what do you make of faiz hameed's visit to kabul? ., make of faiz hameed's visit to kabul?e of faiz hameed's visit to kabul? . ., . ., �* kabul? thanks for having me. i don't really make — kabul? thanks for having me. i don't really make anything _ kabul? thanks for having me. i don't really make anything special- kabul? thanks for having me. i don't really make anything special out - kabul? thanks for having me. i don't really make anything special out of. really make anything special out of this. forthose really make anything special out of this. for those of us who have been watching these affairs in afghanistan evolve, not in the last ten or 20 years but the last, i mean, going back to 1973, this has been pakistan's project. without pakistan, the taliban would be a nuisance, not the competent organisation it is. in some ways this is pakistan sealing the deal. there are many fissures across the sura in the taliban but the most significant is in rawalpindi. pakistan denies it supports the taliban behind—the—scenes in anyway. pakistan gets away with lying largely because m

general faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military, which is continuing its efforts to oust the the panjshir valley. the taliban have insisted all factions will be included in the new government, though it's not yet clear how that will work. our south asia correspondent, danjohnson, reports. the taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. many afghans see their freedoms being raised under a new taliban regime. for three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. they are still waiting and still hoping. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and for students and to provide jobs for the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killings. many afghans see their freedoms being erased under translation: security is good all over the country. _ people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government is worrying people. everyone is confused and people don't know what the future of the homeland will

faiz hameed's presence will be enough to convince some of pakistan's influence over the taliban.e's working for peace and stability. north of kabul, they are still fighting. the taliban has pushed deeper into the panjshir valley, a traditional bedrock of opposition. there have been many injuries on both sides, but the resistance has denied taliban claims of victory and says there will be no surrender. in kabul, these women are refusing to surrender their rights. protesting is a brave move in uncertain times. reports taliban used tasers against them may be a hint of what they face in the new old afghanistan. dan johnson, bbc news. our correspondent secunder kermani is in the afghan capital kabul and has the latest on that visit by the pakistani intelligence chief. well, turning first to this visit of the pakistani intelligence services, the isi, certainly pakistan has been fielding requests to help with the evacuation of foreign nationals and those eligible to leave the country but haven't been able to do so, that is likely to have formed part of his discussions with the tal abyad

the head of pakistan's intelligence agency, faiz hameed, has arrived in the afghan capital, kabul, asdenied allegations that it covertly supported the taliban during the last two decades of conflict. the taliban are set to announce a new government within days, but the european union and britain have said they won't be recognising it. meanwhile us secretary of state, antony blinken, is scheduled to travel to qatar and germany for talks on the afghanistan crisis. both countries are key transit points for the evacuation of afghans from kabul. antony blinken has been speaking about the situation in the country in the past few hours. first, as we've said and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity, and that it will have non—talibs in it who are representative of different communities and different interests in afghanistan. so we will see what in fact emerges. it comes as the taliban say they're making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, ju

general faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military which is continuing its efforts to oust thehe new government, though it's not yet clear how that will work. our south asia correspondent danjohnson reports. the taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced.

it's thought general faiz hameed will discuss international requests to get foreign nationals out ofom kabul. what more can you tell us? to the visit of the head of the pakistani intelligence services, certainly pakistan has been fielding requests to help with the evacuation of remaining foreign nationals and those afghans who are eligible to leave the country but have not been able to do so so that is likely to have formed part of his discussions with the taliban but pakistan also has a long history with the taliban and it has often been accused of secretly supporting their resurgent sea but pakistan has always denied that. but it acknowledges having some leveraged is speculation that this visit is really about the creation of a new government in afghanistan, it has been nearly three weeks since the taliban took over at kabul and they are still to establish one and some say that is because of internal rivalries within the group, but whatever the cause it is prolonging the d period of uncertainty about the future that many afghans are facing. turning to panjshir valley, the one place

helped to repair the airport runway in kabul, and the head of pakistan's intelligence services faiz hameedg its government. but with huge amounts of foreign aid, which underpinned the country's economy, now being withdrawn, pressure is growing for them to ensure notjust human rights. economic rights as well. take a listen to these residents of kabul. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and universities for students and to providejobs for the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killings. translation: security is good all over the country, _ the people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government, that's worrying people. everyone's confused and people don't know what the future of the homeland will be because, well, everyone's confused. the view on the streets of kabul. our correspondent danjohnson who's monitoring events from delhi says claims of who is in control of the panjshir valley will be hard to verify because the area is remote — and has in the past been a citadel of resistance. absolut

helped to repair the airport runway in kabul, and the head of pakistan's intelligence services faiz hameedtry's economy, now being withdrawn, pressure is growing for the taliban to ensure notjust human rights, but economic ones. take a listen to these residents of kabul. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and universities for students and to provide jobs to the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killings. translation: security is good all over the country, _ the people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government, that's worrying people. everyone's confused and people don't know what the future of the homeland will be because, well, everyone's confused. some views on the streets of kabul there. here, a police officer has been seriously injured following a collision on the m62 near goole overnight. north yorkshire fire and rescue service said its crews freed the male officer from the wreckage. he's been taken to hospital. phil bodmer has more. this happened at around 11:30pm. last night. the

helped to repair the airport runway in kabul, and the head of pakistan's intelligence services faiz hameedsing its government. but with huge amounts of foreign aid, which underpinned the country's economy, now being withdrawn, pressure is growing for them to ensure notjust human rights. take a listen to these residents of kabul. translation: 0ur demand from the islamic emirate is to activate the schools and universities. and to students and to provide jobs to the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killing. translation: security is good all over the country, _ the people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government, that's worrying people. everyone's confused and people don't know what the future of the homeland will be because everyone's confused. let us cross live to our correspondent danjohnson, who is monitoring the developments in afghanistan for us from delhi.(os) it is hard enough to know what is happening even in the panjshir valley, but because they resisted the teller by last year round. it is hard to know what is going on e

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