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[000:00:00;00] ah, ah, well that was the dollar here on our key and right now, new videos emerging from afghanistan capital showing the desperation of people playing the return of the taliban. that the taliban group briefs the media offer its power grab promising. if seeking no revenge. i've got women to take the street to defend that, right, which is the taliban protein to keep protected. although within the limits of islam of the program, we discussed the situation with the head of the country's largest media company. it's all about trying to win the hearts and minds long ways to grow before we can say that their receptive to women on television or to offer trinity for
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the european union to admit that money and efforts to train the african army. we're all in vain. and we gauge reaction from around the world after what's been going on enough. gone us down the past few days. the whole publications throughout the world should be absolutely heading over city effects no longer. it was the everybody, not just going to stuff shame. what's happening over there also is revealed a taliban commander who gave a victory speech from cobbles. presidential palace was in fact a former long time president of 100 k. i just the cooking part mid day here in moscow. this is the international variable. welcome to the 1st today in the program more scenes of chaos. enough. galveston. it's of course following the taliban sudden takeover. a hundreds of africans including women and children,
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was seen chewing off outside cobble in national airport on tuesday, hoping to get evacuated. a large group of locals could be seen waiting along barbed wire petitions holding the remaining documents as planes were taking off in the distance. i want to wait for the british and for the americans, and i have my documents with me right here for at least 10 years. i work with them . now i'm in danger. as you can see, the enemy is here and that is clear to everyone. they must have vacuum me from here as soon as possible. i'm going to go to court. i come here 3 or 4 days in a row. there is nothing to eat and the people flee because of hunger. i have worked for 6 or 7 years in the back room, and now i fled my village and come to couple. i don't have a house and i want to flee. prior to that, some tried to scale perimeter walls of the airport to reach any evacuation flight. there are unconcerned reports. a taliban fighter shot one man who was scaling a wall. as we understand 7 people that being confronted killed to the airport in
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just the last few days. some of those refill was so desperate to get out there was order to just clinging onto the airplane. this video right here was a film by one of those. i was taking such a risk if unclear of what his faith was, although because the video did stuff is online, some people think he might still be alive. you may have seen the video footage of a number of bodies also film falling from the aircraft. as we understand an investigation is now underway. in the meantime, the taliban stays its 1st news conference since its stormed cobble of spokes person for the group promised an amnesty for those asking to work for the coalition forces . it was, in fact, one of a number of pleasures made i want to give assurances to all competitors, those on the positions side as interpreters involved in military actions or those who helped civilian sectors. we have granted them all amnesty. we don't want to take revenge on anyone and those youths who are talented and from the soil. we don't want them to leave never. they are
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a valuable asset. they must stay in the country, god willing, and according to sherry law, we will that women work and participate in activities. women are the main symbol of our society. we respect them. women will participate in different sectors of society. although, according to this area law, meanwhile fresh videos emerged set to be of women protesting in cargo. the mining that rights are respected, including rights to work. education and politics are promising to protect women's rights within the limits of islam. but taliban says it will allow them to get an education and to get a job. and to supposedly prove their new ways. there was one unprecedented event at the taliban officials sat down with a female presenter for an interview with tolo knew the local tv channel. though it is all obviously part of a p r campaign by the group to present a more moderate side to the world. earlier, my colleague neal harvey discussed the new approach with the head of the country's
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largest media company in muscle. the tal about trying to win hearts and minds. they're trying to convince a political establishment people outside the taliban movement to join and support the taliban movement that are trying to secure international support. so i think it's a bit early. it's a bit too early to judge us to what the long term intentions are. there will be a transitional government. none of that day may be more restrictive, and eventually they'll be in emerett at the top of on have their way so long ways to go before we can say that their receptive to women on television or to equal opportunity for math kind of sense. how do you feel about freedom of speech, enough canister, the moment you kind of the optimistic may be feared the worst when the telephone came into power. but how are you feeling at the moment? no, i'm feeling neither. i think it's too early and we can't be naive to assume that they have changed for good. a freedom of speech is not just on reporting on facts. i
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mean they, they believed that gods on their side. and the holy koran is the constitution. and then they can never be challenged in time. they will need to be need to get challenged and we'll see how much capacity they have for criticism when that happens. too, too, too early. and we have months and months ahead of us to see if they actually their, their actions match the words. it's understandable. we've seen an awful lot of people fleeing heading for the airport. it's been tragic at times, watching the people that tends to get out of you have any of your stops saying look, you know, we just not comfortable with this. we, we want to go. yes we have and there are many who want to stay on and continue their work and some who wish to get that. i mean what the taliban do in the, in the coming weeks will determine what people do in the years. i had this, this sort of this, this middle class, this youth was, you know,
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60 percent off for november the age of 20. and they can, they can make or break the country. and if they leave, we lose our educated class. so really is up to the top line in terms of how they behave and their behavior is going to impact what people do in the months ahead. well, the new look taliban has also failed to convince the use foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, who called for dialogue with the group to prevent the humanitarian crisis, but also making clear that does not mean international recognition. the taliban, of course, is still listed as a terror organization by most of the world and barrel admitted that all the time and effort invested in the country over 2 decades as been in vain. anyone has been surprised. they did fall in a few days, and i mean, we had to spend a lot of money and a lot of effort drain, and so fast enough to get even the balance has been surprised. right? you have to re, well of course you leaders are also growing increasingly worried about the
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situation in afghanistan fared and the chaos could wind its way up to europe in a deluge of refugees. first have to discuss how to accommodate people in they bring countries and then move forward. the next step would be to look further afield, but a european solution would certainly be difficult. we haven't yet managed to create a common is our policy. now, despite miracles, concern about the human crisis and the potential impact that this could have on europe, she did manage to find time to attend to full premier in berlin. and this is despite the criticism that so far, gemini has only evacuated 7 of its national from cabal. at the same time, a number of leaders are very pessimistic. you have, for example, the check president, my list zeeman, who had said that nature failed enough, got it done. and it's legitimacy has now been brought into question. the distrust towards native from a number of member countries will grow after this experience because they will say
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if you failed and again, it's done. whereas the guarantee, but you won't fail in any other critical situation as well. austria, it has cold on neighboring countries to have done to set up people taishan centers as a way of handling immigrants that are attempting to flee the taliban. also, of course, is maintaining a very hard line stones when it comes to immigrants. you then have turkey, which is in the final stages of building a 295 kilometer roy along the border with a ran to prevent african refugees from entering that country. the nato secretary general said the priority for nato was as follows. nato's focus right now is to ensure the safe departure or personnel from ally the important countries and of the africans who have helped us. very good mr. that europe was surprised at the speed of the political and military collapse of the cobble government. it was
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something that they had not anticipated. he also said that he was frustrated that after years of international assistance, the results were to quote him, not better. well, honest ahn's plight does come under the microscope and our latest episode of going on the ground. it's where we hit the thought, the political commented jimmy door, and pakistan's un ambassador mooney. i cra that's coming your way in full a bit later today. for now, i'll do a quick preview. you want a u. s. intervention a military intervention. tell me about which country you want the u. s. intervening . and i think it's about, i mean, because a lot of people are saying we need to stay in afghanistan to help the women. i say, how about if the united states takes about 3 or 4000 troops and invades los angeles and brings health care and medical aid, and shelter to the 60000 homes, people in los angeles. how about we invade the inner cities of america? and we bring health care to those people. we bring shelter to those people. we
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bring medicine to those people. we bring counseling to those people. how about we invade america? and we start trying to help america. when is, when is america going to care about the women? and, you know, one out of 5 kids in america lives in poverty. so if you want to help people, why don't you give women and children wanted to give women a living wage in the united states, give them health care and give them an education. ironically, that's what the government up ganeth ended up until we invented the taliban. but we knew that eventually the couple regina would lash the question, i think was that it collapse so and that's this is try to cope in including in the process to the protocol format. you know,
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what is you might have to explain what the troika is, because over here it's all about britain's negotiation skills with the taliban government in the course are trying to promote to check them between russia took the initiative to bring together the united states, china and the looking for houses joining them in mechanism to support the promotion of patients on the market. the meanwhile, the german army has been air lifting afghan, evacuated to safety. we understand somewhat taken to the neighboring, those back us on a 3 special lift. hands of flights have been arranged so far. the 1st on monday
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that was slammed for only taking 7 people. the german foreign ministry defended the flight saying the situation of the airport meant it wasn't safe enough to get anyone else on board. also, british and i've gotten evacuees have arrived on a military plane in the u. k. now, i mean, if the johnson has announced the new resettlement scheme to ask on citizens the 1st year of which we'll see the u. k. taken around 5000 people, mostly women and children. but we, we quiz those on the streets of london and new york about what the world is witnessed and i've gone on over the last few days. the whole politicians throughout the world should be slightly hanging their head in shame. what's happening when it's absolutely disgraceful. with cd effects normally was the, everybody, not just a gun to some european america. everybody was and it has created a great deal of difficulty for people working there. and obviously for the native a people of afghan shame, what's happening over there,
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but have dentist and they've been fighting for 102 years. the fact that we've been over there for 20 years, we really haven't stabilize the country. there's no reason for us to be over. there are the women that are left behind. i know what is that you know the taliban regime thing that they will allow women to the freedoms that they've enjoyed have 20 years . but i don't believe it made concerns about what impact the return to the taliban will have on people's lives. the red cross says it will keep it stop there and continue providing assistance to all sides. or recently the 8 organization reported that since the start of june is treated some $40000.00 people injured and fighting off the figure for august alone, is that $8000.00 the charge, a director for asia and the pacific says more than half of all casualties are women and children on the we some fighting in the,
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in the country. and in the recent days we've been seeing a number of ensured must have been injured in that would fighting down leg. got it right and created huge you monitor in need. here are deeply you back a bit, moments from the fighting over the years. here the concern is really much on the women and children that are making more than half of the casualties such that we have we receive, you know, we're, you know, because i can understand the reason, find psyche and this is not something that we are denying. however much of the room that we have had over the years and he's already and we've been walking in pregnancy control, pretty bad control. so i'm, i'm very much going to be that we can continue working. we're going to,
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he's are very much the ones are trying to teach independence. and it's very crucial, particularly at this moment that we're not going to dish and stand by there was i made the rather dramatic events of the past few days at sunny, recently come to life at one of the taliban top commanders who stormed the presidential palace and the capitol was actually a former resident with a notorious one time of a prison camp is dimitri palka. now taking a bit of a closer look if the situation and i guess that wasn't already a disaster showcasing the shortcomings of u. s. foreign policy and appetite for regime change. well, it turns out one of the taliban leaders who gave a celebratory speech from couples, presidential palace was none other than a former guantanamo detainees who was released as a quote medium risk. guess seriously, of all the people, the u. s. torture in guantanamo this was one of the guys deems thought, really dangerous,
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and let go meet goal am roo honie. one of the 1st detainees at guantanamo in 2002. he was captured by us forces on suspicion of being a taliban security officer during his time and get more re honey maintain that he was quote, a simple shopkeeper who tried to help americans. so some 5 years later or 8. according to ronnie he was released on the promise that he just wanted to help is sick father won an appliance store and couple fast forward to 2021 and he's a taliban commander, leading the takeover of cool. so either the u. s. intelligence was, well not really intelligent and let a taliban radical pull one over them and lie his way out of the hands of the ca, or it was the time to spend and get know that actually radicalized the simple shopkeeper into a taliban fanatic. don't tell you for detainees were innocent. indeed, because he lived and they've got to stop and was captured on or near the battle area. he must know something of importance. well, apparently all the torture and human rights violations that get mall,
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and other us detention centers turned out to be all for nothing. sure, they apparently got some good intel out of some of the detainees. but on the other hand, the ones that they let go went on to became terrorist leaders. yeah, ronnie isn't the only detain eastern terrorist boss. there's a whole list there is the 5 taliban leaders that obama swapped for an american desert, or these leaders were promised to never see a battlefield again. and that would be held in guitar far from again, a stand regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be. we still get an american soldier back if he felt and kept it period full stop yet somehow. they're now apparently the masterminds behind the current take over a couple, one of them is even a part of the official delegation of the taliban. he even took part in negotiating the us withdrawal from janice. then earlier this year we'll see then there are the
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isis super terrorists, for example, leap in from us all buck daddy, the former leader of isis. he was captured in 2004, held in detention at a u. s. facility and iraq for 10 months, let go and went on to have a successful career and terrorism becoming the head honcho of the big bad ices. he was a street thug. when we picked him up in 2004, it's hard to imagine we could about a crystal ball, then that would tell us he'd become head of isis. yeah. if only you could have seen that coming anyway. and then there's this guy who was a valuable inform and during his time, at the hands of us intelligence out, that was the song. but if you meet talents and ability and now he's no less than the current leader of isis replacing all. but daddy turns out he was just using the us to get rid of the competition for the top spot amongst terrorist, another big wolf's. this is kind of beginning to seem like a trend. now, basically,
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not only did the us fail to recognize dangerous radicals when they were right there their hands, they apparently even managed to embolden and help radicalized people who probably wouldn't have posed any threat if it weren't for having an encounter with some american intelligence officers. in the end, america seems to be fighting problems itself created and so many that doesn't even come as a shock. well, that's all about us. not only got his hands on former us prisoners, but also it's weaponry. biden's national security advisor admitted that american alms had been captured by the militant, although others suggest they were either left or even gifted. those black hawks were given to the taliban, they were given to the african national security forces to be able to defend themselves. we don't have a complete picture obviously of where every article of defense materials has gone, but certainly a fair amount of it has fallen into the hands of the taliban. and obviously, we don't have
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a sense that they are going to readily hand it over to us at the airport. well, the reason comments by us officials show that washington was indeed shocked by the speed in which the taliban state a total ralph of the country and remains unclear what to do next. even well drawn plans don't survive 1st contact with reality. this is happen more rapidly than we anticipated here. there is chaotic situation in cobble where we don't even have the establishment of a governing authority. when you're at a point where things are happening more quickly than anyone would have anticipated, then you're going to have some chaotic scene slash you listen to us officials discussing afghanistan. they don't seem to be providing real information and seem to be emphasizing that they don't have a clear picture of the answers. the questions that are being asked, we are seeing us officials try out an old, tried and true method,
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flap on some sanctions and hope everything works out. i am not going to go into the full planet panel play of things that we can do, but there are obviously issues related to sanctions. there remains to be seen whether or not the taliban really cares about us. sanctions, however, washington has made clear, is not going to sacrifice any more american lives on the altar of democracy in afghanistan, however, national security adviser sullivan did make clear. he cares deeply about afghan women. truly deeply. my heart goes out to ask in women and girls in the country today under the telephone. so a mid confusion as the global community looks on the situation in afghanistan as a lot of questions for us leaders about what they did know and didn't know. and what's going to happen in the future? i'm sure everyone is totally reassured by these answers that have just been provided by washington officials. while, as you might have seen, the president biden did a strike, a bit of
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a defiant tone about his decision to pull old troops out of i've got his on, but it's claims that the mission was never about. nation building. do stand in stark contrast to the promise has made 20 years ago as a correspondent, eco has done off now reports it didn't take long for the taliban to fill in. has it power vacuum left after the now infamous us pull out? defending the, with the rule, president biden pin the blame on the african government. political leaders of afghanistan were unable to come together for the good of their people. unable to negotiate for the future of their country, when the chips were down, they would never have done so while us troops remainder that can stand, bearing the brunt of the fighting for them. america's mission in gaston was never supposed to have been nation building, says president bite and in 2021. the alternative to nation building is k. s. senator biden retorts, in some parts of the ministration nation building is still
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a dirty phrase. but the alternative to nation building is chaos. a chaos that churns out blood thirsty warlords, drug traffickers, and terrorist. when the u. s. failed to swiftly hand down, been locked in 2001. the mission shifted towards remodeling the country into an ideal society that does not breed terrorists. george bush used the exact words nation building when looking back, flashing back at american efforts in the country. we know that true police will only be achieved when we give the afghan people the means to achieve their own aspirations. pace fees will be achieved by helping afghanistan develop its own stable government. but to do that meant to break the spine of the traditionalist african society and implant a new one from reconstruction and aid efforts to overseeing the formation of the
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the ex president of august, and as for ghani, a us protege, he is a familiar figure to the american establishment. while washington's european allies also didn't have any illusions about what exactly the aim of the mission was. i list things didn't succeed and weren't accomplished as we had planned. that the realization and the bitter one is terrifying for the millions of afghans who supported the more free society and who with the support of western states. strong for democracy, dictation and women's rights, and made important progress. moreover, the volumes of books studying us nation building and i've got to stand one's literally called exactly like that word for word. but the bite and team refused to capitulate and just admit defeat. instead, they're trying to hide their intentions behind the abstract facade of the war on
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terror and branding it as an actual success. we succeeded in achieving those fundamental objectives and the idea that we would sign up for remaining there in the midst of a civil war for another $510.00 or 20 years, was simply not in the national interest, killing bin laden 10 years ago is arguably the only achievement the u. s. has to show for its mission and i've got to stand other benefits which the country well did enjoy under the u. s. protectorate, like an improvement in women's rights, a lower infant mortality rate and more children going to school. all of that is now left at the taliban mercy. while the ruling leads in washington, too busy writing revisionist history. we spoke with us army combat veteran corey mills. he says they will always 2 very clear objectives of the god, mission, number one, eliminate terrorists number to rebuild the nation. what went wrong? the minute that americans thought that we were in the business of nation building.
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what we went over there to do in the very beginning and i was part of that was to eliminate the terrorists who are responsible for the $911.00 attack and also stop at being a safe haven to terrorism back have been done and perfected with cpr operation irregular warfare, a symmetric warfare, and special operations forces with the, with the support of the intelligence communities basically going out putting together h b, t packets. we then got into this ship of nation building and they wanted to continue to perpetuate this idea that we need to stay there in arm and build and defend and help to create a democracy. you know, because we're american are arrogant. see that every other country needs to market like us just never ends when it comes out. and this was a lot. busy of plans to begin with, and i tell all my veteran brothers and sisters who were out there, but it was the suit, not the boots who was responsible for this failure, the taliban and all of the tourists networks. and then we had to watch as americans . but they had the time,
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