i think it —— caliban. i think you have to, it�*s just such —— caliban.means for the people of x afghanistan going forward. the international community has no solution for them. no constructive solution. i think it�*s really the people of afghanistan that we have to feel sorry for for all of theirs. whenjoe biden first came to public office the united states was propping up a government in asia against seen as a guerrilla enemy, the united states left, that guerrilla enemy took over, is south vietnam, afghanistan the story now? there are interesting parallels, of course _ there are interesting parallels, of course. very different countries. america — course. very different countries. america wasjust beaten in vietnam and had _ america wasjust beaten in vietnam and had to— america wasjust beaten in vietnam and had to leave, lost 50,000 troops there _ and had to leave, lost 50,000 troops there. different case in afghanistan, not as many dead. the victory— afghanistan, not as many dead. the victory not _ afghanistan, not as many dead. the victory not quite a

caliban has access to offshore havens whether they can reconstitute with the government of afghanistan reach and it's difficult in a counterinsurgency fight where your opponent has the ability to do those things. >> well, i understand that but it seems like with all the advantages that the afghan government and puzzled as to why they and you testified you thought they had support of the majority of the people so why they haven't been able to be more successful and general townsend we talked about the chinese activity in africa we talked about the purpose appears to be both economic and military in my question is do you discern any backlash in the african countries where the chinese have made these big loans and big investments and now the bills are coming due. are the africans having any second thoughts about their engagement with the chinese? >> thank you, senator. actually, we do see backlash as you heard of the famous debt trapped a policy that the chinese has used and that has worked against their efforts in a lot of african countries. our embassies have a very successful program w

so the work that i opened up and talk to the caliban to have a conversation about what a united afghantructure might look like, they've got it figured out, we spent 20 plus billion dollars a year for 20 years now working to support this proposition and the afghans need to unite together, afghans of every ethnicity and every tribe need to come together and created della afghanistan in a way that we work so hard on and with our nato force partners for 20 years. gerry: you and your colleagues recognized early on without acknowledging abided administration is giving a nod to that. these are big strategic challenges and they do take priority, let's start with china. biden has been very critical of the top administration, the approach that you took towards china that he wants to bring allies in and get allies to contain china, he's been meeting on friday with a japanese prime ministers and european allies involved, what do you say that they took to the argument of the multilateral approach is more effective than the direct buy rattle approach that the administration that you follow. >> i thi

they would — to us at the time, what the caliban they would hear back from them which is expressionexpression you've got the watches, we've got the time. which it keep _ watches, we've got the time. which it keep on _ watches, we've got the time. which it keep on killing, you're gonna need _ it keep on killing, you're gonna need the — it keep on killing, you're gonna need the patients. rebuilding a country. — need the patients. rebuilding a country, defeating an entire military _ country, defeating an entire military. it's really a very, very long _ military. it's really a very, very long game _ military. it's really a very, very long game indeed. which the west to simply— long game indeed. which the west to simply had _ long game indeed. which the west to simply had to be prepared to play lon- simply had to be prepared to play long term — simply had to be prepared to play long term and it turns out it isn't. the guardian, on the front page. watchdog warns requirement for covert passports may be on lawful. is this then a problem putting a problem for the government at the government

could return — fine spectacle the caliban could return to — fine spectacle the caliban could returnecades. let's go to our last paper of the night of the sun, the front page, thirst in the queue, ia million book up thirst in the queue, ia million book up bjerregaard and tables. i did wonder, lance price, whether the entire easing of lockdown strategy was entirely based around the concept of the pint of beer. that seems to be the driving force in each of these stages, am i right? he was a each of these stages, am i right? he: was a very proper reddish wave responding, you can have a pint of beer —— british way of responding. no other country, do they do this, basing lockdown trinities around a particular measure of beer? i do not the french do _ particular measure of beer? i do not the french do it _ particular measure of beer? i do not the french do it around... _ particular measure of beer? i do not the french do it around... wine i particular measure of beer? i do not the french do it around... wine or i the french do it around... wine or cheese? the french do it around. .. wine o

and i hope that caliban understand that as well. if the forces are withdrawing so everyone uses their influence and leverage to advance a peaceful and to the conflict and advanced negotiation and an end to the conflict. it's very important the taliban recognizes that it will never be legitimate and it will never be durable if it rejects the political process and tries to take the country by force and i think something struck me profoundly today, i've had the privilege of visiting here on a number of occasions over many years going back to the early 2000's and i think something president ronnie said struck me very powerfully, the afghanistan of 2021 is not the afghanistan of 2001 or 1999 or take a year before that. the country has gone through profound positive changes, society has changed dramatically. i met with representatives of civil society groups, women leaders, extraordinary people, young people were reflective of this and similarly, the afghan national security forces, thanks to partnership with the international community a

the administraonsaesndtortat russia encouraged caliban against u.s. personnel attacks, the secretary of state made a surprise visit to kabul this morning and address concerns. including some from the intelligence committee that afghanistan could end the civil war and become a safe haven for terrorists after u.s. troops pullout. >> the consequences of that future literally in no it is. >> reporter: president biden announced wednesday he is withdrawing all u.s. troops from the country by september 11th. natalie brand, cbs news, the white house. >>> coming up on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, new data regarding rare cases of blood clots, why getting cold and has higher risk than getting the vaccine. >>> two years since flames cause excessive damage at the notre dame cathedral, the ongoing efforts to repair and rebuild. >>> i am mary lee, another lovely day across the bay area, here's a live look at the this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state go

our withdrawal from afghanistan what impact will that have on the pakistani relationship with the calibannd pakistani intelligence in the relationship with the network or others how will that change without us military presence quick. >> pakistan today is playing a constructive role with the diplomatic efforts the countries are making to bridge at the moment it is a pretty severe gap between the government of afghanistan and the caliban. but pakistan has an interest over the longer-term to avoid the insecurity and instability that can spell over so in that sense it continues to have a stake of stability in afghanistan as well as we will push hard in that direction. >> welcome to the committee's. i will direct some comments to you director ray. every 2018 this committee released a memo regarding malfeasance with the fisa warrant to spy on carter page. specifically the memo revealed it use the discredited steel dossier but did not inform the court the dnc or the clinton campaign funded the dossier but they were desperate to be hired as a source. the fbi continue to collect information from

says al qaeda and the united states will try to recreate their sanctuaries in afghanistan if the calibanw york city could be back to normal in just a few weeks. we will have the projected reopening day. first, beyond our borders, kremlin critic denounces russian president, vladimir putin. it was his first appearance sense ending a hunger strike. he lost his appeal for defaming a world war ii veteran. french prime minister condemns an open letter in a right-wing magazine written by 20 retired generals raising the specter of chaos in france and hinting the military could take action if nothing were done to prevent it. the general has painted a picture of an unraveling nation that has lost its honor and risks losing itself. far right leader and presidential candidate, marine le pen is back in the generals. a bull named bolero was hoisted from the beach but unsuccessful because of the weight of the bull. they figured out a way to do it and the bull is back home safely. yep, that's a lot of bull. some of our other stories in "beyond our borders" tonight. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ your missio

. >> if we are gone and the coalition forces are gone and caliban does take a more prominent role in afghanistan is it a concern of yours that they may increase their presence? without is there to push back. >> the taliban has undertaken to agree to not allow that to happen. the taliban and i've learned to not listen to what they say but rather to watch what they do. we will watch closely what they do. >> great. general townsend, given the massive size of your ao are i would like to hear more about your any additional resources or capabilities you need particularly in the southern part of the continent in the western part to carry out your mission. are you adequately resourced in that part of the continent? >> ranking member, as you noted africa is three and half times the size of the continent united states we have about 6000 total troops spread over that area and we don't have a significant footprint from about the greater south and i'm not sure that we need that. i would say that, you know, are forced posture is under bush who has walked up the global posture of review so i don't