to demand the taliban abide by commitments now expect a different result i think is somewhat absurd. the taliban rules afghanistan so we ll have to deal with it in some form. but let s not kid ourselves. there is no such thing as a reformed taliban. this group is woefully stuck in the 14th century with no will to come out. their concept of political representation and legitimacy is based squarely on the the use of violent force and intimidation. the administration said we should jum the taliban by their actions and agree. and their actions since taking over afghanistan has been pretty horrifying. beating women activists, murdering ethnic and religious minorities such as the hasar, separating classrooms by gender, shutting down local media, reeve fusal to break with al qaeda, appointing the head of a foreign terrorist organization as designated by our government fro
to participate fully in society. to demand the taliban abide by its commitments now and expect a different result is absurd. taliban rules afghanistan so we ll have to deal with it in some form. but let s not kid ourselves. there is no such thing as a reformed taliban. this group is woefully stuck in the 14th century with no will to come out. their concept of political representation is based squarely on the use of violent force and intimidation. the administration says we should judge the taliban by their actions. and i agree. and their actions since taking over afghanistan have been pretty horrifying. beating women activists, murdering ethnic and religious minorities, separating classrooms by gender, shutting down local media, refusal to break with al qaeda, appointing the head of a foreign terrorist
to participate fully in society. to demand the taliban abide by its commitments now and expect a different result is somewhat absurd. the taliban rules afghanistan so we will have to deal with it in some form, but let s not kid ourselves. there s no such thing as a reformed taliban. this group is woefully stuck in the 14th century with no will to come out. their concept of legitimacy is based squarely on the use of violent force and intimidation. the administration says we should judge them by their actions and i agree and their actions since taking over afghanistan have been pretty horrifying. beating women activists, murdering ethnic and religious minorities, separating classrooms by gender, shutting down local media, refusal to break with al-qaeda, appointing the head of a foreign terrorist organization that s designated
this situation. reporter: on the future of the u.s. relationship with the taliban, blinken said that determination would be based on the taliban s actions. but the top democrat pointed out that the taliban are showing their true colors. their actions since taking over afghanistan have been pretty horrifying. beating women activists, murdering ethnic and religious minorities such as the hazara, separating classrooms by gender, shutting down local media, refusing to break with al qaeda. appointing the head of a foreign terrorist organization as designated by our government from the haqqani network. and the list goes on. reporter: now, secretary blinken today also significantly saying that the taliban s relationship with al qaeda has not been completely severed. and with regard to al qaeda, two top biden administration intelligence officials today publicly saying one to two years