we urge the international community to provide critical aid to all internally displaced people. at the end, i would like to thank the united nations and many other international organizations who are on the ground providing life-saving support and monitoring human rights on the ground. thank you, mr. president. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of afghanistan for his statement. i will now give the floor to the council members who wish to make a statement. i give the floor to the representative of estonia. you have the floor, please. amb. jurgenson: thank you, mr. president. i welcome the presence and the strong messages of the secretary-general and the representative of afghanistan. last week, we highlighted our grave concern that the number of civilians killed and injured in afghanistan had reached the highest on record with taliban responsible for the largest share of casualties. today, having declared control over afghanistan, the taliban bear even greater responsibility and accountability for the safety and security of all people in afghanistan. estonia calls f

they are looking to the international community for support, the same international community that assured them that opportunities would be extended, education would be given two, things will be spread, and rights will be secured. second, the international community must unite to make sure afghanistan is never again used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations. i appeal to the security council and the international committee as a whole to stand together, to work together, and act together, and use all tools at its disposal to suppress the global terrorist threat in afghanistan and to guarantee that human rights will be respected. regardless of the power, these two fundamental principles in which our world has a deep and dividing interest must be upheld. mr. president, united nations is committed to supporting afghans. we continue to be in areas that have been under taliban control. i am relieved to report that in large measures, our personnel and privacies have been respected. we urge the taliban to continue to do so and to honor the integrity and viability of the diplomati

respect for the rule of law and compliance with international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law is imperative. we call now for the utmost restraint to protect lives and ensure the dire humanitarian needs be addressed. given the urgency of the situation and the desperate plight facing the afghan people, it is vital we act to address the crisis facing afghanistan. lives are at imminent risk. the international community has the responsibility to respond, to act to protect civilians, and alleviate the suffering of the afghan people. safe and reliable humanitarian access must be guaranteed and protected. and the work of all relevant you and mentoring partners be facilitated without exception. mr. president, those who have worked for peace, human rights defenders who have endeavored tirelessly to promote and protect the rights of their fellow citizens must not be abandoned now. i wish to address the women of afghanistan directly. women who have the most at stake as the democratic government dissolves and an uncertain future awaits. i'm speaking to the women at

and international aid has been put on hold.ould this affect the taliban's ability to keep the country running, or will it mostly in -- mostly impact the afghan people? this is "inside story." ♪ hello, and welcome to the program. i'm mohammed jamjoom. afghanistan is the world's seventh poorest country and mostly relies on eight. -- on aid. now, its economic prospects look even more bleak. the united states has frozen more than $9 billion of afghanistan's international reserves, held in its central bank. and the international monetary fund has suspended payment of more than $460 million for afghanistan, as part of a coronavirus relief program. more financial measures are likely to be imposed by western capitals, as they put pressure on the taliban's leaders. they promised to form an inclusive government and ensure the nation will not become a safe haven for other armed groups. the international community says it is waiting to see how this will be a momentum on the -- how this will be implemented on the ground. many warned that wi

they expect clear support from the international community. we stand for them. we share the same objective. allowing the afghan people to recover stability and security. we have adopted this importance text. it sets a series of expectations for the taliban that concerns all afghans who feel threatened and wish to leave. we are asking them to adhere to those commitments. this resolution calls on everyone to make room for security and create safety and protection. to ensure that threaten afghans who want to leave can do so safely. this is the second requirement set in this resolution. every minute counts for thousands of afghans who are waiting. the third expectation is the fight against terrorism. here we reiterate our firmest condemnation of the recent attacks. as we have already said in this room, we will work tirelessly hard against this scorch. the taliban have made commitments and they should live up to those commitments. we think tribute to the fight against terrorism. and break any links of allegiance with al qaeda. the resolution that has just been adopte

so, international terrorism remains a challenge.refore, nathan -- nato needs to stay vigilant, to stay at the forefront of the fight of international terrorism, but there are lessons that need to be learned and we will do that. the main focus today is to get people out of afghanistan come out from the airport, and then we will examine the lessons learned after the immigration has been finalized. >> brussels morning. >> thank you very much. i would like to ask especially about nato in afghanistan. nato is not only u.s.. -- not only u.s. don't you think the decision you took was wrong? how do you respond from that? how many more foreign policy will be followed before our work will be implemented and planned? when we saw this aggression, as an afghan woman, you see this situation is -- and there's thousands of -- who don't know for the future what is going on and what should happen for them. they are always asking, what does it mean 20 years, nato with all the international communities, and then we are going back again 20 years after w

so if i'm this international, i grew up. i mining the work of i'm the international. i know the work from this international. i wasn't trying to create site, i'm the just myself. i was focused on this report. i wasn't referring to report that came back in november, december. and but going back to your question, i think the root cause has to be study. it's your best and important country. i don't think it will become like people's lobby. i don't think you feel that will break up. it has a strong foundation. my father's generation grew up in europe, where they said where everybody was saying that will break up because of endless conflicts that was going on the, the time and, and all kinds of stuff. but if you'll survive in the field, i hope will survive. but there has to begin to have a conversation, a needed conversation between different actors. there are so many differences. yeah . there are many organizations that are taking arms to address what they received to be and justice is done to them or to their people. but i hope maybe it perhaps might be my background tha

when it comes to the report of amnesty international, i grew up admiring the work of amnesty internationalknow the work of amnesty international. i was not trying to criticize them. i was focused on this report. i was not referring to a report that came out back in november or december. going back to your question, i think the root cause has to be steady. ethiopia is an important country. i don't think it will become like yugoslavia. it has a strong foundation. my father's generation grew up in europe where everybody was saying ethiopia a breakup because of endless conflicts going on. the famine and all kinds of stuff. ethiopia survived. ethiopia i hope will survive. it has to begin to have a conversation, a needed conversation between different actors. there are so many differences in ethiopia. there are many organizations that are taking arms to address what they perceive to be injustices done to them or to their people. perhaps it might be my background that i believe that conversation is more important than taking arms but i think ethiopia should begin to look at those options because

all the international community. people have worked to advance human rights actors or those whose lives and opinions are simply perceived to be opposed to the taliban ideal. it's great for women, for journalists, and for the new generation of civil society. this will have emerged in the past years. i was on the stands diverse, ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk of violence and refreshment, given previous patterns of serious violations on the taliban rule and reports of killings and targets it attacks in written months. the harrowing, when human italian situation, aggravated by sustain brought the cubic 19 pandemic, and significant shortfalls in enabling economic, social, and cultural rights as further deepen with recent events and months ago. as d, deborah lyons indicated that 18000000 of africans were facing a day or even italian situation. this was double the number in july 2020, amounting to one half the people in the country, and it is set to increase. you and hcr has estimated an additional $270.00

many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it will be easier to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban similar to what we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey a clear message that we need a peaceful transition of power, transfer of power, we need an inclusive government in afghanistan, respecting fundamental human rights. nato has ended its military presence. the international community and nato can continue to play a role, development aids, different nongovernmental is a sense, they are playing an important role in afghanistan. they will hopefully be able to continue to play that role. also to protect and support human rights. they may continue, depending a bit on the development in afghanistan and the message from the nato summit, the nato leaders was that we should relinquish all these tools, the development aid, the tools to try to continue to support a peaceful development in afghanistan and i am certain nato allies are ready to continue to do so. >> a

ok, i think we why, why the international very, very brings me to hop. why didn't the committee has always fill in haiti. i think the international community has its own interest and in haiti, we need does to negotiate with them and our and to get ok. what relation we got 30 seconds want to quickly give it to jake. can there be an international intervention that looks out for haitian interest and who had forced upon global powers? 30 seconds, jake. yeah. who if history is any guide? the answer is clearly no, and we look at the security situation and the history here. i mean, the international community, again, has spent billions of dollars to build the haitian police to implant and impose interface with foreign troops. and these have not caused any long term benefits in terms of security, right? so i think again, we see these constant short term solutions that are prioritizing outside interest over those patients. the solutions, not an intervention, but empowering agents and standing and solidarity with agents to take charge of their own country. but we

and international partners. we have been supporting the afghans in their inner afghan -- intra-afghan dialogue. representatives from the government of the taliban and afghanistan continue to be represented in doha. reporter: how many will the u.s. aim to relocate to the united states and how many will the u.s. relocate before leaving the airport? mr. price: we are going to maintain a diplomatic presence in kabul for as long as it is safe and responsible for us to do so. you heard from the president today that his top priority is the safety and security of the american people. we will seek to maintain a presence on the ground. right now, at the airport, for as long as it is safe to do so. dod is working around the clock to reestablish positive control so that both aircraft can land and take off. the military aircraft is important for relocation. the commercial aircraft is important for the capacity it would lend to third-party nationals, afghans, anyone not affiliated with the u.s. government program not able to

we've heard from the biden and ministration that what the talent 6 is international recognition. you heard there from the spokesperson as he echo the sentiments. but the united states today is going to hold the taliban accountable in terms of the human rights and also concerns about the treatment of women. so this is certainly going to be one barometer that will be used or metric that will be used to kind of measure that relationship going forward. but the tougher relationship for the united states and for joe biden, may be with the american population. given the fact that they have not been happy with the images they've seen on their tv screens in recent weeks, not only the recent death of 13 service members, but also the final images. and then the image is once that handover had occurred, or the withdrawal of the american forces that occurred, we saw the taliban walking around, an american uniforms carrying american weapons. and the helicopters may not be functional, but the optics are that they are in control of an airport filled with american munitions. and that does not play

and how that international fora. we witness time and again how taliban have broken, their promise has been commitments in the past. we have seen gruesome images of parliament massey executions of military personnel and target killing of civilians in kandahar and other big cities. mister president, we cannot allow this to happen in cobbled and seen some cannibal air forward to showing the desperate lin. people are willing to go see to get ice off afghan. a stone video from the airport shows crowds running along side attack. seen us military aircraft, some even clinging to the sides. of course, you can imagine what happened next. so commercial flights have been cancelled. well, on the streets of the capital lawn, taliban fighters are becoming a regular sites. prop bryce has this report from campbell, the city of cobble has experience so much upheaval for decades. and this is another change to get used to. and one that's far from easy to go. most of all of our customers cuz most of the got the situation for now. it's no

and international aid has been put on hold. could this effect to paula barnes ability to keep the country running? or will it mostly impact the afghan people? this is inside story. ah . hello and welcome to the program. i'm having jim, jim, i've dentist in the world 7 support country and mostly relies on aid. now it's economic prospects look even more bleak. the united states has frozen more than $9000000000.00 of afghanistan's international reserves held in its central bank. and the international monetary fund has suspended payment of more than $460000000.00 for afghan. a stand as part of a corona virus relief program. more financial measures are likely to be imposed by western capitals as they put pressure on the taliban leaders. they promised to form an inclusive government and ensure the nation will become a safe haven for other groups. the international community says it is waiting to see how this will be implemented on the ground. many warned that without international recognition and donation, the group might not be able

and we're now at a new, new understanding international law. the businesses may be culpable, may be liable for either civil suits or for, or perhaps for war crimes, if they're involved in a manner that wanting to violating what are our new understanding or crimes constitutes. so british companies, international companies that are, that are actively engaged in the, in the settlements. you know, please, please keep the warning to far from the union, leave the parent company of ice cream brand abandoned. jerry is having to apologize and say, we oppose a boy called davis with actors. they may, they may thank those have been injurious for getting them off the war credit liability because they refusing to fill the ice cream now in the legal settlement. sure. and if you think in the one, this is a, this is a, a tempest in the, in a tea party i, american ice cream maker is going to withdraw selling ice cream from the, from the settlements. but you can see how the reaction of the israeli government, the president of israel's called us economic terrorism

all parties must respect international humanitarian law. the third expectation set in the resolution is the fight against terrorism. here i reiterate our furthers -- firmest condemnation of the latest attacks. we will continue to tirelessly fight against this scourge. the taliban have made commitments and they should live up to those commitments and effectively contribute to the fight against the financing of terrorism and break any links of allegiance toward al qaeda. the resolution that has just been adopted largely recalls everyone's obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights. in particular when it comes to the protection of civilians and the rights of women. for the latter group, the horizon is much darker now. it is our duty to give them hope once again. the achievements of the past 20 years must be preserved and the afghans who have been on the frontlines in recent years, their full participation is essential for any political solution. i would like to underscore that -- expectations for the establishments of ne

and there is, there are, there is actually international legal proceeding at the international court of justice. and also there's a full investigation by the international criminal code, the specifically targeting the, the state or the military leadership. and so, you know, the military has gone from, you know, worse the worst. and the question is, why is the united nations security council and talk ok, let me put some of those points tube. let me put some of those points manzona and london to jump back to the point about cremmit toria. this john sir, is signaling it's getting ready to cremate up to $3000.00 bodies per 24 hours. that's death on an industrialized scale. 230000 people have been displaced inside the country to get away from what the john tre is doing. some of the borders have been close, so they can't cross the border into some of the neighboring countries, and they can't go back to where they, the places they might call home. is it fair of me to say the country is in free fall, in a completely unique situation that we have not seen before, even by the standards of what

i don't know where is international people.he woman that they are living in kabul, they are very sad from international community and also from the world. stephanie: as the taliban flag flies over major afghan cities this week, kamila and thousands of women feel abandoned. for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy. vanessa: i am vanessa ruiz at newshour west in for stephanie sy. we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. u.s. health officials are expected to recommend covid booster shots for everyone, regardless of age. an announcement could come tomorrow, calling for boosters eight months after the second dose of the pfizer or moderna vaccines. the transportation security administration announced today airline travelers will be required to wear masks until january 18, 2022. the current tsa mask mandate was set to expire in september. and texas governor greg abbott, who has strongly opposed mask mandates, has tested positive. he's been vaccinated and says he has no symptoms. we'll focus on the booster shot issu

welcome. internally one. certainly in turn me, we will see how they're all in addition developed how they put people in places of power inside the country. also dramatically. who do they send as investors to other parts of the world and will they be accepted? will open up. and there may be some inviting that happens within the time about as time passed, depending on how, how power is structured and who gets what piece of the pie. and i've done this done also extra, maybe already see the northern alliance, the rebel against the talent. but now that the text and the best have said that they are willing to fight to, to make sure that the taliban don't secure control. and that is another focus point for the other one. if they are going to rule successfully, which many hope they don't do well. how rude obviously, right now it's really unknown. what's gonna happen? what kind of a government may form, how long that might take? let me ask you this. if the taliban is ultimately isolated internationally, are they going

context of this international contest over what nationhood means? right, and if i and i can build off of that a little bit and another one of our wonderful audience questions about we have a question asking whether all of this rhetoric was just pr for white southerners or just a way to justify their actions. was it how sincere was it? you know, that's kind of something we've gotten to already but when you talk about white southerners, you're not just talking about white native born southerners you also have some foreigners in your your book in your story as well. would you speak to what they add to this conversation? i'm thinking specifically of john mitchell, but please talk about anyone you'd like. yeah, the context here. is that the united states at the time of the civil war had a significant immigrant population when we put together all of the immigrants and their sons who fought in the civil war were looking at almost half of the us troops and upwards of 10% and the south so that created a direct sense of connection right there. so one of the t

the taliban do understand the need for international recognition, for international support.dependent afghanistan, and if they are dealing with an independent afghanistan, and that, every afghan would support, not only the taliban, but right now, what must be done immediately is, again, attention to humanitarian assistance in this country. right. when the us national security adviser, jake sullivan, was asked about what the us was prepared to do in everything from economic assistance to diplomatic recognition to working with the taliban, he said quite simply — quote — "it'll come down to the taliban actually following through." he meant on pledges, for example, on rights of women. before we can talk about things like embassies, recognition and stuff like that, do you think that the us and others have got it right, that they are waiting to see before offering any new material assistance? first of all, we are disappointed at the us, to be very honest. if they had gotten it right, we would not be in this situation. there will have been the takeover in kabul, whether it be not ba

the international community must remain engaged. humanity in assistance must flow. do not let the economic collapse in a finest on business. vacuum is in nobody's interest. instability is nobody's interest. exit, if a refugees will not, cannot be stopped within the reach of will. china has been urging the international community to engage with the taliban and respects have got a sense of urgency. the jane along with russia abstained from the un security council vote on monday, urging safe passage for us guns who wish to leave the country. life nights, katrina, you who's in beijing for as a katrina. the chinese foreign ministry has held it's very press conference to be learn and the thing format about the situation in afghanistan and the road ahead for the country. well, nothing new from the aging that they don't just reiterated. it's dawn speeding itself echoed these kind of optimistic turns that we've been hearing from kabul aging foreign ministry spokesperson hailed this day as a new chapter and have gone this done history and a chance the i've gone people to go f

nato has worked to maintain operations at kabul international airport. the airport open. pay tribute to them as they work in very difficult circumstances. i also thank our allies, in particular turkey, the united states, england in securing the airport. i think all the allies who have been willing to receive afghans at risk. we discussed our approach to those in power in kabul. we expect the taliban to uphold their commitments, that afghanistan does not become a safe haven for terrorism. we called for an end to violence around the country. over the years, nato's presence and the support of the international community have allowed afghans to make unprecedented social, economic, and political process -- progress. any government that attempts to undo this process -- third, we have agreed we would not allow terrorists to threaten us again. nato's engagement was a response to the attack on the united states on 9/11. our objective was to prevent terrorists from using afghanistan as a safe haven for further attacks on. no terrorist attacks on allied soil have been organized from

but the international community is watching. it won't for taliban today? it's, it's national rule whether or not the taliban will do that when the dust settles. nobody knows. dr. bartlett's empower so as thanks very much just cross over to cobble. charles stratford was also listening in his standing by for us in the capital. one of the things that be baset a talked about charles was the issues of, of confrontation in spin bolduc in kandahar where human rights violations according to him are recurring. but that's all part of the tension. beyond the urban areas, there is a build of tension north of the capitol at the moment. just bring us up to speed all we know about what's going on there. yes, and also the capital is area cool. the can she, she can share valley an area that developed a reputation for resistance initially against the russians in the 19 eighties and an area that the taliban has never taken control of each. now, under the control of a group calling itself the national resistance front and is led by a man called bassoon, the son of a very famo

reflect that on the international landscape. we also discussed the latest developments, political and security during our joint meeting with discuss how to and a 5 international efforts in order to provide safe passages to the civilians provide maximum protection to them and also the peaceful transition of power in a manner that preserves the resources of the afghan people, so i express that cut that it's fully prepared to provide maximum support to maintain stability and again, and also provide the positive prospects for the protection of preservation of the game people's right. a. we also discuss the mean to every document on any possible hillman catastrophe, including the delivery of the necessary aid. we also discussed the means to combat terrorism, especially that the dentist then is a turning point and of a party on history. we had a good that taliban should demonstrate corporation and not all on our own. the obligation plays on the soldiers in this context. once again, i sank his excellency for his visit to the state of c

and the international community _ respected. and the international community is — respected.d the international community is much more likelyl respected. and the international. community is much more likely do that, presumably, if... done without reprisals and without bloodshed? i think that's exactly right, and it is certainly going to strengthen the willingness of the international community to work with whatever government emerges in afghanistan if it is done without reprisals and along the lines that the spokesman discussed. if it is different story, if there are continued reprisals and gross violations of human rights, then the international community's reaction of course is going to be much different. colonel chris kolenda there. let's hear from jim townsend. he was president obama's deputy assistant secretary of defence for europe and nato. now, he's now at the center for a new american security. we have to begin preparing ourselves for a humanitarian operation there of some type. we are looking at evacuations now. you've mentioned british troops going in, us troops ar

i think the international responsibility to the people who are going to stand doesn't end with the international presence, the presence of international forces on the ground. i think there is a humanitarian commitment that must be maintained to support the people have done. now is the time for international donors to redouble our efforts to support humanitarian work inside afghanistan. that that effort has to continue. organizations like ours are on the ground. we're committed to staying and delivering. we've been there for many years working in deep partnership with african communities across the country. now is the time for donors to renew their support to organizations like ours and ultimately to be getting people will be reluctant. so if they think that the money is going in any way towards the taliban given the time and history in the past though, the conversations that we'll have to have with our donors were committed to delivering principles, humanitarian assistance, ensuring that a region so those most in need and that the way we deliver our work doesn't serve any political agenda. that'

we were building the international airport. the airport l international airport.und fuel tanks, very high capacity fuel tanks. it included very sophisticated refuelling system, electronically controlled, right out of the apron. it included overnight facilities for maybe 100 people. backin facilities for maybe 100 people. back in the 50s and 60s when a plane stopped to refuel everybody got out and stayed over night robe you were on the way while the aircraft was serviced and then the pilots and everybody would get back on it might be the next morning! and it was designed to use the maximum of local materials. i and all construction around kandahar was all adobe and brick with no timber and no steel so the airport was designed as brick and was designed as arches. we had huge, big parabolic arches like this out facing the apron and then a barrel act that went behind them to enclose the terminal building. and the afghans were, they were experts on that kind of construction. weill. on that kind of construction. well, the russians _ on that kind of construction. well, t

, international communities can't response to it. well, the situation of course, is very concerning. it has in say the in, so what do you just report that the national community has been far too intelligent with the taliban. append to now, and i think that's what we have heard in united nation is really a wake up core for many of those. also wish for supporters with a whole to really on the ground that seems to be cation of war crimes, elected war crimes, and some certified crime by the independent jimmy white commission. and the longer this goes on, as the taliban continue to, to make these gains across afghanistan, does it put more pressure on the united states to, to, to reassess their decision to, to completely pull out of the country. absolutely. the fact that the, the town of here right did not for the next week was the thanks to a whole the great security for the rising, but are still us ethical. and i think that in the future that can be no. let's say security for major cities can stand without. you went down to combination o

and is not surprising, given the purely formal way in which the form that international security forces. the nature mission reported before the council, which subsequently was replaced by the resolute support training mission place. for our part, the russian federation has consistently called for a peace, safe and going to stand on his territory. that would be no terrorist or drug threat emanating, we will continue our support ref guns to achieve this goal. thank you. i think the representative of the russian federation for the statement and i'll give the floor to the representative of estonia. thank you mister president. in light of the uncertain developments enough dentist and the urgent and precarious security situation in couple airport as sonya gave it support to this resolution. today, the humanitarian situation in afghanistan is deteriorating, humanitarian organizations and the un have committed to stay and to deliver relief and assistance, but they need unimpeded access and assurances that their stall and aid providers can work and deliver assistance without interference or thre

see, you know, the taliban has taken control of cobble international airports. i was after the last american soldiers for over canister on the group sense it wants to establish good relations with the international community. that withdrawal of us troops march the end of america, longest war 2 twins, your presence in afghanistan, the last see 17 transport plane ticket form compo, airports just before midnight. local time. us secretary of state anthony blanket says washington will work with the afghan government if it's service, american, national interest. yeah. did any taliban stuff for legitimacy and support will have to be earned. well, as we have been saying, the taliban has not taken control of the comp will airport i'll to 0 correspondence to have i said it was fair. here's what he saw and the 100 of them above where we are now able to enter the airport. we will head straight to the terminal, access into the building was impossible in the past few days, and heavy and no more collier. this is the main terminal. everything looks silent and still in this part

well, the international agenda is pretty crowded right now. i mean, the potential collapse of the government in kabul. a big deal is only one concern. climate change would be another big deal that poses a threat to, to all of us. it seems to me that we, if we are in an inflection point, it's an inflection point that points to a, an imperative of creative diplomacy. we don't even have diplomatic relations with iran, and yet iran certainly inherits the catastrophe. one of the countries did inherit the catastrophe of us policy and afghan is dan. we need to be engaging with iran. pakistan. however difficult that may be the other countries in the region, they, they may up to this point, have not understood that they have a common interest in collaborating to prevent anarchy from prevailing in afghanistan. they should see that now. and i think they should be encouraged. again, it's a diplomatic issue, not a military one. they should be encouraged to find ways to, to collaborate and we'd be willing to participate in an effort, not in terms of militar

as a way to get them to adhere to norms, international human rights standards. but i don't think that that the international community, given the way that things have played out have very much leverage to do that right now.

international citizens. the situation will continue to remain fluid in the coming hours and likely in the coming days. nevertheless, we are operating on multiple fronts and around the clock to protect our people. those who have worked side by side with united states over the years and other vulnerable atkins. now before i take your questions, i do want to speak to one additional issue that is of great importance to us. and that is the u. s. response to the earthquake and he united states as closely monitoring the situation falling in magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck south the southwestern part of the country. on august 14th, we offer our deepest condolences to all who suffered the loss of loved ones or saw their homes or businesses destroyed. we are in close contact with patient authorities to respond to the earthquake in any request for assistance on saturday . us it, us 80, deployed a disaster assistance response team or a dart to lead the u. s. government humanitarian response efforts. and yesterday,

trained since 2001 by the international community.stan now she fears for her colleagues back home. acts of reprisal continue with impunity. it could be the result of a gap in the thinking of taliban leaders in the foot soldiers but it is evidence that their presence is as ruthless as their past. we will get more water new era might look like. thank you very much for your time. first of all, then, what are your expectations of the taliban government and its approach? there is no doubt that the taliban is persecuting and hunting down people who are associated with the former government. and organisation that were pursuing girls education. so that is not in dispute. the taliban does not have a policy on the education of women and girls which is in compliance with international law. there is good reason for many people to fear them and thatis many people to fear them and that is why we have seen so many people fleeing for their lives. ~ ., ., many people fleeing for their lives. . ., ., ., lives. we have had the taliban sa will lives. we