sirajuddin haqqani, who leads the haqqani network, as a us $10 million bounty on his head.inister of the country. within days of arriving in kabul and forming a new government, haqqani and taliban leaders were reportedly involved in a power—sharing struggle that descended into violence. this allegedly forced one of the key taliban leaders to flee the capital. in this exclusive interview, i have been speaking to sirajuddin haqqani's younger brother, anas haqqani, who's also a key player and one of the leaders of the network. i asked him about the group's violent past and their links to terrorism. some of the most vicious attacks that took place across this nation was linked to the haqqani network. the finger of blame was pointed at the haqqani network, and that is what it is now synonymous with. some of the most violent, destructive attacks that took place on civilian populations. and in fact, that's one of the main reasons why its designated a terrorist organisation. the reality, though, is that the large—scale attacks that took place was linked to the haqqani network over

landberg, the haqqani network is designated a terrorist organization. in your mind, do they deserve to be on that list? chris: they are designated as a foreign terrorist organization. they have been for a while. >> do you see them continuing the activities that they have been conducting? chris: we would be happy to talk with more granularity in the follow-on session. the haqqani group has been more inwardly focused in afghanistan but they continue to be designated as an fto. we continue to monitor them closely. >> the head of the haqqani network is currently the taliban and, is that correct? chris: yes. >> there are plenty of reports out there that people that we have worked with, sympathizers to the u.s. because that been rounded up, reports of executions. i have not verified that. in your line of work, i'm sure you are investigating that. in light of that, should the taliban have been removed from the list of terrorist organizations? chris: we have regular reviews of fto designations. we are not at that five-year market. we are under no pressure to co

and coming up at 2.30pm, the bbc speaks to anas haqqani — a leading figure in the haqqani network, part

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at the same time the three generalizes are going to the taliban and haqqani network.money to the people without enriching this terror group? >> that's the challenge. this is the legacy of failed policy and chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. afghanistan has gone into a terrorist stai. we would like to provide humanitarian assistance. we provided 200 million dollars worth of assistance. china provided only 30 million and they are seeking to exploit afghanistan's natural resources and do business there. it is very difficult to thread the needle and insure that whatever money you provide doesn't line the pockets of those taliban terrorists who are aligned with al qaeda. >> i suppose the flip side if the country descends further to chaos if the taliban aren't able to govern effectively and areas of the country end up lawless, that is a big national security risk to the u.s., is it not? >> it is. let's remember how we got here and recall the words of the late secretary colin powell who used to say about military conflict. if you break it, you own it. the taliban doesn't h

notably two of the permits will allow them to engage with the haqqani network. >> these authorizationsnt with the resolution adopted by the u.n. security council that established a carve out for human assistance to ensure urgently needed aid can reach the afghan people. >> $9 billion worth of afghan assets were frozen by the united states and other countries after the taliban took over. now the economy is spiralling downward. 50% of the population is facing extreme hunger. these developments come as reports indicate the united nations is considering paying the taliban $6 million a year for security. this highlights the difficulty that countries and organizations will face in the coming months and years as they try to work in a country controlled by extremists. gillian? >> gillian: thanks, trey. we appreciate it. breaking today, the white house was pressed about criticism of the president's promise to provide 500 million free at home rapid covid tests to any american that wants them. listen. >> why is it that you guys are promising 500 million tests next month when you haven't even sign

sullivan: you know, there is a lot in terms of the engagement between islamabad and the taliban and the haqqani network we do not see. it is difficult for me to characterize the nature of their role. i would say form the point of view of allowing humanitarian access, allowing other forms of relief, the pakistani government has been worried about the crisis there and has blunted to be forward beating and engaging with the united states on trying to address these fundamental elements of the humanitarian situation. on the broader politics of afghanistan, it is difficult for me to characterize. mr. haas: you mentioned iran and your comment was you and your colleagues -- we in the united states and iran get back the 2015 jcpoa. 2 questions. how is it going? [laughter] mr. haas: on the off chance not so well, what is the limits to our power? iran is already in the zip code of what you might call a threshold of nuclear weapons. and the amount of meantime we would have if they decided to make a system, because we have seen the unraveling of the jcpoa, initiated by us with the unilateral exit by the pre

sullivan: there is a lot in terms of the engagement between islamabad and the folks in the taliban and haqqani network that we do not see. it's difficult for me to characterize the nature of their role. from the point of view of allowing humanitarian access and allowing other forms of relief, the pakistani government has also been worried about the crisis there and has wanted to be engaging with us on trying to address some of the fundamental elements of the humanitarian situation. on the broader politics of afghanistan, it is difficult for me to characterize. richard: you mentioned around. -- iran. it is your preference that we get back into the 2015 jcpoa. two questions. how is it going? [laughter] and on the off chance not so well, what -- iran is on its way to become a threshold nuclear weapons state. the amount of lead time we would have if they decided to make sprint toward nuclear weapons has been dramatically reduced. we have seen the unraveling of the jcpoa. initial waited -- initiated by us in 2018. what the limits to our tolerance? does iran understand that? that there are limits to

the documents show joint operations between al-qaeda and the taliban, the haqqani network. the.bob michel al-qaeda funding the taliban which is interesting because you think the taliban is been more well-funded than al-qaeda. the documents show bin laden is hiding letters the weeks before his guilt, letters to al-qaeda, the main negotiator for the taliban with the americans. the documents portray a warm relationship. the documents are tenna years od now but fast-forward to the u.n. report and fast-forward to accounts of al-qaeda beyond the front lines today. i was skeptical of these groups would somehow i think people make the mistake when you think of what is going to behave like a like a rational actor because the rational actor, you know, there was a bunch i was a taliban apologists, you know who they are, brian. they always have2 the taliban will kind of, they realize what a disaster 9/11 was for them and they will just do the right thing and separate themselves from al-qaeda. the documentary record suggests that's not true. i do think, however, it was a moment missed in 200

in the case of haqqani it took five years of concerted effort. this becomes a question with these little pockets is how much resources, how many drones, how many troops the staging bases are appropriate for keeping the lid on a guy, a couple of guys,, a group of guys surrounding a guy? in the case of islamic state in kunar, the question becomes more complicated because of the islamic states whole demo of virtually in spite of attacks rather than directly plotting them. you start to wonder okay, maybe in the corn call they had a sanctuary with had a guy on a laptop but that's true in nigeria and mozambique and northern somalia and places in syria and iraq that isis has been cleared out of control of. how much effort and how many resources are you willing to commit against that kind of problem? >> so over 2000 americans lost their lives in afghanistan and over 20,000 wounded. and now here we are after almost two decades in which over 100,000 afghans met violent death, u.s. government is seeking to withdraw all troops from afghanistan with a fig lea

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