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be at war with the world. they want to impose a harsh and awful rule in their own country but they saw that hosting bin laden lost them power. they don t want that, they don t want to repeat that. in some ways they will be the alliance of the western trying to fight isis. the question is whether they will have the capability to do so. the taliban are divided, the taliban of kandahar would not necessarily agree with the taliban network. their chain of command is far from taliban network. their chain of command is farfrom perfect. whether they will be able to control the country is unsure. but what is clear is that i think all of p5, all the permanent members of council, they don t want afghanistan to become a failed country. in some ways there is incentive beyond the humanitarian incentive, there s an incentive to keep relation, working relations at
many ironies, by the way, at the moment. yeah. it s one of the many ironies, by the way, they - at the moment. yeah. it s one of the many ironies, by the way, they sent | many ironies, by the way, they sent an emissary to speak with me back in 2001 when he was considering what he was going to deal, things are really bad with the taliban at that time. it was a joint operation which put him in a pakistani prison for quite a few years, and things have turned quite a bit since then. tell a few years, and things have turned quite a bit since then. quite a bit since then. tell us about that quite a bit since then. tell us about that interaction - quite a bit since then. tell us about that interaction you - quite a bit since then. tell us l about that interaction you have quite a bit since then. tell us - about that interaction you have with them at that time. did they think at that period, i guess you are talking prior to 2000 four, did they think that it was the end for the group? and
going to change. even as we look at this operation which could hardly be called a textbook or noncompetitive evacuation operation. evacuation operation. always . rateful evacuation operation. always grateful for evacuation operation. always grateful for your evacuation operation. always grateful for your thoughts. i evacuation operation. always - grateful for your thoughts. thank you very much. is the taliban capable of change. the un high commissionerfor human rights warned today that she has credible reports of summary executions and restrictions imposed on women, in areas of afghanistan now under taliban control. michelle bachelet called on the human rights council to take bold and vigorous action . we have also received credible reports of serious violations of international and human rights abuses. taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include among others execution of civilians and all the combat members of the afghan national security forces.
taliban lead afghanistan once again become a pariah state, but if i had to bet can i think it s probably where we are going to end up. iiruilieii where we are going to end up. when ou are in where we are going to end up. when you are in charge where we are going to end up. when you are in charge of you are in charge of counterterrorism, you had troops on the ground there, you had that formidable oversight of the us embassy, which was an intelligence hub. he had oversight from the planes that were flying over the top, the drones, an awful lot that has been stripped away now. do you think the agency has the capability to keep and off a lot of that has been stripped away now. do you think the agency has the capability to keep a night on the terrorist threat that will grow there? that will grow there? well, i think there is both that will grow there? well, i think there is both human that will grow there? well, i think there is both human intelligence | that will grow there? well,