is the feeling there of what is happening in afghanistan and again, that s news that the pakistani intelligence chief is back in afghanistan talking to the government? afghanistan talking to the rovernment? , ., , , government? yes, there was deep unease over government? yes, there was deep unease over what government? yes, there was deep unease over what the government? yes, there was deep unease over what the future i government? yes, there was deep unease over what the future may l government? yes, there was deep i unease over what the future may hold for afghanistan and its neighbours, and like the attacks by isis k really underline the threats that could be posed to the wider region. i do not think it will be too surprised to see the senior figures, the most seniorfigure the most senior figure from pakistani intelligence talking to the taliban in kabul, but it is exactly what voices in india have feared, and suggested, and will say, thenit feared, and suggested, and will sa
revenge attacks, extrajudicial killings. that contributing to a sense of deep unease and indeed some panic here in the capital as taliban fighters continue this offensive. brianna? reportedly the taliban is rolling into these provincial capitals with american-made weapons and vehicles. they have a lot of material that they re coming in with. but can you speak a little more about kabul because it has long been believed that kabul, you know, could stand. but that was also based on the idea that some of these other places wouldn t fall. reporter: everything is being reassessed. all the estimates that were made are being thrown out the window. and you mention ed is that military hardware left and donated by the u.s. we were just in ghazni saw them driving around in ford pickup
rich, is it s a reminder of how little americans turn to politicians for moral leadership. our politicians have totally failed on these two crises. there s a sense of deep unease, one because this decade played out under the shadow, the financial crisis and the iraq war. and there s something broken in our society. the lack of attachment of individuals, which counts for the drug crisis. for alcohol deaths, for suicide, and 2017, i think those three things account for 150 our life expectancy rate has declin declined. this is something we so distrust our politicians we don t expect them to have the answers on this. losing trust in government means losing trust in our collective ability to do something. franklin roosevelt used to say
you know what strikes me, rich? is it s a reminder of how little americans turn to politicians anymore for moral leadership. because our politicians have totally failed on these two crises. we ve had now for years peace and relative prosperity in this country. but there is a sense of deep unease, one because this decade played out under the shadows from the financial crisis and the iraq war, and just something broken in our society. the lack of attachment of individuals which accounts for the drug crisis, for alcohol deaths, for suicide in 2017. i think those three things accounted for 150,000 our life expectancy rate has declined depending on where you live. we don t want we so distrust our politicians we don t expect them to have the answer. losing trust in our government means losing
we are in the middle of a national security crisis. regardless of where americans are on the political spectrum, left, right, evangelical, down the middle, independent, republican, there is a sense and the polling is beginning to reflect it, a messenger will have to take into account the people are uneasy. they know something terrible is happening. and just in the course of your show this morning, crisis in syria, crisis in turkey, crisis in the middle east. russia has a unit destabilizing europe. the united nations which you mentioned meeting says it s out of money because the united states hasn t paid its fair share. so if you re messaging on the white house republican side, you have to take into account this deep unease. now, there s some floating of messages. you see we re not sharing anything. we re not cooperating. that can only last so long