and the american air force was free to bomb cambodia. so i watch the bombing i covered the bombing of cambodia. kate came back from hong kong to teach me. and then after a few months i became the "washington post" contact one - - contact reporter on the ground. and with a full-time staff reporters in cambodia so they needed someone like me and that's how i broke in. >> this is the picture that epitomizes a lot of the war with corruption in cambodia's world that is replete with shower sandals and the poor pay grade. and then i wondered if i could handle all of the sexual harassment or turn the other cheek and wondering whether or not with what was happening to me that i could still prevail. one of theth worst things when i started with anonymous reporters wrote a parody on the stationary. that that ise part of what the error that we were in. >> but it was a movement back in the united states. in the anybody has believe there were institutional obstacles. so that is one of the reasons the theme is that outsiders not because of the x or y c

that the american forces are providing a lot of support in terms of it strikes as well as, you know, dropping food and water to some of the most remote bases in districts said the american air force was helping as well as with the evacuation of the wounded, i think what you also saw with my surrenders of i've got national security forces where the surrender was, you know, mediated by village and tribal elders. people actually talk insurance at a village district level. but there are also other reasons. for example, the lack of supplies, water in food. we saw the taliban taking control of more than 200 districts centers. much of it in northern i find this done much of it without a fight. but then, over the last few weeks, we have seen the african government launching operations, specially the african special forces. re taking some of those districts at least 10 the after president, as instructed as security ministers to go back to the provinces in re take important border crossings. the trading hubs. what facts sign iran took minus the g g? so i've, on the signs interior minister is currently in the province of herat, where we have also seen fighters loyal to model con, figh

and the american air force was free to bomb cambodia and then to teach me about the ropes and that iive the life and i had to find a job and that is a contract we have on the ground and with newsweek. in this week on but i thank you can count them on one hand. indicated. but this is a picture that and then with the replacements and then a poor pay grade but like the others i work through stages of wondering if i could handle all of the sexual harassment and turn the other cheek when it came to believing and wonder are not if everything was happening to me i could still prevail.ar so they didn't start to do well some anonymous reporters wrote about me and stated quite openly the only reason i was doing well is because i was using my feminine wiles. and that's where these were. next slide. these women came in the women's liberation was barely investment in the united states. is anybody show they actually believe those institutional obstacles to advancement then they made fun of you and said you are looking for a crutch. that one of the reasons i had the whole book as a theme was outsid

and the american air force was free to bomb cambodia so i watched the bombing. i covered the bombing of cambodia and kate came back from hong kong to teach me a lot about the vote and so i literally lived kind of life that these women did. i came on my own, my one-way ticket, had to find a job. lives pretty poorly until after a few months i became the washington post stringer which is the contract report on the ground and newsweek. in those days there were very few full-time staff reporters in anglia. i think you can count them on one hand so washington post news needed someone like me. that's how i broke in. next slide please. this is one of those sad pictures that epitomizes a lot of the war. there was corruption in cambodia as well so the government army was replete with the young kids wearing sandals, who were poor pay grade, and like others, i went through stages of wondering if i could handle all the sexual harassment , wondered if i could turn the other cheek when it came to miss believing, wondering whether or not i was everything that was happening to m

air force. in fact, victor and alisyn, we were at kabul air base today, speaking to those who control this air force. look, it is not the american air force by any stretch of the imagination, but there are planes and helicopters and obviously pilots who are launching airstrikes, launching airstrikes on the taliban. the ministry of defense, they issued footage today of the taliban being hit by airstrikes. so this is happening and this is real. this is something that afghanistan did not have in 2001. you know, the taliban does not have a convoy of tanks that are going to roll into kabul and start bombing. they do not have the equipment to take down aircraft. so, you know, the idea that the taliban are going to take over, i think that is -- that's fanciful. but will they attack? will they carry out suicide bombings? there is no doubt about it. of course, that will happen as long as the peace talks continue to fail. but you heard the questions, you know, from the journalists. the corruption within the government, you know, what does that amount to as far as america deciding they cannot prop up a government any longer? they are not g

he has deals in the ukraine, china, flying on air force to using the american people's access, air force to go have these meetings. it dad lying about it, no he says, i'm going to get into the arts business, and you're going to pay me $500,000 for my piece of art. like i should be in jail, he should be investigated, he should be on the cover of "time" magazine, he's the one who should be doing the perp walk. >> dan: i got about a minute left. it don't knows this case better than you, especially the laptop. i know you got material coming out about that soon. do think there will be any accountability for this guy? is this just going to be one of these moveon.org things? where they like, yeah, yesterday's news? >> we will see. my book "laptop "will be coming out in a couple of months. we'll be running stories in "the new york post" in between. i think it's really out of my hands whether or not the authorities are investigating. we know that there are some tax investigations going on, and i think money laundering is another allegation that's going on, federal investigations into hunter biden

air force officer. watch american history tv book tv every week and on c-span2.n.org. >> this sunday c-span premiers january 6, is from the house. fourteen members of congress share stories about what they saw, heard and experienced that day including colorado democrat jason croak. he talked about how he felt as people tried to breach the house chamber. >> if you're not scared in a situation like that, there's probably something wrong with you or you don't realize the magnitude of the situation. there was a moment i was going to ask one of the officers for his firearm because i've used firearms before, i know i am capable of doing what's necessary to protect myself and others but i didn't know whether the officers were because my experience in combat you never know who's willing to actually pull the trigger and do what's necessary but i knew that i could. i was thinking about asking the officer decided not to because i didn't want to put the officer in that position. i never thought my two wives, i'm a very different person now that i was as a ranger, i am a fath

it comes after afghan security forces, aided by american air strikes, recaptured a district around thety of herat. with us—led foreign forces nearing a complete withdrawal of troops, the taliban have made swift territorial gains over the last two around the airport in the western city of herat. months. the eu special envoy for afghanistan tomas niklasson, who'sjust visited kabul and doha, described it as a very very serious moment for afghanistan. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, who's in kabul, asked him if he feared the situation would get even worse. i would of course like to say that the best way forward is a ceasefire, universal, immediate, declared today, implemented tomorrow, and peace talks to resume in doha after a few days. i find that an unlikely scenario. i think what the best scenario, which is so much worse than the best one, the best realistic scenario is one where the taliban offensive is held back, whether there is a bit of pushback, a bit of rebalancing, all these nice words which still mean further suffering, further deaths, a large number of afgha

more troops into afghanistan and left the job to local fighters, backed up by american air strikes. at the time u.s. forces there, bin laden was long gone. this is where the trail of osama bin laden goes cold. the last reported sighting of bin laden was here in this small little valley where that group of huts is over there on november 29th, that's more than a month ago, during the bombing of tora bora. navy s.e.a.l.s finally killed bin laden at this compound in pakistan. but that was nearly ten years later. did that make a difference? >> that always made a difference, because he was such a charismatic leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: now retired admiral mike mullen became chairman of the joint chiefs six years into the war, and realized right away the u.s. didn't have enough troops in afghanistan. >> because we went into iraq, the forces we would have put in afghanistan, basically we were using in iraq. >> reporter: the invasion of iraq started out with shock and awe. but turned into a long, hard slog, leaving afghanistan as the forgotten war. until a new president, barack obama, set out to finish the job

general says american forces will continue air strikes in afghanistan to support afghan forces battling the taliban. militants have gained ground in recent months after launching a sweeping assault as the u.s. withdraws. those afghan taliban gangs grabbing the attention of pakistan's taliban leader just across the border. cnn's nic robertson has the details in this exclusive report. >> reporter: as afghanistan's taliban gain ground so pakistan's taliban, the ttp, take heart. in his first ever tv interview their leader answers questions cnn sent him via intermediaries at an undisclosed location near the afghan-pakistan border, a gun at his side, a message of war. >> translator: the afghan-taliban victory is the victory of entire muslim people. our nations are based on brother hood, sympathy and islamic principles. >> reporter: masood's three predecessors were all killed in drone strikes. their bloody record includes the 2009 attack that killed nine people including seven cia officers and contractors at a base close to the pakistan border. and the massacre of 145 people mostly children in

attempts to seize the abandoned by graham air base, which local authority as also attracted looters. law poured into the information that we have american forces left bag room air base last night. this has not been officially carbonated and reported to us, but from the ground we get these information from the situation in the area as several looters, opportunists, and others, storm background air through this morning. and with a quick response from our district administration, we were able to fall their plans are more important question present itself. how long will the afghan government be able to hold it? because looters weren't the only ones excited about the u. s. withdrawal. the taliban is coming back in force and according to reports just in june, they seized more than 700 trucks and armored vehicles from afghan security forces and have also gained significant chunks of territory throughout the country. humanitarian organizations are now in panic. warning of yet another wave of refugees from the country and the afghans themselves, more than a 1000 of which have recently fled to the jacob, then to seek asylum. say they want to escape the

general is vowing that american forces will continue air strikes in afghanistan to back afghan fo forcesat taliban. that assurance coming about one month until nearly u.s. forces are expected to be out of the country. >> i believe the singular advantage the government of afghanistan has now in the fight they're in is their air force. so we'll do everything in our power to keep that air force effective, flying, and in support of their forces. we spent a lot of time training them. now is their moment. it's time for the stern test i noted earlier. i think they have the resources and capability to actually conduct that fight and win it. >> u.s. president joe biden will meet with iraqi prime minister at the white house today. the summit will focus on economic developments, security, and mission changes for u.s. troops in iraq. the leaders are expected to announce a shift to an advisory role. u.s. forces focus on advising and sustaining the iraqi military. arkansa arwa damon joining us now. what does it mean for the troops on the ground and particularly for iraq? >> reporter: it's strictly 11

. >> it's an air force recruiting ad, ad-libbed by its top officer. >> whether i'm african american,an american, hispanic, white, male, or female, you just know i'm an american airman kicking your butt. >> gen. cq brown jr. became air force chief of staff in 2020, and one of his priorities: diversifying the force. during last year's national disquiet following george floyd's death, he called out the military for the racism he experienced. >> i'm thinking about the pressure i felt to perform error-free, especially for supervisors i perceive had expected less from me, as an african-american. i'm thinking about wearing the same flight suit with the same wings on my chest as my peers, and then been questioned by another military member, are you a pilot? i'm thinking about my mentors, and how i rarely had a mentor that looked like me. >> brown says air force priorities are making sure american aircraft can control the skies and strike anywhere and gather intelligence and protect military communications. much of the focus is in the pacific. brown urges the military to modernize faster and

it comes after afghan security forces, aided by american air strikes, recaptured a district around thete withdrawal of troops, the taliban have made swift territorial gains over the last two months. the england cricketer ben stokes has been praised after it was announced he is taking an indefinite break from the sport with immediate effect. he has withdrawn from england's squad for the five—test series against india to prioritise his mental wellbeing and rest a finger injury. in a tweet, the england and wales cricket board said he had shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings. the news about ben stokes follows confirmation that simone biles has withdrawn from a further two events at the olympics, having previously said she needed to focus on her mental health. we can discuss the impact of mental health on elite athletes further. i'm joined now by professor steve peters, sports psychiatrist and author of �*the chimp paradox'. he is best known for his work with british cycling. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. huge respect for simone biles, realising she needs to focus o

what that is, i think that equipment which belong to american forces inside the bagram air base was destroyed and scrapped even some of the buildings were blown up and destroyed when he went to the americans and asked them many times at least give us the equipment which was in working condition, they didn't accept it after the us and its coalition allies spent 20 years at 4 funded it, but trillions of dollars and lost thousands of lives. the thought of under means undefeated in on the offensive. many are wondering what was the point? some of a job, aid out there or present, joe biden is confident as gun leaders can sustain the government without american military presence. look, we are in that war for 20 years. 20 years. and i think i met with the african government here in the white house in the oval. i think they have the capacity to be able to sustain the government. they're going to have to be down the road more negotiations, i suspect. but i am, i am concerned that they deal with the internal issues that they have to be able to generate the kind of support they need nationwide to maintai

similar group, they spent 20 years in afghanistan, $2.4 trillion in american taxpayer money, we lost 2300 servicemembers and left bagram air force base in the middle of the night. americans should be angry and demanding answers. >> the politicized military is becoming institutionalized. every taxpaying american funding this nonsense. at a house hearing the chairman of the joint chiefs general mark really sounded more like a blm officer then a military officer. >> i want to understand white rage and i'm weight. what is wrong with understanding, having a situational understanding of the country we are here to defend? >> lloyd austen sensing the political landmine this could trigger tried to claim this is all a big misunderstanding. >> this is not something the united states military is embracing and pushing and causing people to subscribe to. >> can you agree that understanding whiteness and white rage, over 100 cadets probably something we shouldn't be teaching our future leaders of the united states army? >> as you have described it sounds like that is something that should not occur. laura: you know what should occur? a complet

american people to stick by this mission for 20 years. we still have troops in kosovo, but it worked. the taliban have outlasted the will of the united states. >> that is adam kinzinger, an air forceed in afghanistan. more than 90%, 9-0 percent, of u.s. personnel have already departed. but as american troops without the taliban are moving in on the of the afghan government. they have seized about 120 militants. david rohde is author of "in deep." david rohde, welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to hear your reaction to the way this troop pullout is going. you were kidnapped by the taliban in 2008, forced to hike from afghanistan to pakistan and then held for more than seven months. i can only imagine what all of this means to you. >> well, it's understandable the exhaustion of americans, and i understand why president biden wants to pull out u.s. forces, but one of the reasons that the u.s. has struggled so much is the fact that pakistan has allowed the taliban to have a safe haven, and that's where i was held captive for seven months. when you have these big surges of american troops, the taliban would simply withdraw over the border into the mountains of afghanistan w

they spent 20 years in afghanistan, spent $2.4 trillion of american taxpayer money, we lost 2300 servicemembers and left bagram air forceld be angry, they should be demanding answers. instead of this january 6th commission i suggest the commission on the wars in the middle east, bring these guys before congress and let them testify what they were doing. this disconnect from reality has been there for a long time and needs to be held to account. laura: why couldn't they beat the tell a man? >> our military was designed to win against the conventional force. the problem is all those peers have nuclear weapons our military is not designed to fight a nuclear war. that's not how it works. laura: we will bring you back tomorrow night to continue this. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like an

american taxpayer money. we lost 2300 service members and we left bagram air force base in the middle of the night. icans should be angry, they should be demanding answers. >> laura: sadly the politicized book of vocation is becoming institutionalized. and you and i and every taxpaying american are funding this nonsense. last month at a house hearing, mark milley sounded more like a blm officer. >> i want to understand white rage, what is wrong with understanding? and having some situational understanding about which country we are here to defend. all of this could trigger, and he tried to claim that this was all just some big misunderstanding. >> this is not something that the united states military is embracing and pushing and causing people to subscribe to. >> can you agree that understanding whiteness and white rage and over 100 car cadets probably isn't something we should be teaching our future leaders of the united states army? >> as you've described it it is certainly something that should not have occurred. >> you know what should occur? a complete top to bottom review and reform of our arm

headlines here on al jazeera, the us says, all foreign forces have now left afghanistan by graham air base. the base in northern cobble was the center of american military power in the country for 20 years. the african military will now take control as part of its continuing battle against the taliban. former us president donald trump multi $1000000.00 company is being prosecuted for what's being described as sweeping and or daisha se tax fraud . it's financial chief alan wife.

singing in the park ♪ ♪ me and you, we're waiting for the dark ♪ brought american experience, look at president biden air forceon host and correspondent with more. >> this air force one plane is not the kind who are used to seeing, 747 around 900,000 pounds, is that this is carol commander around thousand pounds and ozzie mentioned, it belonged to dwight d eisenhower. it is not decked out with the equipment that current president have but i was told it is a stable safe airplane. in the 1950s, helicopters reliable yet president eisenhower wanted a plane to fly to his ranch in gettysburg so he asked to find a twin airplane so they put them up to meet air force but five of them planes we got to see is the last one of the five step flying today. >> the way it came off the factory assembly line and modifications were not made, it was painted the color when it came off the assembly line, the only thing the government, they put the stripes on it u.s. air force on. >> the instruments inside are still rational and i got an up close look this is where president eisenhower would typically sit, first lady would be here in

guys spent 20 years in afghanistan, spent $2.4 trillio of american taxpayer money, we lost 2300 silvers servicemember and we left the air forceight, american should be angry, they should be demanding answers, so instead of this january 6 commission, i suggest we have a commission on the wars in the middle east, bring these guys before congress and make them testify as to what they were doing. this disconnect from reality ha been there for a long time and it needs to be held to account. >> why can't they beat the tallow band? >> basically it comes down to this, our military was designed to win against a conventional peer force, the problem is all of those peers have nuclear weapons, our military is not designed to fight a nuclear war that's not how that works. >> we are going to bring you back tomorrow night to continue this. what's on the horizon? the answers lie beyond the roads we know. we recognize that energy demand is growing, and the world needs lower carbon solutions to keep up. at chevron, we're working to find new ways forward, like through our venture capital group. backing technologies like electric vehicle chargin

. >> reporter: firing up the barbecues and air force one this holiday weekend as americans come togethern the eve of independence day, the biden administration's top officials fanned out across the country from nevada and michigan to maine and new hampshire. the president, first lady and vice president blanketing the nation today in a what they're calling "the america is back together" tour, giving new meaning to the fourth of july by marking our independence from the pandemic >> now, it was hard to believe, i think, that we would actually be able to be together on the fourth of july. >> reporter: still, victory over the virus isn't being declared just yet the white house will miss its own partially vaccinating 70% of american adults by tomorrow nearly 67% of those 18 and over have received one dose, while 47% of the public is fully vaccinated heading into the celebrations, th president warned those who haven't gotten their shots yet. >> i am concerned that people who have not gotten vaccinated have the capacity to catch the variant. >> reporter: the white house announcing it will deploy

defense official tells cnn that the last american forces have left bagram air base ending the u.s./nato security for the afghan people. the sprawling compound has become the center of military power in afghanistan over the past two decades. here is what the top american commander had to say about the situation there. >> it is the intention of the united states and the international community to remain doniplomatically involve in afghanistan and we see that in the best interests of a afghanistan as well. to leave behind those things that secure the diplomat it can x community so that they can operate in this environment. >> anna core kcoren is joining . i imagine this is bittersweet given the state in which the country is being left. >> reporter: yeah, it is interesting, kim, this has been shrouded in secrecy. obviously we knew the date was imminent, but certainly we only got news after u.s. and coalition forces departed bagram air base. we understand two plane loads of troops and equipment flew out last night, one this morning at 6:30 a.m. and as you say, this really sum p symboliz