Martha were expected to hear questions about that today and the full context of what that conversation was. My next guest knows what its like to sit across a Negotiation Table with leadership of the taliban. Chris galinda has fought the taliban as a commander in afghanistan. Hes sat down at the table in an effort to try to find a way forward for the country. He serves multiple tours in afghanistan and an advisinger to our top generals there. Hes the author of zero sum victory, what were getting wrong about war. He joins me now. Great to have you with us today, colonel. Obviously you have so much experience in country and dealing with this issue. So i think one of the things that i want to begin with based on your history of trying to solve this problem starting in 2017, 18, when you see the coordination that the pentagon and the military was telling us about, how hurt so many people were by it in terms of what was going on at the airport, seeing the united states saying well, we have t
Iam i am live in Tokyo And Day 12 is under way and we have had another World Record on the track, as american Sydney Mclaughlin wins gold in the 400 metres hurdles. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is about to leave japan. She was meant to fly to warsaw, but has been seen boarding a flight to vienna. Officials from belarus had tried to send Kristina Simanovskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. In a moment well get the latest from tokyo, but first our correspondent Sarah Rainsford has this report from the belarusian capital, minsk. Shes a young athlete, thrust into a political row she never sought. When sprinter Kristina Simanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. She refused. Speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. Translatio
Now on Bbc News Tuesday In Parliament. Hello again, and welcome to Tuesday In Parliament, as the Health Secretary Scraps Self Isolation for children and the fully vaccinated in england. Freedom is in our sights once again thanks to the protective wall of this Countrys Vaccination Programme and the huge advances we have made in getting this virus under control. New Covid Rules for schools in england, too. But labour accuse ministers of wishing away the real challenges of the pandemic. Todays statement offers no clarity on how the government will stop infections spiralling. And can you name the Cabinet Minister who upset the Deputy Speaker . It is discourteous for a minister to behave in this fashion. Im quite sure that an apology will be forthcoming. But first, the Health Secretary has announced that fully vaccinated people in England Wont have to self isolate if a close contact tests positive for covid. The new rule will apply from the 16th of august, and the same policy will also appl
Hypocrisy but lets turn our attention to the white House D where during an Interview President biden told The New York Times we are kind of at a place where the rest of the world is beginning to look to china. Really . I wonder why, joe . Maybe because you never took china seriously. Never held them accountable. Not during your decades as a united states senator, not in the eight years as Vice President , and definitely not now. Just two years aGo On the campaign trail, Joe Biden completely dismissed the china threat. Watch this. China is going to eat our lunch . Come on, man. They cant even figure out how to deal with the fact that they have this great division between the China Sea in the mountains in the east i mean, in the west. They Cant Figure out how they are going to deal with the corruption that exist within the system. I mean they arent bad folks, folks. But guess what . They arent competition for us. Jason come on, man by the way, what is The Biden administration doing to ho
Before pot us took office the economy created 600,000 new jobs a month. Since then 530,000 jobs month. Next question. Agenda items including from republicans with 70 of all americans approving of the Job President biden is going on coronavirus recovery, 62 approving the work on the economy. The most recent polling on president Bidens Infrastructure Plan puts public support for it well over 50 . On the specific improvements the bill sets out to make up to 87 of respondents think theyre a good idea and with republicans out in the country increasingly behind the biden Agenda Mitch Mcconnell making clear his agenda is obstruction and stressing that 100 of the focus on blocking Biden Backed Proposals and Gop Obstruction of the policies in washington pales in comparison to what republicans are up to around the country. On abortion four states this year passed Legislation Banning Abortion once a Heart Beat is detected. Thats after about six weeks before many know theyre pregnant. Arkansas pas