Approach to afghanistan? fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It s a great pleasure to have you in the hardtalk studio. It is now three years since taliban rule was restored in afghanistan. They have just passed a raft of new so called vice and virtue measures in kabul. Tell me about the impact of those measures, as you see it. You have put it very rightly after the, you know, three years since the taliban regime was restored. This is the right way to put it, because many people think, say, um, three years since the taliban victory, since they have taken power. Ijust believe it s three years since afghanistan was handed over to taliban because of the moral defeat by all of us, especially international community. Now, the new law. . . You re talking about the decision led by the united states of the western nations who d been backing the afghan government to withdraw their troops, which, of course, then led to the collapse of the afghan national army and the talib
The deaths that occurred were all avoidable and those who lived in the tower were badly failed by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty to protect you and your Loved Ones, the people that we are here to serve, and i am deeply sorry. Human life was never a priority and we lost friends, neighbours and Loved Ones in the most horrific way. Through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Vladimir putin talks of restoring greatness to what he calls the russian world an expansive territory which, as ukrainians know to their cost, stretches far beyond russias current borders. Putins Expansionist Nationalism requires military power, but its harnessed the cultural spiritual authority of the russian Orthodox Church, too. My guest, andrey kordochkin, was a russian Orthodox Priest who spoke out against the ukraine war and the putinisation of his c
Cant believe that theres going to be a close election. You know, were leading in the polls Brand New, this hour, as the race for the White House kicks into high gear, Brand New Cnn Polling, it shows a dead Heat Race in critical Battleground States. And detroit, michigan. Are you ready to have your voices heard after slipping from red to blue . In 2020, michigan shaping up, yet again to be key to unlocking victory in 2024, were going to take a deeper dive into this critical state and the Justice Department files criminal charges against the leaders of hamas for the October 7 attacks as the White House looks to forge a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal all right. 5 00 a. M. Here youre in washington. A live look at Capitol Dome on this wednesday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im Kasie Hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us the Post Labor Day sprint to the White House is on a new Cnn Polling just out this hour shows a Neck And Neck race. The polls conducted just after the end of the de
But is he swimming against an unstoppable tide? andrey kordochkin, andrey kordochkin, welcome to hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you. It s a great honour it s a great honour and privilege to be here. And privilege to be here. Well, it s great to have you well, it s great to have you in the studio. In the studio. Let me take you back let me take you back to february 2022. To february 2022. Putin orders putin orders an all out invasion of ukraine. That this would be the end an all out invasion of ukraine. Within days, you, a priest within days, you, a priest in the russian orthodox church, in the russian orthodox church, choose to speak out choose to speak out against the invasion. Against the invasion. When you did that, did you feel when you did that, did you feel that this would be the end of your career in the russian orthodox church? i think that when the war has begun, very few of us could actually give a prediction of what is going to come through. So i think that
Hostages in gaza. He s asked for forgiveness, but ruled out new concessions to hamas to secure the release of those still being held. His comments came as intense street protests over his handling of negotiations entered a second night in israel, including these demonstrations outside his office injerusalem. Lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. Israel s protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances. Calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last week has broadened this movement, they say. And the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. I think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. After last night s mass protest, people are back on the streets again. There are growing public and political demands on israel s prime minister to make a deal, but benjamin netanyahu, prot