we read from a afghan president hamid karzai speaking exclusively to d.w. has said that he was certain the taliban would respect the progress of women's rights and freedom of speech made in the country in the past 2 decades these are these are fundamental rights in any. we're doing society in any society that looks forward for progress. and. better in light in better days these these are fundamental rights without these rights you cannot have a prosperous society or a. society that's progressing of these rights the right to education for afghan people for children especially specially that i should for our daughters who is in afghanistan is a fundamental that that we cannot compromise on and i'm sure the taliban were also recognize and work to promote so will they now seem so bare from. joins me now from more and the same good to see you how many karzai sounding confident that the taliban will recognize the rights of women and minorities other grounds for that optimism. well the covert administration of can government wants to keep the current political sys

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. >> and in 2008, to president karzai in afghanistan. >> we had a private dinner, karzai hosted it at united states. biden looked at him and came down on the table with his hand like that. and he said this dinner's over. >> that's it? >> that was it. and he walked out. and, and so everybody's, well, i guess the dinner's over. >> that was 2008. and biden's clear signal to karzai was "shape up." back in 2001, after 9/11, biden had backed karzai in building a new government and supported george bush's invasion into afghanistan. and a year later, biden also supported the bush administration when it turned toward a new target, iraq, looking to stomp out terrorism there. >> by seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and freeigrowing danger. >> these weapons must be dislodged from saddam hussein or saddam hussein must be dislodged from power. >> he didn't vote for war, he fought for diplomacy. he thought the best way was to get weapons inspectors back into iraq and bush went to war anyway. it's hard when you're giving an authorization of force. diplomacy is soft power

we read from a afghan president hamid karzai speaking exclusively to d.w. has said that he was certain the taliban would respect the progress of women's rights and freedom of speech made in the country in the past 2 decades these are these are fundamental rights in any. we're doing society in any society that looks forward for progress. and. better in light of men and better days these these are fundamental rights without these rights you cannot have a prosperous society or a. society that's progressing of these rights the right to education for afghan people for children especially specially that i to education for our daughters who is in afghanistan is a fundamental that we cannot compromise on and i'm sure the taliban are also recognize and work to promote so will be the same software from. joins me now for more and the same good to see you how many karzai sounding confident that the taliban will recognize the rights of women and minorities other grounds for that optimism. well the covert ministrations of can government wants to keep the current politica

and biden's clear signal to karzai was, "shape up."acked karzai in building a new government and supported george w. bush's invasion into afghanistan. and a year later, biden also supported the bush administration when it turned toward a new target, iraq, looking to stomp out terrorism there. >> by seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. >> these weapons must be dislodged from saddam hussein or saddam hussein must be dislodged from power. >> why did joe biden vote for the resolution? >> yeah, so, voting for the resolution is one thing, voting for war is another. he voted for tough diplomacy. he thought the best way to deal with it was to get weapons inspectors in iraq. they went back in and bush went to war anyway. >> yeah, it's a hard thing to say when you're giving an authorization of force. there's not tough diplomacy. that's hard power, not soft power. so, i don't buy that. >> there were no weapons of mass destruction. >> good to see you. how are you doing? >> joe biden and i were the fir

agency that innocent villages were killed it comes as the taleban of the afghan government meet in karzai to find a way to end the decades long conflict russian warplanes have launched airstrikes in northwestern syria the bombardment hit just west of the city of idlib northwestern syria is one of the last areas in the country held by rebels who are fighting against government forces. police in belarus have started to detain protesters who've been gathering in the capital minsk rallies are getting under way across the country demonstrators amounting the resignation of president alexander lukashenko following last month's disputed election of a large police presence in minsk and the internet suspend shut down for step boston our correspondent in minsk joins us now on the line from that i'm sorry we can't see her step where are you what's happening. we're still marching through into a 2nd chance of trying to keep up with 6 tens of thousands of protesters who have been moving around somebody in the fountain palace want to look at that just precipice just to the ministry of interior player but

former afghan president hamid karzai has told a w. he hopes the talks will lead to long lasting peace in an exclusive interview he also expressed optimism that the insurgents would uphold the rights of afghan people including women's rights and freedoms of speech well these are these are fundamental rights in any. we're doing society in any society that looks forward for progress and. better in light and better days these these are fundamental rights without these rights are coming to a prosperous society or a. society that's progress and therefore these are the rights that i hope they will respect and also very much want to emphasize that. these rights of these rights the right to education for afghan people for all children specially sufficient that i do education for our daughters who is in afghanistan is a fundamental that we cannot compromise on but i'm sure the taliban were also recognize and work to promote forethought as in the u.s. are hoping a change of weather could help them battle huge blazes reggie across several western

of the world leaders this time because a covert 19 these are virtual recorded speeches president karzai speaking from kabul from the og the president presidential palace there in kabul and that's what you're seeing with all the world leaders directing. speaking to us directly from their capitals ok thank you for that diplomatic editor james days at the united nations. well as i've been saying the united nations is marking its 75th anniversary the event is coinciding with the annual general assembly meeting this week that things will need this together as james was saying for the 1st time this year a bill be done virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic in his opening address u.n. secretary general antonio tell us urged world leaders to be united and say the u.n. is needed now more than ever i meant committee. biodiversity is collapsing poverty is again rising hatred is spreading geopolitical tensions are escalating and nuclear weapons remain on hair trigger loads transformative technologies of opened up new opportunities but also exposed new science and the covered 19 pandemic as l

back in 2001 after 9/11, biden had backed karzai and supported george w. bush in afghanistan.urned to a new target looking to terrorism. >> by seeking weapons of mass destructions, this regime posts a great danger. >> why did biden voted for the resolution? >> he did not vote for war. the best way to deal with it is to get inspectors in iraq. they were doing their job and bush went to war anyway. it is a hard thing to say when you are getting a authorization. diplomacy is soft power. i don't buy that. >> there were no weapons of mass destructions. >> joe biden, the first senator into baghdad and after a couple of years, it became clear to him that this was going nowhere. the iraq was a mistake. >> it is a vote that dogged him for years from both sides. >> i did everything i could to prevent it. >> why do you think he changed that mind on that vote? >> the same reasons that others did. >> if it had been a huge success then nobody would be regretting it. >> can you explain who people when you would use force? >> yes, when there is a violent case at stake. conversely i am not goi