is deeply concerning. the taliban continue to make advances on the ground. what we want to see is a political negotiated end to this war. we believe that that is still possible. it s going to come down to leadership. neil: how is that in the taliban s interest to politically settle something where they seem to have the upper hand? if the taliban as they claim, they want to i have a say in governance in kabul and if they want legitimacy for that role in governance, they re going to need international community support hand they re not going to get it if they try to find a purely military solution to this through brutality and assassination and coercion. neil: but if they end up winning and taking over afghanistan, what do they care? i can t speak for the taliban. if they want good governance that has some level of legitimacy on an international scale, they have to get back at the table and help us get to a