implemented. i the statements they ve made actually implemented- the statements they ve made actually imlemented. , ., , ., implemented. i must say from my own exerience implemented. i must say from my own exnerience in implemented. i must say from my own experience in afghanistan, implemented. i must say from my own experience in afghanistan, what - experience in afghanistan, what tends to happen is the taliban leaders say one thing, but real day to day moment by moment power exists in the hands of the vigilantes that go around the streets. they re the ones that decide what the state of afghan society is. and it doesn t really matter what the top taliban leaders say, life is still going to be pretty terrible for ordinary afghans. pretty terrible for ordinary aft hans. , ., ., ., pretty terrible for ordinary afuhans. , ., ., ., ., pretty terrible for ordinary afhans. ., ., ., afghans. john, again, i cannot say which way afghanistan afghans. john, again, i cannot say which way af
ward is a warmonger, or whatever, and none of it had any bearing on reality. all of it, frankly, was a distraction from the real story in my mind, which is what the afghan people were going through and what they were experiencing and what america s role is and what america s role is and what america s responsibly was in that. so it is frustrating as a journalist when you see both sides politically trying to weaponize these issues that ultimately subvert attention from the real focus of. but it isn t not from the real focus of. but it isn t not just from the real focus of. but it isn t notjust about - from the real focus of. but it isn t notjust about politics i isn t notjust about politics about both sides but decisions taken by editors that think it s easier to make content that s popular if it s seen through domestic politics, rather through experiences of afghans? l rather through experiences of aft hans? ., rather through experiences of aft hans? ~ , , afghans? i think it depe
going to happen, should people. if the withdrawal was always going to happen, should there - people. if the withdrawal was always going to happen, should there have | going to happen, should there have been a plan in place for this moment? been a plan in place for this moment? , .., ., , ., moment? yes, there could have been a better plan- moment? yes, there could have been a better plan- the moment? yes, there could have been a better plan. the french moment? yes, there could have been a better plan. the french started - moment? yes, there could have been a better | people e french started - moment? yes, there could have been a better | people earlier. started - moment? yes, there could have been a better | people earlier. we rted - moment? yes, there could have been a better | people earlier. we are | - moving people earlier. we are looking now at trying to salvage a situation handled badly. there was an option for the us, uk to keep open big airbases outside kabul to proces