thousands dead they must be getting a very strange picture of afghanistan if the taliban under mullah omar is going to run afghanistan is it going to be a pullout of course lots of people are asking there hundred fifty thousand nato troops there now and already people are talking about fifteen thousand remaining on five different bases the continuous drone attacks and the atrocities committed by u.s. and nato and i say have troops of course do catalyzed pro taliban support it was only in the past week or so that a u.s. commando unit were thrown out of new york province after allegations of complicity in kidnapping torture and summary executing people in the province because i told the americans they better get out and of course those kinds of atrocities around town and support. an r.t.c. caffein of who has reported from afghanistan believe that karzai is just playing politics one his closeness to the west ultimately makes him a bit of a make president. he's made this point numerous times before calling for the taliban to participate in elections is that stand is so open and democratic that

calling for the taliban to participate in elections is that stand is so open and democratic that even mullah omar were he to disarm essentially could run for office of course the reality is that this is a complete political nonstarter because the taliban have been very clear in their position they do not see the karzai government as being legitimate they have openly called it as a puppet of the united states they refuse to hold any sort of negotiations much less view the constitution as legitimate or offer any sort of candidate so again this is just sort of wishful thinking perhaps or rather a rhetorical remark by president hamid karzai than any sort of reality on the ground because the taliban has refused to negotiate with him there really isn't very much that cars i can do in the situation for the taliban the number one position is this affectively to remove all foreign troops from the ground in afghanistan in order to do that why negotiate with the so-called puppet government when we can talk to be occupiers themselves but there's divisions within the taliban as well do they actually hold nego

thousands dead they must be getting a very strange picture of afghanistan if the taliban under mullah omar is going to run afghanistan and janina jolie selling of jewelry for girls schools and the whole of afghanistan is going to go back to how it was the taliban i suppose will be reacting silently and quietly they try to keep a low profile of getting billions of dollars from corrupt u.s. contractor contracts in afghanistan what's the incentive though for them to do this by the book because after the pullout maybe they could do it by force no well is it going to be a pullout of course lots of people are asking there hundred fifty thousand nato troops there now and already people are talking about fifteen thousand remaining on five different bases and actually even the russian military may have bases there the main angle on the story is that the very idea that after ten since nine eleven the idea that the taliban could one day be in power presumably horrified americans which is probably why our because i said i brazil there was some joke element to it and a very dark joke what about the afg

there's debate as to what extent they pay full allegiance or not to mullah omar. generally they do. they are quite anti-western. they have the reputation of the most violent kinds of attacks against isaf and particularly how the united states. of late, they have lost a couple of 30 leaders.-- of their key leaders. i think that has somewhat restrained in their historical and aggressiveness, but their motivation, i think, is an uncompromised. of the are a member taliban, but they have a long history of autonomy in that area. it goes along the border between afghanistan and pakistan. they have adamantly opposed any type of foreign intervention in that region. by foreign, i'm also talking about that government as well as the afghan government, but in addition now because of the isaf coalition troops there, they're fighting along with the taliban, they are among the most lethal and the most violent groups in the area. one of the things we are looking at, as the taliban moves forward, is the the haqqani network going to stay with them or will there be separation as far as political agenda

there is debate as to what extent they pay full allegiance or not to mullah omar.generally they do. they are quite anti-western and have the reputation of the most violent kinds of attacks against isaf and particularly the united states. of late, they've lost a couple of their key leaders and so, that is they think restrained somewhat their historical aggressiveness. but their motivation 19 is uncompromised. >> as director clapper said, they have a long history of autonomy in the area that goes along the border between afghanistan and pakistan. they've adamantly opposed any foreign intervention in that region and also talking about government as those afghan government. in addition now because of the isaf coalition troops, they are fighting a long with the taliban and in are among the most lethal and most alanna groups in the area there. one thing were lucky not acetal abandonments forward, the haqqani going to stay with them or some separationists are his political agenda. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. nuÑez. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i remain concerned abo