we ve been given rare access to their territory to find out. early morning, we set off from the northern city of mazar i sharif. this province was once one of the most stable, now it is one of the most violent. we are just around half an hour s drive outside the main city, and already we re in taliban territory. 0ur hosts have put on a show of force. their violent insurgency has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people. through checkpoints like this, the militants assert their authority. and where s the government control, then? us troops will be withdrawn later this year, but the fighting here will likely continue. negotiations between the taliban and afghan government have achieved little so far.
hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal, and expecting a different result. so how will president biden s announcement affect the millions of afghans living in a deeply divided country? the taliban still control many areas, including parts of balkh province. from there, our correspondent secunder kermani reports. victory, they believe, is theirs. as american troops prepare to leave afghanistan, the taliban promises to create what they call an islamic government. but where does that leave millions of ordinary afghans? we ve been given rare access to their territory to find out. early morning, we set off from the northern city of mazar i sharif. this province was once one of the most stable, now it is one of the most violent. we are just around half an hour s drive outside the main city, and already we re in taliban territory. 0ur hosts have put
off from the northern city of mazar i sharif. this province was once one of the most stable, now it is one of the most violent. we are just around half an hour s drive outside the main city, and already we re in taliban territory. our hosts have put on a show of force. their violent insurgency has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people. through checkpoints like this, the militants assert their authority. and where does the government control, then? us troops will be withdrawn later this year, but the fighting us troops will be withdrawn later this year, but the fighting here will likely continue. negotiations between the taliban and afghan government has achieved little so far. for the past year, you ve not been fighting against the americans, you ve been fighting against other afghans, other muslims.
parliament has warned that the withdrawal could lead to civil war. the country remains deeply divided. with the taliban still controlling many areas including parts of balkh province where our correspondent secunder kermani gained rare access. victory of a believing stairs. as american troops prepared to leave afghanistan, the taliban promise to create what they called an islamic government. but when does that leave millions of ordinary afghans? we have been to been rare access to their territory to find out. early morning, we set off from the northern city. this province was once one of the most stable. now, it s one of the most violent. we are just about half an hour drive outside the main city and already we are in taliban territory. our hosts have put on a show of force. they violent insurgency has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people. the checkpoints make base,
this province was once one of the most stable, now it is one of the most violent. we are just around half an hour s drive outside the main city, and already we re in taliban territory. 0ur hosts have put on a show of force. their violent insurgency has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people. through checkpoints like this, the militants assert their authority. and where does the government control, then? us troops will be withdrawn later this year, but the fighting here will likely continue. negotiations between the taliban and afghan government has achieved little so far. for the past year, you ve not been fighting against the americans, you ve been fighting against other afghans, other muslims.