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groups that actually operate in the region between afghanistan, pakistan, central asia, mainly uzbekistanble to use afghanistan territory in the past 20 years for their transit purpose. based on also the report — the sigar report — the taliban... there is no indication that the taliban actually have de—linked themselves with al-qaeda. and also their relationship with isis is complicated in afghanistan. in some regions of afghanistan, isis do not have... they are in fight with taliban. in some regions, they actually join hands together to fight against the government of afghanistan. so, there are the risks of return of military extremism at any stage to afghanistan. especially if there is no political settlement and establishment of a government which is acceptable by everybody, and that government is strong enough to preserve its territory from the military extremism, there is always the chances of comeback of military extremism, given the history. all right. and the other point you made was you don't want the rushed withdrawal until there's a power sharing agreement. but, look, the ameri

craig murray — a former ambassador to uzbekistan — posted a series of articles online about the formere cases. mr salmond was acquitted of 13 sexual assault charges involving nine women. it's the brit awards tonight — taking place in front of a 4,000—strong live audience without social distancing or facemasks at london's o2 arena. the show is part of a pilot scheme for reopening live events. more than half of the ticket—holders will be key workers from greater london and their guests. colin paterson reports. the winner of new artist... it is the brit awards! lewis capaldi. brit winner, how does that sound? the brit awards are back. tonight's ceremony means the return of live music to london's o2 arena after 1a months of empty seats and silence. hip—hop duo young t & bugsey have the equal most nominations. oh, man. it's crazy, man. it's crazy, it's crazy. we've got the most nominations. coming from the rap scene as well, you know what i mean? we're from nottingham, as well. we're from nottingham, from the midlands. it's a lot, it's a lot, it's a lot. this is going to be the biggest indo

so what we have seen in the last week or so is the u.k., singapore, saudi arabia, shipments from uzbekistan, germany, arriving. be also had something like 1 150,000 doses arriving. this is the first backseat according to rush that. it has been approved by india back in the beginning of the month nap can be administered. shots can go into arms hopefully quicker. a significant shipment arriving this morning. they are providing year long oxygen. also sending it for 25 vent lay pors it take a listen to what the french ambassador to india had to say. >> they have provided since the beginning of the crisis. it's very important because it is not only a response to short-term needs but it is also equipment that we provide in hospitals. these can each provide oxygen, so it will also contribute to for india. >> the united statess that been sending shipments, it continues to send aide. president biden telling the president that the united states stands shoulder to shoulder with india and it is promising like 100 million dollars worth of supplies including not just ppe, but also opponent sos desperatel

this morning we've seen arrivals and shipments today from uzbekistan, from germany as well as from franceotage we have from france the numbers are quite staggering in terms of what they're sending. really crucial eight high capacity generators. that basically provides yearlong oxygen for 250 beds. importantly allows hospitals to create their own oxygen. so not just short-term but long-term help for hospitals. they'll also send liquid oxygen for 2,000 patients for five days as well as 28 ventilators. we've seen germany arriving as well, everything from respirators and helping as well a production facility in india in terms of getting india back creating and providing for their own oxygen. now, that is a inside of europe. in the united states arrivals of shipments have begun. president biden telling president modi he stands shoulder to shoulder with india and he'll do everything in his power to try and help the crisis india is facing at the moment, helping to provide something $100 million worth of supplies being sent. they're being sent oxygen and related equipment, ppe as well as test kit

countries like pakistan, uzbe uzbekistan, tajikistan, there are a lot of complications and challenges for the u.s. in trying to work out arrangements with these countries to base troops there. so i think it's going to be very difficult for the u.s. to be able to maintain any type of counterterrorism capacity once all of its troops have left the country. >> michael kugelman, thank you very much for joining us and giving us your expertise. thank you. >> thank you. >>> now, the voyage of that out-of-control chinese rocket is over. we're hearing that pieces of it have landed in just the past few hours just west of the maldives in the indian ocean. now, that's according to chinese officials. u.s. space command has confirmed parts of the rocket re-entered over the arabian peninsula but hasn't confirmed the impact site. here's a look as it flew over parts of describe. a mere dot in the sky here. but the long march 5-b rocket was roughly the height of a ten-story building and weighed 22 tons. now, china's national space agency says most of the devices it carried were destroyed during re-entry

aerial assets from neighboring countries like uzbekistan, turkmenistan, others to provide the afghans with possible air support they may need? >> senator, thank you for the question. in terms of support to afghan forces, we're looking at ways to be able to adjust that to and over the horizon type of support, things that we can do that doesn't require a large-scale military presence in that country. with respect to access basing and overflight, those negotiations are ongoing within the region to be able to provide those types of arrangements that could enable us to do that from within the region. as i indicated in a response to a previous question, we do already have a significant capability resonate within the persian gulf region. that can provide that. granted, that's a little bit farther away. we would augment that and look to augment that with arrangements that would be within the region closer to afghanistan. >> thank you. and i think another important thing that we have to think about is countering our adversaries because as has been discussed today, the decision to withdraw, dec

pakistan, uzbekistan, to seek stan, china, and iran. very different nations those six. but can i dig in with you a little bit general mackenzie on. that as different as those nations are tech and how different they are in their relationship with the united states would you say that they offer -- threatened by instability in afghanistan? >> i would agree with you completely. i would say all for their own reasons and as you noted those reasons are different. they all want stability in afghanistan. the other thing that some of the month as well as they recognize the vast resources better inherent and seek access. >> in terms of wanting stability i would imagine for their own reasons, but that could lead to unacceptable refugee flows into neighboring regions if that's not managed. and instability could lead to the possibility of terrorist or other tax and their own nations if that is not managed correctly. are those two of the reasons where they want stability and are there others where they want? >> two principal. reasons the movement of refugees across national borders. a

maybe uzbekistan. i don't know. but we have to have a longer-term solution that supports the people of afghanistan, our friends, and american interests. we have to think very deeply about the fate, and it's been spoken about by many, many folks here today. the fate of our afghan friends, those who work specifically with us, especially translators and folks like that. 30,000 vietnamese people who worked with the american military, their named were leaked. at the fall of saigon, the people were all executed. thousands and thousands of others were put into reeducation camps, withdrew tally abused. one of the other things that concerns me is also the proximity to china. i think if there is an open door, we know that the ccp will take it. they will see a strategic advantage to leverage against the united states and they're going to do it. they're going to take it. so whatever we do has to consider those things, the people who invested their lives with our military men, a great country, the current leadership of afghanist