to their brutal regime of the 90s, characterised by public executions, stonings and a ban on girls education. in february 2020, an historic peace deal was signed between the us and the taliban. since then, peace talks have been taking place in doha, in qatar, between the afghan government and the taliban but no real progress has been made. in doha, i met with suhail shaheen, a member of the taliban peace negotiation team. if you were to return to kabul how would you govern? there was in the past some mistakes that we have learned from because at that time we were new to the government. to stop education of women and girls, that is not our goal. of course, education is their right and it is much needed. while suhail shaheen continues to talk about peace, it s clearly not a view shared
in its kabul situation inside the city or whether it will be relocated to the airport and they really would not commit on that in the long term. there are also so many afghan civilians desperate for american help to get out. yes civilians desperate for american help to get out- civilians desperate for american help to get out. yes and some of those have help to get out. yes and some of those have already help to get out. yes and some of those have already got help to get out. yes and some of those have already got out - help to get out. yes and some of those have already got out and i help to get out. yes and some of i those have already got out and have already arrived here in the united states. those drivers, translators, others who have worked for the us military, us embassy and also some who have worked for other agencies associated with the us government. they are trying to process those fees as quickly as possible. they say they will be committed to those consular services
and they were found to have worked directly for the americans. gary and they were found to have worked directly for the americans. directly for the americans. gary we are seeinr directly for the americans. gary we are seeing city directly for the americans. gary we are seeing city after directly for the americans. gary we are seeing city after city directly for the americans. gary we are seeing city after city fall - directly for the americans. gary we are seeing city after city fall to - are seeing city after city fall to the taliban butjoe biden is very emphatic that the us withdrawal was the right thing to do for he have public support for that view? there is not a lot public support for that view? there is not a lot of public support for that view? there is not a lot of resistance public support for that view? there is not a lot of resistance to - public support for that view? there is not a lot of resistance to be - is not a lot of resistance to be honest here in terms
washington. in other news, the heatwave continues across much of southern europe and north africa, fanning the flames of devastating wildfires. from heatwave to wildfires to this flash flooding the latest disaster to hit turkey, this time in the north of the country. let s return now to our top story, and the situation in afghanistan. the taliban have reportedly seized the countries third largest city, herat, and are poised to take kandahar the second largest. and while taliban fighters continue to seize cities on the ground, there are unconfirmed reports in doha that the afghan government has offered the militants a possible power sharing agreement. but what does their stunning advance mean for daily life in afghanistan? my colleague yalda hakim has interviewed two high profile figures in the taliban chain of command see what you think of their answers. afghanistan 2021. the taliban are back, taking city after city from government forces. the withdrawal of foreign troops has