let's bring and david 70, he's a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for i've gone to san pakistan in central asia. thanks so much for speaking to us on al jazeera and i do apologize in advance. if i have to cross over interrupt you and cross over to the president once you start speaking. but do you expect any sort of major policy announcement from president biden on? i've gone on when, when he starts to speak. i don't expect any major policy present. byne has what many people in united states consider and bad the and it, but he's stuck with it now, but he will try and defend it. it will say that things will be okay, that won't be a tragedy. he will try and especially to deny the facts on the ground. but look, wait, see what you think the united states taken by surprise by this offensive and well, it's been but it shouldn't have been because was clear to most analysts that this is exactly what i would do once sports is pulled out, but they would attack and attack very much watch the board, so present binding to the job to find them. what is the corresponding said is a very confusin

pakistan continues fronting his long mountainous border with afghan. it's done. it began securing it in 2017 after a speech of attacks from afghan based pakistani groups. but i've got the san accuses pakistan of providing a safe passage for the taliban to cross over. come on, hider has more from tor come on, the pakistan afghan border bug. it's gone longer border reduced neighbor vanished on stretching over 2600 kilometers. it also one of the most challenging of rain redacted george ranging from 7400 meters above sea level deserts and out most of the work had been undertaken by the buckets on the military itself. already 90 percent of the work had been completed by august on her spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this project, which is likely to be completed by the end of 2021. this has got tell already helped and reducing the violence in august on and hoping that the better border management between the 2 countries and bug tonge barrier on the on buckets on border is likely to help reduce the security risk to pakistan. and also not to give an opportunity for the guns who have been accusing budget on of letting infiltrate to come across. it's dedicating this fencing

pakistan is pointed out here. but i mean if, if there is, if there is a solid consent of these large bowers outside about san, i think that gives reason the hope here because they all see the back of the matter is the us in respect to. but we have that get if that doesn't really affect, you know, i would say what happens when i get to spend affects the region greatly. and these, these are real stakeholders here. i mean, what could be a 1st step here? because the russians have been very open as being a fair broker, but they have invited in talk to the taliban, even though they have been in russia is being a terrorist organization when they're going the extra mile here. what, how is this going to affect the internal affairs of, of company, because the russia can't be a guarantor of the government and can couple because it doesn't have the, the, the strength and the support in the country. go ahead. no, well obviously the vacuum will be filled by some states. i mentioned that economic which where china's main act are above the security of the obviously ross. it's a key security provider, but what it was referred to then

pakistan. a com comments might have caused a wave of protests, mainly from campaign and activists within the long run. is that going to change the situation for women in general in san i thank you so much for having me, sir. a question as far as pro just so concerned they are important indicator and an important they demonstrate just how bad the women are frustrated with comments. that's the ones that were made by the prime minister. but the fact is that, and do you know, reform dig nice, that also centralize is an approach that is, you know, that goes beyond just the criminal and understand the kind of gender qualities that persist, which lead to gender based on sexual violence until that happens. we're not going to see the kind of change that we need to not going to bring that kind of decrease in the numbers that are being reported on the daily. so every day we had 11 women being raped in pakistan are enough of the perpetrators actually a being caught and sentenced. the short answer to your question is no. and the number that you said, 11 women being raped every day. i think the real number left be much, much higher because the women that are coming forward and ve

pakistan. hosting talks next week, following the withdrawal, a foreign troops from afghanistan on a court in japan has handed down prison sentences to 2 americans who helped foreman to san chairman, color, scorn, flea, the country. michael taylor, a u. s. army veteran received 2 years in jail. his on peace was given a sentence of a year and 8 month they pleaded guilty to help him on escape to 11 on the back in 2018. the ex nissan bosses facing charges of finance for misconduct in japan, which he denies. ah, hello, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. the 2nd phase of filling the controversial ground ethiopian renee on stem is complete. the issue has res, tensions with its neighbors. egypt and don wants a binding deal over the finding and the dams operations. katherine story has the letters from addis ababa. the minister doctor celeste, you bet. kelly said that there was no major problems. he did not affect any water levels. he said that the amount of water that has been stored is enough to run to todd by to generate electricity. he also said the rain.

pakistan. account comments might have caused a wave of protests, mainly from campaign as an activist within the long run. is that going to change the situation for women in general in san i thank you so much for having me, sir. a question. as far as pro just a concern, there are an important indicator, an important they demonstrate just how badly women are frustrated with comments. that's the ones that were made by the prime minister. but the fact is that until, you know, reformed it's nice. that also centralize is an approach that is, you know, that goes beyond just the criminal and understand the kind of gender qualities that persist, which lead to gender based on sexual violence until that happens. we're not going to see this kind of change that we need to not going to bring that kind of decrease in the numbers that are being reported on the daily. so every day we have 11 women are being raped in pakistan are enough of the perpetrators actually a being caught and sentenced the short answer to your question is no. and the number that you said, 11 women being raped every day. i think the real number let be much, much higher because the women that are coming forward an