is evacuated, and the staff is at the cobble airport. and from what we understand, they were ordered to burn sensitive documents before leaving the embassy. and now the voices are comparing the situation and cobble to the situation in saigon, in 1975. the famous photograph of the us helicopter, pulling out as the government of south vietnam bell. well, here's some of what's been said, the mitigated disaster enough. again, histone the shameful, saigon, like abandonment of cobalt. the brutalization of african women. and the slaughter of our allies is the predictable outcome of the trump widened doctrine of weakness . now, republican senator ben sas also said the united states would regret its actions in afghanistan. and that this would hurt the international community and it would weaken the alliances of the united states around the world. however, anthony,

blinking the u. s. secretary of state does not agree. he said that he said basically that cobble is not signed on. and that is quite interesting because quite a little bit of difference there. lincoln said that the united states had achieved its goals and i get a stamp. and that because the terrorists responsible for $911.00 were apprehended and killed had ad achieved its goals. and it had been successful in the country. now it's important to note that the terrorists responsible for 911 were largely from saudi arabia. they were not afghan. furthermore, osama ben lawton was killed in pakistan, not in afghanistan, so quite interesting, but lincoln is satisfied with the u. s. mission after 18 year. here's ways that we succeeded in achieving those fundamental objectives and the idea that we would sign up for remaining there in the midst of the civil war for another 510 or 20 years, was simply not in the national interest. now part of the reason there's such

a scramble is that us estimate about how long it would take the taliban to retake the country. seemed to have been changing at one point. they thought they had 6 months or 12 months. at one point they thought they had 90 days, and even as recently as 2 days ago, they were saying there was no threat to cobble. here's what was said by a representative of the pentagon. always not right now in an imminent threat environment. but clearly, if you just look at what the taliban has been doing, you can see that they are trying to isolate cobble. now there's talk of more troops being sent to afghan of san to oversee the evacuation of us citizens. but as far as protecting afghans the white house has made clear, they do not feel that is in the interest of the united states at this time. well, let's go live now to and right, a retired army colonel and us diplomat to reopen the u. s. embassy in cobble in december, 2001. and thanks so much for joining us goods. having

a program today. i think a lot of, unless people pessimistic about what would happen and i'm going to start with a coming weeks, but perhaps not quite so soon. how does it feel to see that us flag being load at the embassy you reopened? at 20 years ago? do you think it's going to be open anytime soon? i would anticipate that it is going to be open. i think what you mentioned earlier in the broadcast that the dollar bond is reaching out to the international community to say your facilities will be safe, your diplomats will be safe. and i think it is an outreach of the new administration. you have to acknowledge that it is going to be the governing entity in afghanistan, that they want to have relationships around the world. they've already sent delegations to china and other countries. and i anticipate that the united states will reopen its embassy and conduct governmental relations with the new

government. paul, that's all about and seeing those scenes in the capital cobble now seems of chaos really. you must be concerned for some of the people working in the embassy you had contact with any of them. for sure, i'm concerned about it. i have not had contact with them. they're very busy with everything else going on. i myself, have been through an embassy evacuations. 25 years ago. we evacuated the embassy in sierra leone, under combat conditions. and i, i understand what they're going through. and our concern for our local employees at the u. s. embassy and for the employees of contractors of the huge number of us contractors that have been in the country for the last 20 years is definitely of great concern. and we hope to talk to bon will not retaliate against them for having worked with the u. s. embassy and u. s. military, but retaliation and retribution seems to be

a part of african culture. tragically. what role and what influence do you think us will have over gonna sounds future in the short term and, and obviously in, in the years to come go. i think it can have a definite impact but not a military impact. i hope that there are relations. so that the people of afghanistan, afghanistan can benefit from the huge amount of international aid that the u. s. does pass for other countries and things like health and education that the u. s. has already contributed to and has a made subsist substantial gains primarily in the urban areas. but hopefully the taller bond will let education in the rule areas continue and not just religious education, but civic education. and certainly with coal would we hope that they will be reaching out to the international community for assistance in colbert alleviation.

i'd like to get your take on this as a all me veteran. many of the us veterans who serve in the country suffered to terrible physical possible loss as one of many of them will now be saying, was that really worth it? what was this all for? what's your take on this is somebody who served in the military and what's the mood among the veterans of sacrifice so much in the country? well, it's a question that we ought to be asking politicians before they start these wars. the same thing happened or be at nom yeah, non veterans here. it is 50 years later asking the same thing. the veterans on iraq, the veterans of afghanistan, all of us veterans ought to be going to our congress to say no more wars. because every one of these conflicts has ended up not only with hundreds of thousands, if not millions of citizens of the countries we've gone into being dead or wounded

. but certainly the veteran population of the united states that continues to suffer suicides at $22.00 a day and long term mental problems that affect not only them personally, but their whole families and their communities is something that our us congress and our politicians ought to be held accountable for forgetting us into these in las wars and donald trump slammed biden's actions in the united states was ever defeats. do you agree with that assessment? i mean, what is your take on the us military? 20 year operation in the country can, can anything positive be gone from this? well, there are a presidents under which the u. s. has had military operations in afghanistan, starting with george bush then through obama, then through 4 years of trump and now through less than one year of bite. and so it was under the the trumpet ministration that this unilateral agreement with a tall,

a boss from the us to the tall of on took place. certainly donald trump is takes advantage of every opportunity to slam everyone that he possibly can. the future of this is the u. s. certainly is getting out of afghanistan on the, on the military front, which should have done 19 years ago after we went after al qaeda push them into pakistan. and then tragically decided, oh, go ahead and go after al qaeda since we're here. and then the iraq war happened and things kind of settle down. but a program started then going after the holiday on again. but it's been 19 years really that the united states has been there. that it, it really should not have been both the president and the secretary states claim the us as she's got a she that sculls and leave the small goals were talking. of course, i'll call it but law, et cetera, but perhaps those books is,

was ticked. but given the scenes we're seeing today, do you think the white goals that sort of mushrooms and balloons over those nearly 2 decades in the country were really achieved? and do you think that such claims raise even more criticism of us policy across the world? well, if the policy was to try to help establish an elected government, civilian government, there were elections that were held. unfortunately, the governments that ended up being elected, we're not immune to corruption. they were not immune to abuse of their own citizen rate. military units and police units were not being paid. there were go students, politicians were getting lots of money. if you look at the number of africans that own beautiful condos in doha and dubai, there are a lot of them. yes. the, the, when was for the defense contractors of the united states of america. they got really rich and those aft and that, that help them on a high level,

not really rich, but those that actually implemented the project didn't get rich. and now the, the retribution and retaliation from it's all about who said you'd never should have been working with the u. s. government on in any of this anyway. is tragically going to happen. ok on, right, retard on economy. and us, diplomat, thanks so much for your time today. good to get your assessment on what's been happening cobble over the last few hours. well, this was across the us army, the lives of almost to another 1000 soldiers. the question is, what are the feelings today of those who fought last communities and i've got to start with us for the tenant colonel karen korea. golf key says many are asking, why were we then? well, at this point for, for all of the men and women of our country have served in afghanistan who have lost friends to move,

seeing people injured have gone through terrible emotional and physical trauma. as a result of this service and had hope that in some way they were helping afghanistan for all of these people. most of them are sad, some are angry, but really they're sad and they're asking the question, and i think it's been reported widely. why, why was, why were we there? what were we really doing? because we did not achieve any mission that was sold to our soldiers. jar, young men and women who served there. what they were told they were doing was not, i'm sorry, it was not the mission that was accomplished. ok. we didn't accomplish that mission, whatever mission the biden and trump, and george bush and obama were hoping to accomplish that was kept a secret from our troops that troops were told of very positive things about the future best can't stand. and none of it was true. and, and i until committee knows very well that it, most of it was based on fall, so it's been imagining imagination. meanwhile,

the 1st of british troops arrived in car on saturday to safeguard nationals and relocate for africa and stuff. $600.00 soldiers are expected in total it's we splitting the defense secretary warned against honors on the brink of collapse, grinding the us, pull out a mistake. and wall us out of that kind of militant, clearly have momentum across the country. and it's going to on us heading towards civil war, also predicted that the battle scarred nation will again become a waiting ground for al qaeda. well, many afghans feel abandoned by that british evaluation effort. workers who helped foreign troops, fee of reprisals from the taliban. one group of guns who assisted u. k. forces right on the streets of called ball on friday morning. the british government protect them. we spoke to one former interpreter. i worked for both british and american forces. he's asked to remain anonymous out of fears for his life. my family has received threats

in the for some time. my friend b home was attacked twice. my father has been given warnings and threats many, many times my. my dad was called that has life will be severely at risk because he offered not one but 2 of his sons against the italian. recently, one of the interpreter, his father was caught in bacteria province. he was beaten very badly. and he was asked to ask his son, who is an interpreter, to come and change the city a cause of the taliban in the past year. and so a number of interpreters have been appealed or targeted by the taliban. recently, one of the interpreter who used to be an interpreter for the american special forces was assassinated by the telephone. of course they will be coming off to them . they'll be coming off to their families and those interpreters. so there will be

but sure there will be 2 americans have gone away versus going away. everybody is running away. who are they leaving behind the interpreters who have served for years and years or status. and i've got a, some tracing risk and benches. however, the, you could government instead of saving deadlines, bringing them here to live in peace and safety with their kids. they are making excuses and new conditions put in place only to reject their case. it's all i'm hearing from my colleagues is that their cases have been rejected, rejected. there was a number of cases which were told that they were good to go. there were even given there was sent an email confirming that when they were ready for their flights, they are told now that they cannot really, katie, the u. k. i and my brother, both of us would interpreter for the coalition forces. my brother is still enough

going to be a british government, is making a false accusations and excuses to withhold. not only my brothers, but many of the interpreters who genuinely need the british governments help and are very high risk. it's frustrating for the people who have served the british forces and currently are a priest. and i think it's a huge is a moral and moral legation to, to protect those who have worked alongside them enough canister. i strongly believe that the telephone will hunt down every or an interpreter who is so if the british and american forces it will be the african interpreters or who will pay the ultimate price. other states have also been suspending their diplomatic commissions . denmark and norway are temporarily shutting down their share compound. germany

and finland are closing their facilities as well. citing the t rating situation. the taliban says it won't stop far as leaving the country. russia though, says its mission, is not under threat and has no plans to shut off for a ministry, and it will work with the transition government, which is a process. it has long advocated the worker was a power vacuum, a significant of course. there's gunfire in the city armed looters. we know about the smell of burning. the important thing is that the taliban as they themselves promise are interested in a peaceful transition of power. they guarantee the safety of foreign embassies, including our embassy. we have significantly reinforced our security and advice. now, there are no threats to our diplomats. our property will continue our work here in a calm and normal manner. countries have been evacuating nationals in panic. here you can see frighten creation,

struggling to whole heavy rock sucks bags and suitcases packs with their belongings to board military helicopters, cobbled airport when a member of the russian federation council is worried that a resurgent sanibel will now try to spread its influence through force. soviet countries, their reports to the taliban on negotiated with authorities and most likely on the surrender of the city and the transfer of power to the taliban. who's to blame the usa? they brought in troops 20 years ago, supposedly trained an army that's losing ground, that a fight under being abandoned. now, if they are trying to attract the world community, then let them call the un security council and let them decide how to stop what's happening. and i've got this done because bloodshed may begin, the security council may decide to enforce peace and may even use the troops of other powers to restore peace enough gone to stan. let's compare that to the

withdrawal of soviet troops back in 1989. that was an organized pull out. we left nancy bull are there who defended. i've got to stand for the movie, dean for years. the americans have not yet managed to leave the territory of afghanistan. and this army, which they supposedly prepared, has turned out to be completely demoralized. we can say for sure that it's unlikely that russia will enter a gun is done. and even if there are some peacekeepers, it's unlikely that russia will be part of that. one of the most dangerous things though, is that if the taliban head to the north, where are allies tajikistan and cut a guest on our, we will have to do all duty and protect those states. the how it is and i've got a son, i've taken a serious toll on the countries, humanitarian situation already heavily burdened by the court of ours pandemic. we've heard from one shout, he worker about the pressure the local population is under. as the conflict has

escalated over the past few weeks, we've seen a massive humanitarian disaster playing out. the escalating fighting has led to civilian casualties and large scale civilian displacement across the country. and particularly in the past few weeks, we've seen tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting to safety. here in cobble, this is also on top of an existing humanitarian disaster in which there was conflict . the ongoing impacts of the 19 pandemic and a drought was announced earlier this year. so half the population even before this latest escalation and fighting with a need monitoring assistance and those needs are even greater right now. the un wounds that nearly 400000 civilians already fled their homes this year with a particular spikes and may most of the display, the reportedly women and children. here are just some of the heart wrenching stories from refugees. i have been displaced from telecom, the taliban killed my son. they took all the belongings from my house. i'm

satisfied with them in front of the punch me in the mouth, causing my teeth to fall out. they demanded my son, and i told them that he's a school teacher. she recently became a teacher and had not even received his salary yet, had a class has broke out and we were taken hostage in the fighting, went on for about 6 to 7 days, but we couldn't go outside to do anything we managed to escape. and now we are displeased to not just as widespread fighting escalates women and children, and i've got to stop paying the highest price. according to the last un office reports in the past 6 months casualties, women and children gravely increased policy in grim total set in 2009 law and more women are concerned about their future under the sun about the harsh version of islamic law. let's understand that well there are women in the cities particularly cobble that made gains during these last 20 years. women are still oppressed in the countryside. there still is an extremely poor country with

a terrible health care system. and the fighting has really attracted women and girls. so stability and peace is very important for women. the teller binary said they're not the same tale, but there were 20 years ago that they will allow women to go to school and to work . we've seen some of that in the places where they have control and we've seen in some other places that women have been fired from the places they work or they fear continuing to work. and so they've gone back into their homes. so i think it's important for the international community to print pressure on the taliban to respect the rights of women. and to make sure that in this transition process, women will be able to go to school to work, to have their rights respected. many i'm going to san am t case one to come to the e. u, but they're not welcome with a block canal at loggerheads. they but what to do with margaret's and those fleeing violence?

next artes paula slayer explores what happened to europe's open door policy. european union is less what to do with african refugees seeking, assign them in the letter to the european commission, civil countries insisted they have the right to forcibly support those whose cases have been rejected. they vote that not to deport them, would motivate war refugees, to flee to europe. we would like to highlight the edge of need to perform returns both voluntary and non voluntary to ghana. stan stopping return sends the wrong signal and is likely to motivate even more afghan citizen to leave the home for the e. u. the situation in afghanistan is deterioration by the all when it comes to the us and nato prepaid. so what's called a proof that the end of the month after a decade long war situation is so bad that the netherlands, germany, and france have decided to port the deportation can be for now. the

situation in afghanistan is likely to change an event for the coming period or so uncertain that i have decided to introduce a more atoria on deputation decisions and departures. agrees, or stress belgian and denmark standing firm. they want the rejected, assign them because the e u is not really and does not have the capacity to kind of another major migration crisis. why your guns are waiting, make up around 10 percent of asylum seekers. they're the 2nd largest group after syrians and for a continent still scarred by the migration crisis of 56 years ago. there was a feeling of a who, a feeling of having been they before. and has your opinions worried. they might be on the verge of a fish refugee crisis, or t harris will to recount the later.