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the taliban is naÏve to think that the taliban was ever going to live up to anything. my 20 years dealing with the region, the entire process that we heard today is extremely naÏve. i find you at the middle of it. i will tel you i firmly disagree with your statement that the restart of the world being the most important factor in the withdrawal i absolutely disagree with your characterization of that. my question to you, you said earlier that the taliban was largely in compliance with her counterterrorism agreement, can you justify that statement for us? >> first on the last statement i said i am not in the government i don't read intelligence but based on what i■■ read of what e intelligence community puts out of the classified product, it appears to me that there largely and compliant based on what i read of the report. but you should not take my word for and you should call experts that are monitoring the situation closely inner government we have a significant body of expertise that monitors and shed the light on them. >> let me help you there. released up rep
the taliban is naÏve to think that the taliban was ever going to live up to anything. my 20 years dealing with the region, the entire process that we heard today is extremely naÏve. i find you at the middle of it. i will tel you i firmly disagree with your statement that the restart of the world being the most important factor in the withdrawal i absolutely disagree with your characterization of that. my question to you, you said earlier that the taliban was largely in compliance with her...
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pass to the taliban? >> very limited information and you really need to talk to state because they were the agency that did it to get through through. >> and are you aware that they were beating up american citizens? >> i'm aware of those claims. >> and are you that they killed allies? >> yes, i am. >> mr. chairman, we had the sniper who had the bomber in his sights here in frt and that was run up the chain of command, and he was denied the ability to take that sniper out. that is a break down. i believe that the security control of kabul contributed to this violence. i know my time is up. i've got óba few other question that i'm going to put in writing through the chairman. but at the end of the day, this is a situation all the way around. i appreciate your willingness to work with these families and meet and talk with them now, but we must have accountability, we must. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> the chair yields. the >> thank you and gold star families here as a gold star family member,
pass to the taliban? >> very limited information and you really need to talk to state because they were the agency that did it to get through through. >> and are you aware that they were beating up american citizens? >> i'm aware of those claims. >> and are you that they killed allies? >> yes, i am. >> mr. chairman, we had the sniper who had the bomber in his sights here in frt and that was run up the chain of command, and he was denied the ability to take...
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e taliban? >> i think the probability is greater thanotat operations. the current admintr that extendl september i guess it was to buy some additionalime, but there is little question in my mind that had the united states, the president's agreement withdrawal we would have been back at four. general mackenzie. >> i generally agree with what the general said, but thought about keeping 2500 beyond. we thought it needed to be coupled with an aggressive negotiation program with the taliban, one that perhaps was to view more sticks and not all carrots, so i think you need to change the approach to the negotiation if you decide to stay. i think it is possible to invite the taliban but that is a counterfactual that we know the answer to. >> i was one of those voices that joined you■0■gnd tt is something that i thought would have been better and could have led to a smoother evacuation, a. what i want to talk about is this issue of who. you talked about getting a fact of the matter is the united stat
e taliban? >> i think the probability is greater thanotat operations. the current admintr that extendl september i guess it was to buy some additionalime, but there is little question in my mind that had the united states, the president's agreement withdrawal we would have been back at four. general mackenzie. >> i generally agree with what the general said, but thought about keeping 2500 beyond. we thought it needed to be coupled with an aggressive negotiation program with the...
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so it has to be woman or the taliban. in kabul, while women fought for their rights, the taliban continued to implement its own unique vision for afghanistan. it replaced the country's ministry of women's affairs with the ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice. one of its mandates is to ban music and implement mandatory hijab. women came to protest. chanting shouting the sisters�* movement was gaining momentum online — a success on its own, but one which became increasingly dangerous. she sings the risk was too high. the sisters felt compelled to leave their country, holding on to the hope of one day returning. so, you know i wasn't allowed to rap. my family was always against it, and they thought it was shamefulfor a girl to pursue music. the last torch singing on monitor if you're trying to change something that is rooted really deeply in the society, it's not easy. i changed my momma's mind. it took seven or eight years. and that was just one person. i'm hoping that girls, women in afghan
so it has to be woman or the taliban. in kabul, while women fought for their rights, the taliban continued to implement its own unique vision for afghanistan. it replaced the country's ministry of women's affairs with the ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice. one of its mandates is to ban music and implement mandatory hijab. women came to protest. chanting shouting the sisters�* movement was gaining momentum online — a success on its own, but one which became...
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taliban leader asked mckenzie if the u.s. wanted to take over security for all of kabul which mckenzie declined without passing that question up the chain of command ultimately to the president. he then asks mckenzie what the u.s. thought about the idea of taliban taking over kabul. mckenzie consulted with former ambassador w and this is where t gets rough. mckenzie told him he had no opinion on that so long as the taliban did not interfere with the u.s. evacuation. now because of that the u.s. was forced to rely on the taliban for the security of our kids and the rest of the civilians that were trying to get out. so don't say on national tv and lie that the taliban was not in charge of the security. he said in august 15th of 2021 that that is exactly what was happening. don't sit here and live. it's wrong and he has to pay for it. >> john: darren, i want to ask you one quick question before we get out here, do you know what happened with your fellow gold star father at the state of the union where he got up and interrupted t
taliban leader asked mckenzie if the u.s. wanted to take over security for all of kabul which mckenzie declined without passing that question up the chain of command ultimately to the president. he then asks mckenzie what the u.s. thought about the idea of taliban taking over kabul. mckenzie consulted with former ambassador w and this is where t gets rough. mckenzie told him he had no opinion on that so long as the taliban did not interfere with the u.s. evacuation. now because of that the u.s....
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that is where the problem is with the taliban. i spoke to abdul. he is really the leader of afghanistan and the taliban, a rough group. i say don't ever shoot our ■ooldierswhat happened, during a administration previously, they we shooting a lot of our soldiers and i let them know, don't ever let that happen. i said it in fashion. for 18 months, we lost nobody in afghanistan, and then we withdre we lost 13 soldiers, 38 horribly wounded. left americans behind. you have americans right now still behind, call them hostages if you like. we left 85 billion dollars worth of beautiful equipment behind, jets and tanks and goggles, night goggles. they are good fighters. they did not used to fight at night, but now they do because they have goggles. they have better goggles than we have. i want to tell you that led to a lot of bad things. now the worst things are happening. the things happening now are e and they are unthinkable at the border. we have millions of people invading our country. this is the worst invasion probably -- we have never had anything
that is where the problem is with the taliban. i spoke to abdul. he is really the leader of afghanistan and the taliban, a rough group. i say don't ever shoot our ■ooldierswhat happened, during a administration previously, they we shooting a lot of our soldiers and i let them know, don't ever let that happen. i said it in fashion. for 18 months, we lost nobody in afghanistan, and then we withdre we lost 13 soldiers, 38 horribly wounded. left americans behind. you have americans right now...
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what does that say about the taliban? >> he is not controlled by the taliban. he is an american citizen. he teaches at montgomery college. he's had a decade-long career. >> he's had a decade-long career, and has been fired for misrepresenting his work from the place he had a career in. i don't know the entire history, but i would like to hear more about it from you all, perhaps, in another setting. but, he is a board member of the afghan central bank on one hand. you just acknowledged that is controlled by the taliban. if you want to be a board member there, you have to be in cahoots with the taliban, and we appointed him as part of this entity in switzerland, one of four people that will control three and half million dollars on behalf of the united states of america, to determine if this goes back to the afghanistan central bank. that seems moronic to me. it seems like an absolute conflict of interest. is he getting paid as a board member of either of those? >> no. >> he doesn't get paid as a board member of the afghan central bank? >> no. he does not get pai
what does that say about the taliban? >> he is not controlled by the taliban. he is an american citizen. he teaches at montgomery college. he's had a decade-long career. >> he's had a decade-long career, and has been fired for misrepresenting his work from the place he had a career in. i don't know the entire history, but i would like to hear more about it from you all, perhaps, in another setting. but, he is a board member of the afghan central bank on one hand. you just...
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what do you say to those people who are afraid of the taliban? well again, i don't know where you got your documentation from and how from help in the province in southern afghanistan, when i reported nearest and to again, i don't know where you get the confidence to say that the government of avalon hassan is looking to persecute its own citizens, especially a government that for an occupation to free its country and liberate its country. and its peoples from foreign influence is an informed powers that it is looking for any form of retribution or any form of persecution of its own citizens. if there is any documentations that you allegedly possess, the government off of one hassan is more than happy to look into it and hold people accountable for engaging in such behavior. sorry, sorry, your kind of side stepping my question. yes, i have reported on this in afghanistan on the ground and i know that there are people who fled the country because they had taliban knocking at their door because their cars were blown up and because they received thr
what do you say to those people who are afraid of the taliban? well again, i don't know where you got your documentation from and how from help in the province in southern afghanistan, when i reported nearest and to again, i don't know where you get the confidence to say that the government of avalon hassan is looking to persecute its own citizens, especially a government that for an occupation to free its country and liberate its country. and its peoples from foreign influence is an informed...
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when the taliban regained power, we saw peopleyou relocated the g school you founded and you have to adapt the model provide online education for girls back in afghanistan. access to internet, safety issues, how many students are in your network? what have you learned from the experience of having to move, and what could we learn from how your model is working at the moment? >> absolutely. when we were operating and with that came a lot of responsibilities. knowing that we could never submit to the telegram vision for afghanistan,girls and wome'. a lot of people are forced to live under the regime and for us, the opportunity -- we knew it would be a matter of time before he received way more applications so we looked at our priorities and arrived at three major ones. on so many levels, we talked about imagining refugee camps, we are building camps to accommodate more than population rwanda. we are looking at a time that we would go back to afghanistan. we are for pairing to return one day to afghanistan. we received an application for only 30 spots. you could imagine about, it is e e
when the taliban regained power, we saw peopleyou relocated the g school you founded and you have to adapt the model provide online education for girls back in afghanistan. access to internet, safety issues, how many students are in your network? what have you learned from the experience of having to move, and what could we learn from how your model is working at the moment? >> absolutely. when we were operating and with that came a lot of responsibilities. knowing that we could never...
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it is also important to note that recently we have seen how relations are developing between the taliban and moscow, and precisely the key issue, the issue of the security of central asia, the issue of security, non-spreading of islamism, and occupies a significant part of the time there, so cooperation around this will continue, but the russians will have to reorient their special services again, now again... what time , yes, and it will be much more difficult than it was there, say, in the 10s, when they were able to create a more or less effective security system and to counter islamism, but then these were specific challenges related to the northern caucasus , for the most part, is the situation now much worse, given the large number of gaystar-baiters, without whom the russians cannot do, and ... what we see now on the streets of russian cities, growth, attacks, everything else, it can also actualize the participation of these gasdarbaiters, the desire for revenge, yes it became known that recep tayyip erdoğan, the turkish president, will pay a visit to the united states in may, wh
it is also important to note that recently we have seen how relations are developing between the taliban and moscow, and precisely the key issue, the issue of the security of central asia, the issue of security, non-spreading of islamism, and occupies a significant part of the time there, so cooperation around this will continue, but the russians will have to reorient their special services again, now again... what time , yes, and it will be much more difficult than it was there, say, in the...
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decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban, their circumstances have warsent. the afghan people have suffered decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban, their circumstances have worsened." of mental health problems such as anxiety, stress and depression, they have even led to suicide. if you take hope away from people, it will result in depressed and dead nation. hope is everything for human beings. if it is eroted, all progress will be lost. the afghan people are brazil. but the absence of basic human necessities and rights can crush even the strongest well. the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis is stricken nation. decades of foreign interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen. when or whether they find your last dream? press tv, kabel, and with that
decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban, their circumstances have warsent. the afghan people have suffered decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban, their circumstances have worsened." of mental health problems such as anxiety, stress and depression, they have even led to suicide. if you take hope away from people, it will result in depressed and dead...
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we did not rely on the taliban for our security. we used them as one tool among many to beef up our defensive posture. we avoided a number of potential advocate attacks and i am proud of the commanders and troops that prevented them. this is small comfort to those who lost loved ones and i realize this. nonetheless, what is remarkable about kabul is not that the tragedy of abby gate happen but that many other attacks did not happen. i will end my statement with this observation. i was the overall commander and i come and i alone their full military responsibility for what happened in abby gate, thank you i am ready for questions. >> thank you, general mckenzie, now recognized myself questions. we have sergeant tyler vargas andrews today here and i want to thank you, sir, for your service. and your courage for testifying before this committee. almost a year ago to the day. he was a sniper at abby gate and testified to us that he had the suicide bomber and insights. that was identified to be on the lookout, he sent to the sniper photo
we did not rely on the taliban for our security. we used them as one tool among many to beef up our defensive posture. we avoided a number of potential advocate attacks and i am proud of the commanders and troops that prevented them. this is small comfort to those who lost loved ones and i realize this. nonetheless, what is remarkable about kabul is not that the tragedy of abby gate happen but that many other attacks did not happen. i will end my statement with this observation. i was the...
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“i think that the likelihood that the taliban would start a clash with us again is not zero, it could start on may 1st or 2nd, 2021, immediately after the expiration of our agreements with the taliban, the current administration and the state department agreed with the taliban to extend these deadlines until september, if i remember correctly, it helped to buy us time, but i have little doubt that if we had not knocked out the troops, we would have had to fight the taliban, even today 2, thick after the unsuccessful withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan, countless hearings, round table briefings, that incompetence which led to the abandonment of afghanistan simply amazes me. the administration has ignored the advice of our allies, experts, and military leaders. she ignored numerous warnings and allowed afghanistan to fall. this is total betrayal of the american military, our allies and afghanistan. this chaotic disgraceful withdrawal of troops to... on this side of the podium, we have a relief package ready, we must accept it immediately, because if we do not, we will endanger the
“i think that the likelihood that the taliban would start a clash with us again is not zero, it could start on may 1st or 2nd, 2021, immediately after the expiration of our agreements with the taliban, the current administration and the state department agreed with the taliban to extend these deadlines until september, if i remember correctly, it helped to buy us time, but i have little doubt that if we had not knocked out the troops, we would have had to fight the taliban, even today 2,...
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russia for the taliban, the support and good friendship of the russian federation with iran , support of proxy armies, in particular iranian ones. this is what catalyzed these terrorist attacks, which may continue in the russian federation, because i dilka announces exactly that. that is, in fact, russia underestimated whether these were internal misunderstandings or not. i don't know how to even call it internal confrontations in the muslim world and different readings, in general, religions and islam, well, i think, russia actively used these different readings. yes, and active cooperation with the shiites , so just the classic answer, well , in general, in the ukrainian interpretation, i would say idil ha, rather, yes, because this is just an english bureaucracy, you know, yes, of course, the number of muslims who died at the hands of the islamic state, there is no comparison with representatives of other ethnic groups. and most terrorist attacks and hostilities take place in the middle east, we can mention here the war in syria and iraq, and the terror introduced by the militants
russia for the taliban, the support and good friendship of the russian federation with iran , support of proxy armies, in particular iranian ones. this is what catalyzed these terrorist attacks, which may continue in the russian federation, because i dilka announces exactly that. that is, in fact, russia underestimated whether these were internal misunderstandings or not. i don't know how to even call it internal confrontations in the muslim world and different readings, in general, religions...
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"the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis striken nation. decades of foreign interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen when or whether they find your last dream. rahmatullah bbon, press tv. president joe biden and former president donald trump continue to move toward a rematch in november after cleaning their party's presidential nominations. both nominees have been exchanging jobs as campaigning intensifies. now i've discussed that with our guests in our news review program. let's see what our guests had to say. you're watching uh press tv world news, time now for the news review. stay tuned. the us president joe biden warning that freedom and democracy is under attack and that after former president donald trump suggested a blood bathh in the case of losing the fall election. biden was speaking at the great iron clap dinner, which was pack with journalists and politicians. h
"the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis striken nation. decades of foreign interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen when or whether they find your last dream. rahmatullah bbon, press tv. president joe biden and former president donald trump continue to move toward a rematch in...
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paul: now, what about the taliban versus ooh isis? because, of course, there's sait loggerheads, they don't like each other. they're competing, essentially, to be the top jihadists around. but are they not doing anything to control isis? are we back to the 199 0s when the taliban let al-qaeda run free in afghanistan? >> well, the reality is that the taliban for years has worked closely with al-qaeda, and the islamic state a -- is an enemy offal tide, so the taliban has taken sides in this jihadist struggle. so taliban has conducted operations against the islamic state. is so has pakistan. the challenge is, as the u.s. found, in afghanistan a lot of these border regions it's really tough to control those the areas. so that's kind of what the taliban faces right now. paul: so another base for isis is has been, obviously, syria. and for a while at least in iraq. the u.s. has retained a couple of bases there, small deployments of troops, a couple of thousand, i think, in syria say. how crucial are those bases to the u.s.' ability to monit
paul: now, what about the taliban versus ooh isis? because, of course, there's sait loggerheads, they don't like each other. they're competing, essentially, to be the top jihadists around. but are they not doing anything to control isis? are we back to the 199 0s when the taliban let al-qaeda run free in afghanistan? >> well, the reality is that the taliban for years has worked closely with al-qaeda, and the islamic state a -- is an enemy offal tide, so the taliban has taken sides in this...
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decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban, their circumstances have worsened, the afghan people have suffered because of intervention. and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban their circumstances. as we speak, mental clinics across kabul are receiving more patients than ever, as psychologist say witness the rise of mental health problems such as anxiety, stress and depression. they have even led to suicide. if you take help away from people, it will result in depressed and dead. and rights can crush even the strongest well, the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis is stricken nation. decades of foreign interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen when or whether they find their loss. dream rahmatallah bagban press tv coble and there you have it those of the top stories on pres
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controls central bank, it is going to the taliban. disaster. it starts with accountability, it is time for the white house to hold people accountable. >> carley: u.s. officials said isis k has become the strongest organization, most dangerous terror group in the region. we are in a position where we have to oversee that threat using the over the horizon approach. where does that leave us? >> leaves us in incredibly weak position. if you go back to the botched exit of afghanistan, there would be what trump had set up at national security council is good transition over to a divided government, where you have afghanis not give everything over to the taliban. that collapsed after biden took office and he gave away bagram air force base. over the horizon strike of isis instead of having bagram, we will have limited number of u.s. forces. now chinese control the bagram air force base. >> carley: so many players, it is concerning. thank you for joining us. >> todd: a squatter living in a new york home says he lives there legally and claims
controls central bank, it is going to the taliban. disaster. it starts with accountability, it is time for the white house to hold people accountable. >> carley: u.s. officials said isis k has become the strongest organization, most dangerous terror group in the region. we are in a position where we have to oversee that threat using the over the horizon approach. where does that leave us? >> leaves us in incredibly weak position. if you go back to the botched exit of afghanistan,...
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hanson and the house armed services committee member congressman restart with you the idea that the taliban they were allowed to march all the way straight to the international airport and they knew what was happening the biden administration knew it they did nothing to stop the march and then this this this i don't think you could have a worse withdrawal than what happened here leaving abandoning americans behind enemy lives abandoning allies we promised we wouldn't do that they were abandoned behind enemy lines billions of military equipment left in the hand of the taliban i don't think you could screw anything up worse than that. >> the general today not pulling their punches when it came to state department led by blinken for the lack of leadership in this white house and as a result you have three things number 13 four-star generals ignored by president biden who did not do as president trump did which was leave the base and some special operators to keep a lid on terrorism biden ignored that yanked everybody out except the fact that they didn't have a plan to pull the american citizen
hanson and the house armed services committee member congressman restart with you the idea that the taliban they were allowed to march all the way straight to the international airport and they knew what was happening the biden administration knew it they did nothing to stop the march and then this this this i don't think you could have a worse withdrawal than what happened here leaving abandoning americans behind enemy lives abandoning allies we promised we wouldn't do that they were abandoned...
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they could sell it to the taliban. they did not chose to bring it back to us and return it so, i'll ask general millie had we was there a way for us to go all around afghanistan and demand the return of our equipment. this is assuming i realized that at the time we hoped that the afghan armed forces would use that to resist the taliban. but if we had real july that there were going to cave immediately. >> could >> we have taken that equipment away from all these afghans with no casualties >> no, of course not so we would have incurred vary >> substantial casualties if we had done what so many on the other side of the aisle have suggested, and that's somehow get back our equipment >> now, >> how does are withdrawal from afghanistan compare to our withdrawal from well, actually i have another question biden came in in january 2021. was there a comprehensive plan at that time? to both withdraw? >> absolutely. every one of our servicemen because that was the promise trump had made to the american people >> while >> withdra
they could sell it to the taliban. they did not chose to bring it back to us and return it so, i'll ask general millie had we was there a way for us to go all around afghanistan and demand the return of our equipment. this is assuming i realized that at the time we hoped that the afghan armed forces would use that to resist the taliban. but if we had real july that there were going to cave immediately. >> could >> we have taken that equipment away from all these afghans with no...
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it tells the story of sola mahfouz or mahfouz, as she grew up in afghanistan under taliban rule, but refused to give up on getting an education. sola is joining us live along with her coauthor melina kapoor. sola and melina, thank you both for coming on the show. >> thank you for having us. >> okay, i have to brag a little bit about you guys, so try not to get embarrassed. sola is a quantum computing researcher at tufts university near boston. and melina, you are a redwood city native and student at stanford, two amazingly accomplished women. so perfect guests for us. international women's day. like sola, you are the afghan girl in the title. tell us about your growing up female in afghanistan and what that meant in terms of education and everything else. >> sure, so when i was 16, i did not even know how to add and subtract. and that was because when i was 11 years old, a group of men came to our door and threatened us if we continued to going to school and from that day on, over the years, i left home only a couple of times a year. and whenever i did, i had to wear the suffocating
it tells the story of sola mahfouz or mahfouz, as she grew up in afghanistan under taliban rule, but refused to give up on getting an education. sola is joining us live along with her coauthor melina kapoor. sola and melina, thank you both for coming on the show. >> thank you for having us. >> okay, i have to brag a little bit about you guys, so try not to get embarrassed. sola is a quantum computing researcher at tufts university near boston. and melina, you are a redwood city...
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just hours before cobble fell to the taliban job. i didn't did not just fail it. withdrawing from afghanistan, he did not have a plan and lied to the american people about it. but policies and veteran members of congress began demanding all skiing, practically begging the administration to begin the evacuation as soon as fight inmate the withdrawal announcement in april 2021. we was stone bold and ignored while they did it in fury. 180 accountability. catholic planning led to a classic withdrawal in many lines last the world's policeman should have known that has all dean geopolitical analyze says that congressional hearings expose the bite and administration is in fact, responsible for the afghanistan withdrawal. so failings, a total bite in administration certainly decided to blame its failure to execute a timely and efficient evacuation on previous policies by the trump administration there. but as the recent hearing has shown, it was actually entirely due to the faults of the decisions made by the by did administration and the st
just hours before cobble fell to the taliban job. i didn't did not just fail it. withdrawing from afghanistan, he did not have a plan and lied to the american people about it. but policies and veteran members of congress began demanding all skiing, practically begging the administration to begin the evacuation as soon as fight inmate the withdrawal announcement in april 2021. we was stone bold and ignored while they did it in fury. 180 accountability. catholic planning led to a classic...
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a journalists group in afghanistan says the taliban rulers have warned that if female journalists do not cover their faces on television, women could be banned from the media altogether. the message was conveyed to media firms in kabul. since seizing power, the taliban has imposed severe restrictions on women and girls in public and private life. a football star says he is shocked and heartbroken after being handed a for your band for doping. he says he plans to appeal. he was found to have elevated levels of testosterone in his system after test in august. it means he will be unable to play again until 2027 when he will be 34 years old. february is black history month in the u.s. is a celebration of a legacy of african-american culture and history. we wanted to take a closer look at a growing debate around reparations, compensating the descendants of black people who were enslaved in the u.s. earlier this month, california became the first state to introduce a slavery reparations package. while many black americans were disappointed to see it does not include cash payments, it boost
a journalists group in afghanistan says the taliban rulers have warned that if female journalists do not cover their faces on television, women could be banned from the media altogether. the message was conveyed to media firms in kabul. since seizing power, the taliban has imposed severe restrictions on women and girls in public and private life. a football star says he is shocked and heartbroken after being handed a for your band for doping. he says he plans to appeal. he was found to have...
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, it happened because the former president, donald trump's, the republican, he made a deal with the taliban. and so how doha agreement, that would set a date for us troops leading in exchange for a bit of a ceasefire. no more a tax on us service members, but they were conditions. and so what we're hearing from the generals is this wasn't their fault in the sense that their recommendation was to leave $2500.00 troops plus contractors plus nato allies in the country until the conditions of the java agreement could be met. so here's what they had to say about that. it was my view that absent those conditions, i was not in favor of a unilateral withdrawal of us forces because of my assessment, the associated costs and risks. the fundamental tension facing the president. in fact, to present was that no one could satisfactorily explain when or even if those conditions would ever be met. it's a really unusual and usually these kinds of hearings happen on like an anniversary date, some way to connect it. and that's when they get more media play. so why now? well, we're behind the scenes. republican
, it happened because the former president, donald trump's, the republican, he made a deal with the taliban. and so how doha agreement, that would set a date for us troops leading in exchange for a bit of a ceasefire. no more a tax on us service members, but they were conditions. and so what we're hearing from the generals is this wasn't their fault in the sense that their recommendation was to leave $2500.00 troops plus contractors plus nato allies in the country until the conditions of the...
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necessities and rights can crush even the strongest well. the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis is stricken nation. decades of foreign interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation... has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen when or whether they find your lost dream. press tv and with that be come to the end of this bulletin. thank you for being with us, take care and bye-bye. 2014, a small african nation began to rip itself apart, the great pall of death and destruction descended over the muslim community. this week on expos a, we touch upon the western narrative of the parliamentary elections in the islamic republic of iran as it centured around made up tales about iranians abstaining from voting in protest against the government. in the meantime, most opinion pieces published by well-known mainstream media rejected the idea that iran is democratic country essentially recycling tired stories and narratives with no fresh
necessities and rights can crush even the strongest well. the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis is stricken nation. decades of foreign interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation... has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen when or whether they find your lost dream. press tv and with that be come to the end of this bulletin....
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i think that the likelihood that the taliban would start a clash with us again is not zero, it could start on may 1 or 2 , 2021, immediately after the expiration of our agreements with the taliban, the current administration and the state department agreed with the taliban to extend these terms until september if i remember correctly. this helped us gain time, but i have little doubt about it. that if we had not withdrawn our troops, we would have had to fight the taliban, yes, even today 2 and a half years later, after the failed withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan, countless hearings, roundtable briefings, the incompetence that led to the abandonment of afghanistan simply astounds me, the administration ignored the advice of our allies, experts and military leaders, it ignored numerous warnings and allowed afghanistan to fall. this is a total betrayal. members of the american army, our allies and afghanistan. this chaotic, shameful withdrawal of troops dealt a serious blow to our authority as an ally and world leader. we are paying this price right now, with conflicts raging i
i think that the likelihood that the taliban would start a clash with us again is not zero, it could start on may 1 or 2 , 2021, immediately after the expiration of our agreements with the taliban, the current administration and the state department agreed with the taliban to extend these terms until september if i remember correctly. this helped us gain time, but i have little doubt about it. that if we had not withdrawn our troops, we would have had to fight the taliban, yes, even today 2 and...
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sooner than they were actually started, which was really at the 11th hour in august right before the taliban began to overrun kabul. so remains to be seen just how open they are going to be. but again, because they're not government now, this could be a more illuminating hearing than once we've seen in the past last briana. >> yeah. those evacuations >> began so late in the collapse happened so quickly. chairman mccaul said, natasha, that the family members of those 13 american in troops who were killed by that suicide bombing at abbey gate are going to be at the hearing. what more can you tell us about this >> yes. so these families understandably have really demanded more accountability for the very case the arctic process that led up to they say the bombing at abbey gate and kabul, just days before the full withdrawal was complete, that killed 13 american service members and they have demanded more explanations from the us military about how this could have happened. they have demanded that people be fired for it and importantly, they have demanded that some testimony from the surviving s
sooner than they were actually started, which was really at the 11th hour in august right before the taliban began to overrun kabul. so remains to be seen just how open they are going to be. but again, because they're not government now, this could be a more illuminating hearing than once we've seen in the past last briana. >> yeah. those evacuations >> began so late in the collapse happened so quickly. chairman mccaul said, natasha, that the family members of those 13 american in...
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then for them it is also to get and. and they declared their enemies the taliban iranians carried out terrorist attacks in iran, maybe theirs... probably, based on those circumstances, they went along direction towards ukraine, how why, the investigation will show that what they... gave in ukraine is a fact, then what is the role of ukraine in this, this investigation will show that... and patrushev and patrushev patrushov was the director of the fsb. in relation to ukraine, the handwriting is ukrainian, that’s how it works, for the last 2-3 years in the territory in russia, the islamists did not work like that. that is, this is their line, everything further will be based on their testimony, i said again, i don’t know how much they are, madam, they eat, i don’t know, they are when they are in prison, we know this from ours. they were connected somewhere in tajikistan and in moscow with some religious organizations, this does not happen in a vacuum. ideological indoctrination does not happen suddenly in the morning, it is a process. or were they given the role of islamists? or a
then for them it is also to get and. and they declared their enemies the taliban iranians carried out terrorist attacks in iran, maybe theirs... probably, based on those circumstances, they went along direction towards ukraine, how why, the investigation will show that what they... gave in ukraine is a fact, then what is the role of ukraine in this, this investigation will show that... and patrushev and patrushev patrushov was the director of the fsb. in relation to ukraine, the handwriting is...
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that's how long american ryan corbett has been held hostage by the taliban. corbat is one of three americans currently being held captive by that group, ryan and his family lived in afghanistan for more than a decade, but evacuated when that country fell back to the taliban ryan had returned a few times for business and then in august 2022, he was detained wrongfully, according to the us state department, his wife, ana corbett joins us now, she and her family will be at president biden's state of the union address tonight as a guest of congresswoman claudia tenney, a new york republican. and i thank you so much for being here. so you've come to washington nine times to try to get help to get ryan home. what are you being told by officials and by president biden? >> yeah, that's correct. i have been here now nine times and everyone is working hard to bring ryan home. state department, national security council on congress. we passed a resolution width now 70 cosponsors. what's difficult about that is that it seems like when i do not come when i do not push, th
that's how long american ryan corbett has been held hostage by the taliban. corbat is one of three americans currently being held captive by that group, ryan and his family lived in afghanistan for more than a decade, but evacuated when that country fell back to the taliban ryan had returned a few times for business and then in august 2022, he was detained wrongfully, according to the us state department, his wife, ana corbett joins us now, she and her family will be at president biden's state...
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on wednesday morning, uniformed boys carried black and white taliban flags, as they lined the entrance of kabul�*s amani school, where local officials arrived for the ceremonial start of the school year. womenjournalists were expressly forbidden from covering the ceremony, in an invite issued to media outlets. in a statement today, taliban's education ministry claimed to offer a "quality, fair and balanced education", and urged the students to be committed to "islamic "principles, national values and the country's "high national interests." unicef told the bbc that 330,000 afghan girls, aged 13, will be blocked from starting secondary school this week. 1.4 million girls have been affected since the taliban took control of the government in 2021. i spoke to afghan human rights activist, pashtana durrani. she's working to provide academic resources to girls in afghanistan. and the taliban have said they have to put certain conditions in place in order for girls who are over sixth grade to be able to go to school, and that letting girls at an older age go to school is not in line with t
on wednesday morning, uniformed boys carried black and white taliban flags, as they lined the entrance of kabul�*s amani school, where local officials arrived for the ceremonial start of the school year. womenjournalists were expressly forbidden from covering the ceremony, in an invite issued to media outlets. in a statement today, taliban's education ministry claimed to offer a "quality, fair and balanced education", and urged the students to be committed to "islamic...
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we must honor their sacrifice, each of over two decades of fighting the taliban, bringing osama bin laden to justice, and protecting the homeland. we lost over 200 u.s troops in units under my direct command in several tours and multiple years every commander who served in combat knows that we personally issued the orders that gave the task, purpose, place, and time of that soldier's death or wounds. we also know it was the enemy that killed or wounded them. combat is an unforgiving environment. those of us who have served in the brutality of ground combat live with that dark reality every daan that was retired genl mark milley. we are taking your calls for the first hour on your level of confidence in the u.s. military. here is an article from the associated press. top former u.s. generals say failures of the biden administration and planning led to the chaotic fall in kabulmare buckley exposed for the first time the strain and differences■ military leaders have with the biden administration in the final days of the war. two of those key differences included that the military had advis
we must honor their sacrifice, each of over two decades of fighting the taliban, bringing osama bin laden to justice, and protecting the homeland. we lost over 200 u.s troops in units under my direct command in several tours and multiple years every commander who served in combat knows that we personally issued the orders that gave the task, purpose, place, and time of that soldier's death or wounds. we also know it was the enemy that killed or wounded them. combat is an unforgiving...
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i.a million girls have been affected since the taliban took control of the government in 2021. i spoke to afghan human rights activist pashtana durrani. she's working to provide academic resources to girls in afghanistan. the taliban have said they have to put certain conditions in place in orderfor girls to put certain conditions in place in order for girls who were over sixth—grade to go to school and that letting girls and an older age go to school is not in line with their interpretation of islamic law. do you see any movement towards putting those conditions in place? it putting those conditions in lace? ., , putting those conditions in lace? ., ., , , , place? it has already been put in lace place? it has already been put in place where _ place? it has already been put in place where they _ place? it has already been put in place where they have - in place where they have already banned education at the same time the question is very simple, how come the girls within the geography of afghanistan are supposed to adhere to that condition where they can go to school in oth
i.a million girls have been affected since the taliban took control of the government in 2021. i spoke to afghan human rights activist pashtana durrani. she's working to provide academic resources to girls in afghanistan. the taliban have said they have to put certain conditions in place in orderfor girls to put certain conditions in place in order for girls who were over sixth—grade to go to school and that letting girls and an older age go to school is not in line with their interpretation...
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i.a million girls have been affected since the taliban took control of the government in 2021. i spoke to afghan human rights activist, pashtana durrani. she's working to provide academic resources to girls in afghanistan. the school year has started in afghanistan. according to unicef more thani afghanistan. according to unicef more than i million girls cannot attend. can you tell us what this moment is like for them? it tell us what this moment is like for them?— tell us what this moment is like for them? . , , ., like for them? it has been more than 2.5 like for them? it has been more than 2-5 years — like for them? it has been more than 2.5 years now _ like for them? it has been more than 2.5 years now for - like for them? it has been more than 2.5 years now for the - than 2.5 years now for the girls not be able to access school or schooling and for teachers not be able to teach. i was speaking to somebody yesterday, and it feels like we are being buried alive and we don't know what to do about it. that's exactly what somebody told one of my friends yesterday. told one
i.a million girls have been affected since the taliban took control of the government in 2021. i spoke to afghan human rights activist, pashtana durrani. she's working to provide academic resources to girls in afghanistan. the school year has started in afghanistan. according to unicef more thani afghanistan. according to unicef more than i million girls cannot attend. can you tell us what this moment is like for them? it tell us what this moment is like for them?— tell us what this moment is...