guest: i would go back to the mujahedin. we supported the mujahedin against the soviets in afghanistan. the mujahedin give life to osama bin laden. i will go back to my original point here about u.s. interventions and not seeing the consequences of them. host: we would like to thank kelley vlahos, the editorial director for the quincy institute for responsible statecraft for being with us and talking us through the military and political situation in afghanistan. thank you so much for being with us. guest: thank you so host: coming up next, we will talk to the editor of the new republic magazine about andrew cuomo's resignation this week. later, in these times magazine contributor kat cisar discusses her recent art -- recent article about redistricting. stick with us. we will be right back. ♪ >> sunday night on june day, elizabeth becker, author of "you don't belong here," tells the story of a female vietnam war correspondence. >> there was no embedding like we have now. there was no military censorship, so it was probably t

guest: i would go back to the mujahedin. we supported the mujahedin against the soviets in afghanistan. the mujahedin give life to osama bin laden. i will go back to my original point here about u.s. interventions and not seeing the consequences of them. host: we would like to thank kelley vlahos, the editorial director for the quincy institute for responsible statecraft for being with us and talking us through the military >> c-span's washington journal. everyday we take our calls live on the air of the news of the day and discuss policy issues that impact you. sunday morning, we look at the political news of the week as well as congressional action on infrastructure with teri jeffrey and a syndicated columnist, them, the deteriorating security situation in afghanistan with the managing editor of a journal. we look at how the pandemic has impacted lobbying efforts on capitol hill with the former president of the national associations of business political action committees. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sun

translator: it's our belief that one day mujahedin will have victory and islamic law will come not to just afghanistan but all over the world. we are not in a hurry. we belief it will come one day. jihad will not end until the last day. >> it's a chilling admission from a group that claims it wants peace, despite continuing a bloody offensive. since the u.s. began its withdrawal in may, the militants have advanced across the country at an alarming rate on the back of american pick-up trucks. on the gazni highway we passed base after base, all flying the militants' flag. at the end, it's a similar sight. the days of underground zblirges are over and the taliban is poised to re-establish the very emirate america once came to destroy. the taliban governor insists the group has changed since then. >> translator: the difference between that taliban and this taliban is that the taliban of 2001 were new and now this taliban is experienced, disciplined. our activities are going well. we are obeying our leaders. >> a lot of people are concerned that if the taliban takes power again, women's ri

also reports that soldiers have laid down their weapons and joined the mujahedin. >> tens of thousands of afghans have fled. the taliban have ceased recorders of the country's northern provinces. many of the refugees in the capital are from afghanistan's third-largest city, which is now in the hands of the taliban. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the taliban offensive that started in may is advancing at a breakneck pace. on thursday, they captured three more provincial capitals. the militants now control 1/3 of afghanistan's regional cities. the weeklong blitz is putting pressure on the embattled afghan government. the president lived to the besieged northern city on wednesday to discuss strategy with local leaders. the capture of ghazni is particularly alarming. it is just 100 kilometers from kabul, and with it in the hands of militants, a crucial highway has been cut off. there are reports the taliban are being prisoners. meanwhile, ongoing peace talks in doha are being stalled despite the offer of a power-sharing deal from the government in return for an end to the fighting. >> as

. >> interpreter: it's our belief that one day mujahedin will have victory and islamic law will comet afghanistan but all over the world. we are not in a hurry. we believe it will come one day. jihad will not end until the last day. >> kayleigh: miranda, president ghani, our ally, gone. you have a new government saying mujahedin will not just take over this country but all across the world. another taliban fighters standing the palace and saying i was in guantanamo for eight years. remember guantanamo, the prison camp joe biden wanted to shut down? he is there for eight years and now he's in the halls of the afghan government. what you make of it? >> miranda: we have seen this movie before. islamist terrorism has been the threat to us that we've been aware of since 9/11. that's when it's reared it -- it reared its ugly head for america first off. this is what president trump made his priority during the campaign of 2016. he completed that mission. he exterminated isis pretty much all over syria. they had a caliphate. they were beheading people. they sexually enslaved women and girls.

you had the war lords, the mujahedin who were here. they with the cia's help pushed out the soviet union in the '80s and that was their sort of big moment. and the war lords because they were able to push out the soviet union rose up. they got a lot of clout. they became famous and got a lot of momentum. there's been talk since then that these war lords, these famous mujahedin were going to stand up and fight against the taliban. they didn't. a lot of them escaped. they escaped at first contact. because over the last 20 years these war lords were living on their name, on their reputation. they said that they had all these thousands of fighters. they actually didn't. but they were able to live on that reputation of having pushed out the soviet union and it was a giant feather in their cap. they faded away. they got old. they got lazy. the taliban came in and they are now the ones who are going to benefit from the same kind of psychological boost. the initial war lords defeated the soviets. we the taliban defeated the united states. so t

the armed group was formed in 1994 by a former mujahedin who fought against the soviets in the 1980'sovement attracted popular support because of the lawlessness, corruption and instability that followed the soviet exit. the taliban took full power in 1996 after the full of kabul and controlled nearly 90% of the nation. it barred girls from going to school and imposed capital punishment for various crimes. the taliban government was overthrown in 2001 after the u.s. invasion triggered by the 9/11 attacks. ♪ let's bring in our guests in kabul. head of the international relations department. in belfast, a practitioner chair at the senator george j mitchell institute for global peace security and justice at queens university belfast. in washington, a former afghan ambassador to france and canada and former advisor to the afghan chief executive. thanks for being us -- being with us today. the taliban has said they are looking to form an inclusive government. what from your perspective does that mean and will non-taliban figures make up a part of the new government? >> by inclusive, accord

there is no problem on the apart -- the part of the islamic emirate, and no one should fear the mujahedinbecause they are from the nation. >> undermining the taliban's hostility towards women, this taliban engaged with the female presenter and a tv interview, an unprecedented move for the group and perhaps a wider part of tapping into the desire for peace and delaying the real fears that women are not safe. it was a line that was reiterated in a taliban press conference later. >> women will be afforded all the rights, whether that is in work or elective activities, because women are a key part of society. we are guanteeing all their rights within the limits of islam. >> an attempt to show a moderate side, perhaps, but many are skeptical of the group, which presided over brutal punishmen and severe restrictions for won. superficially, though, the taliban presence appeared to b not so unsettling for the residents of kabul. me went about their daily tasks, either out of curiosity to see how things are under the new taliban, or out of necessity. most of those out on the streets were male. thi

my first visit to afghanistan was on february 14th 1989 with the mujahedin, the day that the sovietsstalled government lasted another two years. in fact, it lasted longer than the soviet union. this time the american—supported government could not even last to the end of the american withdrawal. there couldn�*t be a better example of failure. peter galbraith, the former us ambassador. if you want to get in touch with me, i�*m on twitter @bbckarishma. i look forward to hearing from you. you�*re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... tributes pour in for don everly, who had huge success with the everly brothers, and has died aged 8a. washington, the world�*s most political city, is assessing the health of the world�*s most powerful man. i the health of the world's most powerful man.— powerful man. i had relationship - powerful man. i had relationship with - powerful man. i had i relationship with miss powerful man. i had _ relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong.- fact, i

i was reporting from kabul 1989 when the soviet troops left, in 1992 when the mujahedin took power andn. afghans have never lived through such a transition, which is so fraught with fear, which is so shrouded in darkness and uncertainty. the mantra of the united states during this withdrawal which began months ago was that it would be a safe, orderly and responsible withdrawal. and yet it is one that has ended, notjust in chaos and violence, but in pain and hurt for afghans yet again. afghans who had dared to hope that after the world came knocking on their door in 2001, that when they left it would be the best of days, except it is for so many afghans the worst of days. the last us soldier has left promising to come back and get those they have left behind and we can't count how many, all we see and hear or the pleading messages for help. tomorrow morning, nearly 38 million afghans will wake up and they will wonder what will life be like under taliban rule. there will be rules, there will be regulations, but will they be the kind of order that allows afghans to think this is a country

when the soviet union troops left in �*89, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so the the afghan civil war, and the fear now is, because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68. the texan musician was known for songs such as love at the five and dime, which celebrated the south of the usa. her 1993 album other voices, other rooms earned a grammy for best contemporary folk album, and in 2008 she won the lifetime achievement trailblazer award from the americana music association. nancy griffith worked closely with other singers, helping the early careers of artists like lyle lovett and emmylou harris. to turkey, now, and just as crews battled to bring wildfires under control, devastating floods have decimated northern parts of the co

in 92 when the mujahedin took power. in 2001 the us invasion toppled the taliban.never lived through such a transition. which is so fraught with fear, which is so shrouded in darkness and uncertainty. the mantra of the united states during this withdrawal, which began months ago was that it would be a save orderly and responsible withdrawal and yet it is one which has ended not just in chaos, in violence, but in pain and hurt for afghans yet again. afghans who had dared to hope that after the world came knocking on their door in 2001 that when they left it would be the best of days. except, it is for so many afghans the worst of days. the last us soldier has left, promising to come back and get to those that they have left behind and they are counted... we cannot count how many. all we see and hear our depleting messages for help. tomorrow morning, nearly 38 million afghans will wake up and wonder what will life be like under taliban rule. there will be rules. there will be regulations. but will they be the kind of order that allows afghans to think this is a count

my first visit to afghanistan was on february 1a, 1989 with the mujahedin, the day that the soviets withdrewother two years. in fact, it lasted longer than the soviet union. this time the american supported government could not even last to the end of the american withdrawal. it couldn�*t be a better example of failure. it couldn't be a better example of failure. , ., ., failure. peter galbraith, the former un deu failure. peter galbraith, the former un deputy special _ failure. peter galbraith, the former un deputy special representative . failure. peter galbraith, the formerl un deputy special representative for afghanistan, thank you forjoining us on tuesday. if you want to get in touch with me, i�*m on twitter @bbckarishma. i look forward to hearing your thoughts. you�*re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... why new zealand�*s government is questioning the effectiveness of its rapid lockdown pandemic strategy. we speak to a public health expert in auckland. washington, the world�*s most political city, is it assessing the health of the world�*s most powerful man

when the soviet union troops left in �*89, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so the, because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. one of the british soldiers injured in afghanistan was rifleman craig monaghan from manchester. serving with c company 2 rifles, he sustained serious head injuries and is still on medication. he says the news that the taliban are back makes him wonder why so many fought, bled and lost their lives. ten of his colleagues were killed. he's been speaking to our correspondentjeremy cooke. the pain i felt this morning... ..was like i felt sick. like physically — went to the toilet, retching, thinking i was going to be sick. every area now that ifought, bled, friends lost their lives on, has just gone. i was 18 years old when i arrived in country, coming up to my 19th birthday

tradition in afghanistan is sufism and jihadist ideology is in large measure the creation of the mujahedin resistance of soviet occupation in 1988, and the saudi funding, and the resurrection of a vitriolic strain of islam in pakistan as well. this is not the natural course in afghanistan. there is so much disinformation and superficial understanding, therefore ignorance of history -- and what is worse -- the manipulation of history. the graveyard of empires -- really? we are saying this is inevitable because afghanistan is a graveyard of empires? we are fighting with afghans, for afghans against this group of terrorists called the taliban and their allies. that is the appropriate framing. we are not an imperial power. we were enabling the afghans to get slowly back on the course of recovery, which they did. and to gradually over time build strength. was that going to take time? heck yes. what afghanistan shows us, and this is a headline lesson for your series, there are no short-term solutions to long-term problems. it was a short-term approach to afghanistan that paradoxically lengthened

when the soviet union troops left in 1989, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so thenmity between the countries in the region, it is a danger that could happen again. the in the region, it is a danger that could happen again.— could happen again. the us and britain leave _ could happen again. the us and britain leave a _ could happen again. the us and britain leave a country - could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in - could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was awful, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. let's return to yogita limaye in kabul. the talybont are just 45 minutes south of kabul now, is itjust a matter of time before they launch an all—out assault on capital? weill. all-out assault on capital? well, --eole all-out assault on capital? well, people here _ all-out assault on capital? well, people here are _ all-out assault on capital? well, people here are really _ all-out assault on capital? well, peopl

when the soviet troops withdrawal, there were deals made by the government at the time with the mujahedin a province to them without letting the security forces at the time to know or defend themselves. that conspiracy is there, and there is a strong conspiracy that people assume, regular afghans assume there is probably a hidden deal made between the u.s. and the taliban, that there has to be surrender of certain profit since. -- provinces. the final element, which is a practical element is our security forces, and it was very clear that they were highly dependent on u.s. close air support, so there are multiplying effects, but still we have seen -- look, there is one city that we held for quite some time, and a lot of the stories of the final handover and takeover is either people run out of ammunition or at a close distance when the taliban arrive. we are told that one city was held for two and a half months, then there was a retreat, and they took with them 1500 people retreated and took the armored cars and left no ammunition to the taliban. i think there are brave stories and braver

guest: i would go back to the mujahedin.supported the mujahedin against the soviets in afghanistan. the mujahedin give life to osama bin laden. i will go back to my original point here about u.s. interventions and not seeing the consequences of them. host: we would like to thank kelley vlahos, the editorial director for the quincy institute for responsible statecraft for being with us and talking us through the military and political situation in afghanistan. thank you so much for being with us. guest: thank you so host: coming up next, we will talk to the editor of the new republic magazine about andrew cuomo's resignation this week. later, in these times magazine contributor kat cisar discusses her recent art -- recent article about redistricting. stick with us. we will be right back. ♪ >> sunday night on june day, elizabeth becker, author of "you don't belong here," tells the story of a female vietnam war correspondence. >> there was no embedding like we have now. there was no military censorship, so it was probably the f

the san mateo ca mujahedin across towards the peninsula. little under 21 minutes for you to make it there. our richmond sandra fell bridge. we're up to about 19 last i checked now we're starting to recover a bit back down to 13 minutes as you're heading out of richmond and the south bay things are a little sluggish along one. oh, one as you're traveling to in the park. 37 minutes. >> 2 8085 82 seen slight delay. daryn james, back to you. >> raise 9. '06, and our top local story to police shootings in the bay area. the most recent last night in fremont. yeah. according to fremont police, they fatally shot an attempted murder suspect with kron. four's will tran live in fremont to explain what we know so far will. >> well. we do know that before the shooting they accuses gunman of shooting another man in the head incredibly that man is still alive. this morning. albeit in critical condition. i'm at the police department looking for details. but here's what we do know so far. take a look at your screen. we want to show you a map. this all unfol

they are seen as these mujahedin that helps rid the country of the occupation. a legitimate and recognised government and to do that you cannot be seen to be harbouring or supporting al-qaeda or other groups. i think the taliban so far as long as they are fighting a war thatis as long as they are fighting a war that is the priority. they have not made any decisions about this relationship, they are trying to balance things and try to get through this next phase and get the victory in their view and make a decision about all of these issues, but certainly i think it's a concern that a lot of people share but one which we really do not know which way it's going to go and how it's going to happen. way it's going to go and how it's going to happen-— here in the uk — more than half a million gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have achieved another set of record results, with both the proportion of students getting top grades and those achieving pass rates rising slightly from last year. it follows a second year in which exams were replaced with the

a former mujahedin commander and his son are there _ mujahedin commander and his son are there they—e of - hearing the same thing? yeah, i am in constant contact with some of myj in constant contact with some of my family— in constant contact with some of my family members and friends. we have been watching the news since these rapid captures happen. all people are panicking and they fear for their— are panicking and they fear for their lives. what the taliban are saying _ their lives. what the taliban are saying and — their lives. what the taliban are saying and their actions on the ground — saying and their actions on the ground are totally different. they are going — ground are totally different. they are going door—to—door to look for government— are going door—to—door to look for government employees, the journalists and everything. the picture — journalists and everything. the picture is — journalists and everything. the picture is totally different in kabul — picture is totally different in kabul. we achieved a lot since the coalition— kabul. we achieved a lot since the coalit

early in the war, one of our priorities at the time was to recover stinger missiles that we gave the mujahedinhanks for being with us, you have expertise we need. appreciate it. we have a story of air b&b, temporary housing up to 20,000 afghan refugees, public affairs director joined me earlier. watch this. >> they are funding these because we think it is important to make sure folks have a safe place when they arrive in the united states. we've been overwhelmed by the outpouring of folks who want to open my home for free but right now we are focused on getting as many people into safe spaces as possible. stuart: a number of that are and have been trying to offer help to afghan refugees. alphabet also known as google will let you hail in the street a driver's abolish taxi and it will be free. where will this happen? ashley: in san francisco, a notorious difficult place to test autonomous vehicles with all the twists and turns but alphabet has been testing its autonomous trips in phoenix but now people in san francisco can haley ride in an old electric jaguar case for free. the test rides will

when we helped the rishaad dean -- mujahedin against the soviets, we cut and rain. -- ran. perception now is the same. whether it's true, the facts will tell us differently, but that perception is there and therefore that's going to be the legacy people are going to remember. host: how long were you in afghanistan and what are your feelings day? do you feel the legacy of your service will endure? caller: i was there for a year. yeah, i feel that the people in the things that we did helped the afghan people and helped the tribes and the people in the tribes that were there. but once again, you know, i'm with myself and my colleagues that were there. we were, you know, we were therefore a certain reason and we were able to do that. we were fairly successful at it, but i know that when we leave, everything we have done will be erased. host: all right, we will hear from eddie, next, phosphor, maryland, republican line. you are on the air. caller: hello? hello? host: you are on the air. caller: yeah, i'm talking. are you there? host: yeah, we are. listen to the phone, don't list

india trading company use the opium trade in the opium wars in china, and then 1999, you have the mujahedin 1980's, get the soviets appeared fast-forward to 1999, and you have the taliban government banning opium production in afghanistan. ok? as of 2000, 2001, open production fell so drastically, we had to invade and get it going again. so what happens? immediately following the invasion of afghanistan, we got a massive production of 2000% -- host: who is the "we" you think once the illegal opium trade? caller: ok, just follow the money. it is well-known, been using opium drug money to fund wars. you can look it up. there is behind the scenes information. it is all relevant. host: where do you look it up, ed? caller: all about opium. you can do your own research. host: where do you do your research? caller: have you done any research on the chinese opium wars, the east indian trading company, on the resurgence of opium production in afghanistan after the u.s. invasion? it is all out there. it is out there, ok? host: for somebody who wants to read where you are reading this, where do you go

international community left afghanistan after the russians were defeated through the use of the mujahedinto be with regards to a national security threat by not having a small military presence on the ground in afghanistan which has helped avoid a security threat, terrorist attacks throughout the world for the last 20 years? the ground reality now for us is, how many levers to be have, and the answer to that is, i think we are very limited in terms of leaders, because there are international players, russia, china, neighbouring countries like iran and pakistan, so on that basis, the question is what can we do, what levers do we have to bring about firstly the one key commitment from the taliban, accepting that they are now an effective control of afghanistan, is to work with international partners to work with international partners to ensure that the assurances given and afghanistan will never, ever, ever be used by terrorist organisations or harbour terrorist activity. is organisations or harbour terrorist activi . , ' . , organisations or harbour terrorist activi . , , . organisations

it's a very important sector we have to tell you our mujahedin, our fighters, they will be recruitedwho can make the base of our security forces, but when our next government is announced, we will be deciding about that. we will be working together. and you will see our army very soon, in the very near future. translation: my question is about media. you said _ translation: my question is about media. you said that _ translation: my question is about media. you said that the _ translation: my question is about media. you said that the media - media. you said that the media organisations are safe. but even there _ organisations are safe. but even there have — organisations are safe. but even there have been examples that people have treen— there have been examples that people have been stopped, media organisations have been stopped from broadcasting. i was in my work and in more _ broadcasting. i was in my work and in more fighters came in, all the women — in more fighters came in, all the women and _ in more fighters came in, all the women and girls who were working in ourtvr _ women