worked for the former government he couldn t get out. we feel very good normal industry. what have they done to make you feel that way? they re heavier with people. reporter: the taliban are allowing girls and women to go to school and university, separated by gender, veils required, but no burqas, a big change from when the taliban ruled in the 1990. but have they really changed? several videos which the taliban say they are investigating appear to show abuses, including one in which fighters seem to be executing an unarmed man. secretary of state blinken today said the taliban need to do more to earn trust the interim government named by the taliban falls very short of the mark that was set by the international community for inclusivity. reporter: the taliban needs foreign allies right now this country was dependent on aid before the old government collapsed the taliban has yet to be recognized internationally. so money and aid are largely frozen
attaches against other people. mr. secretary, in the weeks before the fall of kabul, i was on the phone with very high ranking officials at state, dod white house trying to save live. we had americans that couldn t get out. we had interpreters that couldn t get through the perimeter of the taliban. they are left behind. they will be executed. they do have a bulls eye on their back. we had four buses of afghan girls, organs at the american university school of music that sat there for 17 hours when i
and to allow humanitarian assistance to get to people who so desperately need it. that will be the basis upon which we engage any taliban government. whether it is the central government or one that remains in the days and weeks ahead. i yield to questions. mr. secretary, in the weeks before the fall of kabul, the surrender two the taliban, we were on the phone with high ranking officials at state. we have americans that couldn t get out. we had interpreters that couldn t get through the perimeter of the taliban. they were left behind. they will be executed. they do have a bulls eye on their back. we have four girls at the american university school of music that sat there for 17 hours when i was finally told
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capital was evacuated. there was a handful of us that couldn t get out. so, that group, we meet regularly. and quite a number of them have sought treatment. it s one of the reasons that i did what i did, so that the staff, police officers, other members of congress, people who were affected by this, realize that it was a traumatic event. it was an experience that has a consequence for all of us. and it is important that members get treatment. that s why i m so public about the fact that i haven t. and it s so important for people to know that it s not just physical injuries, but also the trauma that you ve experience mentally, can last for so long. let s talk about next saturday. how worried are you? i m concerned. i m concerned specifically about the security threat that this mob that continues to fester, presents. but honestly, i m more concerned about the fact that in the months that have followed january 6th, we have