has been achieved. once the last us and british and other us forces leave, afghanistan will lead a new chapter. while it is a chapter of uncertainty, what is certain is that it is afghanistan's neighbours and near neighbours who will play the greatest role going forward in helping afghans to shape this new rule. we are going now to two capitals who are watching these developments closely and playing a big part. steve rosenberg is in moscow and robin brant is in shanghai. steve rosenberg, the russians were here as they pulled out the troops in 1899. in 2021, they have links with the taliban and interests in this working out. is it clear to you what the russians are doing, focusing on, in these last