karzai's two terms as president were up. the shoulders of a new afghan president, ashraf ghani, a world bank academic who famously co-wrote the book "fixing failed states." >> (speaking pashto): (audience applauding) >> president ghani was a teacher. he was a good talker. he would impress people with his ideas. >> (speaking dari): >> (cheering and applauding) >> but he had this ego problem. he was condescending of others. he was a micromanager. the americans knew it, but he was the best they had. they couldn't find a better person than him. >> we're very openly proud of our foundational partnership with the united states. you're remarkable friends... >> smith: but with the americans leaving, ghani's hold on power was doomed. he was depending on the strength of the afghan forces. >> the afghan national army is an enduring tribute to your investment and sacrifice, so i want to thank you. (men speaking non-english language) >> smith: but the afghan army and police forces were plagued by corruption. >> all right, let's try it ag

karzai of course we were hoping that he would come out on top of everything and be the future leaderof afghanistan but so sherzai does this as well. there's some friction there on the different roles and all that and they actually have a familial relationship. i think they are second cousins or maybe first cousins and they are related so what happened was when they took kandahar karzai kind of assumed primacy before he became a national leader of afghanistan took charge in a way and he was willing, he wanted the former governor of the taliban governor of kandahar wanted him to become a security chief of kandahar province. he felt that guy would help bring and taliban elements and lay down their arms. sherzai hated this guy. there was no way and also he was helping the al qaeda guys that were still in hiding to get out of the country and to get out of kandahar. sherzai is like no way you'll taccom the eventual security chief so there was real friction and it was so poor they stay united. they were pashtuns taliban pashtun so we could not afford for there to be split between them. is s

they wanted to collaborate with the new government of president karzai, help them, and told them thatjust want to stay in afghanistan, let us live here." ♪ ♪ >> if you're asking would an arrangement with omar where he could, quote, "live in dignity" in the kandahar area or some place in afghanistan, be consistent with what i have said, the answer is no, it would not be consistent with what i have said. >> the answer was firm. the taliban have no place in a future afghan government and, um, they should be captured and imprisoned, certainly at the leadership level, whenever possible. ♪ ♪ >> terrorists are now scattered. >> bounties were put out, taliban were chased down. >> and in every cave, in every dark corner of that country, we will hunt down the killers, and bring them to justice. (cheers and applause) >> smith: among the taliban arrested was their ambassador to pakistan, mullah zaeef, seized by pakistanis and rendered to u.s. custody. zaeef says he was beaten. >> smith: what were they trying to find out? what were they asking from you? >> smith: the taliban were trying to negotia

. >> karzai complaints the raids were backfiring.as was anger at karzai's government and the ited states. >> the accumulation of civilian casualties and mistakes, we were very tough. >> he complained and you had to stop running night raids. >> i asked -- i understand the pressure karzai was under and i conveyed to him the challenges i had to deal with as they coalition leader in afghanistan. war is full of mistakes and incredible loss, tragedy, heartbreak, hardship. and casualties. amna: frontline airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern on most pbs stations and on youtube. geoff: that's the newshour for tonight. i'm geoff bennett amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provid by -- >> actually you don't need vision to do most things in life. yes, i am legally blind and yes, i am responsible for the user interface. data visualization. if i can understand it quickly, anyone can. it is exciting to be part of a team driving technology forward. i

. >> karzai replaying -- complained repeatedly. >> i understand absolutely the pressures karzai was underim the challenges with which i was having to deal as the commander of u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan. war is full of mistake scum of full of incredible loss -- mistakes, full of incredible loss, heartbreak, hardship, and casualties. amna: frontline airs at 10:00 p.m. eastern on most pbs stations and on youtube. geoff: and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> actually, you don't need vision to do most things in life. yes, i'm legally blind and yes, i'm responsible for the user interface. data visualization. if i can see it and understand it quickly, anyone can. it's exciting to be part of a team driving the technology forward. i think that is the most rewarding thing. people who know, know bdo. ♪ >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancem

chairman karzai. the last time we met in this chamber, the mothers, daughters of afghanistan were captives in their own homes, forbidden from working or going to school. today, women are free and are part of afghanistan's new government, and we welcome the new minister of women's affairs, dr. sima samar. our is a tribute to the spirit of the afghan people, to the resolve of our coalition and to the might of united states military. when i called our troops in action, i did with complete confidence in their courage and skill. and tonight, thanks to them, we are winning the war on terror. the. the men and women of our armed forces delivered a message now clear to every enemy of the united states. even 7000 miles away, across oceans and continents, on mountaintops and in caves, you will not escape the of this nation. for many americans, these four months have brought sorrow and pain that will never completely go away. every day, retired firefighter returns to ground zero to feel closer to. his two sons wh

karzai and thank you. greetings and courtesy to you, dear viewers.come to the football magazine. tonight , i will start the program with some internal news. the ruling of qala novi is finally the head coach of our country's national football team after 45 days since the beginning of his activity. it was issued in the national team, and based on that, qale novi until the end of the 2023 nations cup the head coach of the iranian team, the coach of the 21st of march last year, was selected as the new head coach of our country's national team and replaced carlos queiroz, 10th of the new year for the introduction of the head coach of the omid team . according to the circumstances , in one week, taremi will be named the head coach of the national team in the portuguese football hall of fame. gol portugal sports media has announced that the name of mehdi taremi, the star of the national team of our country and portugal , has performed brilliantly in the last few games of this team, in the hall of fame of the statistical media. the title of one of the 11 pla

after 13 serviceman, killed by isis at the harvard karzai international airport, central command reacted, killed a bunch of people who were innocent including 5 or 7 children, the head of centcom shut them accountable, he wasn't, never was held accountable. this is something the administration wants to move beyond, they think they' re being clever with this document blaming trump, they realize this is a problem in 2024 especially with ukraine turning into a potential stalemate, just a political act. stuart: and the timing just before a holiday weekend, suspicious at the very least. you are always great on all the topics as always, lots to talk about. appreciate it. now this. horrible story, new security footage showing cash apps - it has been released. the video we are about to show is a graphic. it was obtained exclusively by daily mail and it shows a wounded lee dropping to the ground after being stabbed outside a luxury apartment building in san francisco. he's seen grabbing his side. is also trying to wave down passing cars for help and no one stops. actress sarah foster, the daughte

no, i mean, i had seen some of the best of american leadership on the ground at hamid karzai internationalof mine, unauthorised to better understand that situation. and what the men and women on the ground did was incredible. it was heroic, and it makes me so deeply proud. but the fact that they were put in that situation in the first place is a continuing shame and embarrassment. so, yes, we can be proud on the logistical success of that evacuation. but again, it's not a question ofjust what happened during those two weeks on the ground. it was how we found ourselves in that woeful situation to begin with. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. hi, my name is 0llie and i love seals. so, i'm cutting my here to raise money for skegness nature land and donated it to the little princess trust. how long have you been growing your hair for? my whole entire life. i've barely even had my hair cut short so i wanted to do it for the seals and for people who... and the little princess trust, for people who have cancer who need wigs. he's never had short hair. he's had trims to keep it

and they were actually able to get onto the karzai international airport within 48 hours and within 72 hours basically had control of it. pre-positioning forces is not new for the united states. we want to be as close as you can get so you can close down the time and space factor, so you can be there as quick as possible. certainly this is an outgrowth of things we have learned over the last year, year and a half. but it's also not something the military is not used to doing. reporter: it sounds like an incredible dangerous environment for anyone to drive around and be outside. why the decision not to potentially provide military help to u.s. citizens who may need it and only direct potential help to embassy personnel? admiral kirby: let's not get ahead of where we are. the focus right now is to pre-position forces nearby in case they're needed. no decision has been made to evacuate anybody. what we said early on is that we advise americans not to travel to khartoum. not to travel to sudan. we made it clear that they should be making their way out of the country. i don't want to get ah

different problems, and still , i am borrowing your words, this is the recent warm discussion of hamid karzai a few minutes ago about the property rights, because one of the things that mr. taj said that the problem has been solved is that to say that the ownership rights can be changed and it has become different, while according to paragraph 1, article 18 of the general policies law, article 44, when the sponsor companies are included in the transfer list , it is very clearly stated in the law that the exercise of ownership rights is at the disposal of the ministry of economy and finance affairs , and it does not matter how many the company should be on the list. the optimality that haj agha taj is considering is that both of them are on this list. by placing both of them, their ownership rights are exercised by the ministry of economy and finance, and there is no difference between the owner from that government and the ownership rights from that ministry i am and the entertainment that can leave you economical do it, when do you do it about jam jam yard, but it has nothing to do with owne

. >> brian: was the president and first lady calling in to kabul airport, harmid karzai airport demanding>> from our interviews we found the senior leadership all the way down to the lower levels were receiving calls from the president and first lady, the administration general officers flag officers and elected officials. >> brian: was the state department drinking before the night they were leaving having an exit party in the embassy? >> as a result of the investigation, what we learned was personnel saying it physically took service members, u.s. service members to go door to door to pull personnel from the embassy out of their rooms at the time of the evacuation. >> brian: was there a plan left for president biden. >> let's be honest, you know, as far as dod is concerned. they were working a plan. but, you know, and that's well before the 14th of august. i mean, but, whether or not there was a plan, you know, i think you have said it before, i mean, ultimately, the decision to leave and to follow the trump established timeline rests solely on the administration. i mean, we have seen t

. >> by the end of the conference, hamid karzai, charismatic and the speaking afghan politician withction to the cia was chosen of afghanistan's new interim leader. some taliban leaders were looking to negotiate a deal, offered to surrender they could remain in afghanistan and live in dignity. host: they hindsight look of not including the taliban. did they use that through the years as one of their bargaining points against the united states and against the existing government of afghanistan of the time? guest: i dope know quite how they used it but i do know that they were embittered and it strengthened the hardliners within the group. had there been an opportunity for the taliban to have a seat at the table, it might have been an opportunity to quash some of the hardliners and bring some cooperation to the postinvasion era. what's interesting is if you roll the clip further, you would get to general petraeus who is the commander of troops on the ground and before that he was at central command in a higher position. he said that's a very good question and he thinks that in his post

this withdrawal would be complete without mention of the deadly attack on the abbey gate at hamid karzai president at the time made it clear to operational commanders that force protection remain his highest priority. in those tense days when the threat was particularly high, he accepted the recommendation of his national security team to extend the time line for evacuations only after his senior military officials confirmed that they had sufficient resources and authorities to mitigate threats including those threats posed by isis he trusted the best judgment of his leaders on the ground to make all operational decisions including with regard to abbey g gate the president and the first lady will always honor the sacrifices of the 13 service members who were killed in that attack, and we will never forget their families >> so there we're hearing at least the beginning of what we expect to see from this report, the after action report on afghanistan, and the chaotic withdrawal frankly that at the time received a lot of bipartisan criticism among those who were critics were members of the

and karzai filled a helicopter with millions of dollars before he left.ody ever suggested leaving the bagram air base. biden's new name could be the surrenderer in chief. he surrendered the southern border to cartels. he surrendered the bagram air base to china. he surrendered afghan and millions of dollars worth of weapons to the taliban. he surrendered women's sports to the fascist trans plan that wants to destroy what it means to be a woman. my top story though is mccarthy needs a committee on -- every republican needs to head a committee on all these things that are going wrong. we need to impeach biden and his crew and we need to stop giving away our sovereignty to the new world order that biden wants and china. host: i just have to say that my bow this morning was chosen by my george washington university students, some of whom have joined me this morning for washington journal and are watching from backstage right now. they chose the bow tie for me. thank you for showing up this morning. really quickly, we want to remind you that on monday, the hou

and karzai filled a helicopter with millions of dollars before he left.ody ever suggested leaving the bagram air base. biden's new name could be the surrenderer in chief. he surrendered the southern border to cartels. he surrendered the bagram air base to china. he surrendered afghan and millions of dollars worth of weapons to the taliban. he surrendered women's sports to the fascist trans plan that wants to destroy what it means to be a woman. my top story though is mccarthy needs a committee on -- every republican needs to head a committee on all these things that are going wrong. we need to impeach biden and his crew and we need to stop giving away our sovereignty to the new world order that biden wants and china. host: i just have to say that my bow this morning was chosen by my george washington university students, some of whom have joined me this morning for washington journal and are watching from backstage right now. they chose the bow tie for me. thank you for showing up this morning. really quickly, we want to remind you that on monday, the hou

you know, karzai in afghanistan, not so much pressure, corruption you know, peshmerga and so the really a clear eyed assessment of does this partner or have the the credibility in the legitimacy to be supportable in a way that successful or not? because i think that's a factor that we've tended to discount or believe that we can somehow remake them or we would change how you know, their viewed among their own population, which is probably something more than we can actually do. yeah. that, that is a terrific point. i'll just associate myself with that and you know, say that that was we turn the tide in iraq and oh was the legitimacy of the tribal forces you know outstripped anything that the iraqi security forces had or they provided enough of a veneer of legitimacy to the iraqi security forces that they were able to turn the tide against before. we conclude, i can't resist the temptation to ask one last quick lightning round question. madam secretary, for you and for you, general, in a as some of you may have seen, there was a press release yesterday from u.s. central command announcin

. >> by the end of the conference, hamid karzai, charismatic and the speaking afghan politician withion to the cia was chosen of afghanistan's new interim leader. some taliban leaders were looking to negotiate a deal, offered to surrender they could remain in afghanistan and live in dignity. host: they hindsight look of not including the taliban. did they use that through the years as one of their bargaining points against the united states and against the existing government of afghanistan of the time? guest: i dope know quite how they used it but i do know that they were embittered and it strengthened the hardliners within the group. had there been an opportunity for the taliban to have a seat at the table, it might have been an opportunity to quash some of the hardliners and bring some cooperation to the postinvasion era. what's interesting is if you roll the clip further, you would get to general petraeus who is the commander of troops on the ground and before that he was at central command in a higher position. he said that's a very good question and he thinks that in his postmo

. >> by the end of the conference, hamid karzai, charismatic and the speaking afghan politician withn to the cia was chosen of afghanistan's new interim leader. some taliban leaders were looking to negotiate a deal, offered to surrender they could remain in afghanistan and live in dignity. host: they hindsight look of not including the taliban. did they use that through the years as one of their bargaining points against the united states and against the existing government of afghanistan of the time? guest: i dope know quite how they used it but i do know that they were embittered and it strengthened the hardliners within the group. had there been an opportunity for the taliban to have a seat at the table, it might have been an opportunity to quash some of the hardliners and bring some cooperation to the postinvasion era. what's interesting is if you roll the clip further, you would get to general petraeus who is the commander of troops on the ground and before that he was at central command in a higher position. he said that's a very good question and he thinks that in his postmort