afghans could see that and see the political process wasn t fair, wasn t democratic in their eyes, it s in these moments that the power the great power of the united states and european allies to exert a lasting influence and a strong, positive legacy, it s in those moments i think reflikting back historians will find that the chances were lost. all this underscores just how complex the situation is. earlier i asked you about the potential now for more human rights abuses. i want to play some sound from a women s rights activist in afghanistan. listen. i came to afghanistan to be the voice of the voiceless women of my country. all of those women that are living in the provinces of afghanistan all the way back in the districts and nobody hears their voices, and they are in dire need of help. they are poor. they are not educated. the children are dying because
side they have built enough of our constituency of outside political actors that they will have two politically deal with them and they would not face the same level of sanctions and isolation needed in the late 1990s when they take power thatis the late 1990s when they take power that is something they will test out and there are some countries which do include china and traditional backers and a couple of others that would most likely deal with them for pragmatic reasons that they have to. there are things they have to secure from whoever is in power in afghanistan. from whoever is in power in afghanistan. from whoever is in power in afuhanistan. ., ~ , . afghanistan. thank you very much. andrew mentioned afghanistan. thank you very much. andrew mentioned the afghanistan. thank you very much. | andrew mentioned the reconciliation talks, we will talk to someone involved in those reconciliation talks, she was the first women deputy speaker of parliament in afghanistan, a former mp
years in a long line. reporter: many here feel abandoned an betrayed fazia koofi is a women s rights activist and envoy to taliban peace talks. she survived two assassination attempts given the situation right now, how do you see the future for women in afghanistan everyone i have spoken to about this has gotten emotional, everyone they re not afraid of the b-56 or the b-52 they re afraid of the women. kelly, good to have you with us. the taliban advances are getting closer and closer to kabul. how much pressure does the capital appear to be under nbc news has confirmed half of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals are under taliban control, and there are reports of heavy fighting on kabul s doorstep in logar province, just 50 miles away lester all right, kelly, continue to stay safe. the stunning advance of the taliban has the president under pressure to do more to stop it. peter alexander has that reporter: president
as you stood with us. reporter: but it s still not clear how many the u.s. will evacuate or which countries they ll go to while awaiting decisions on u.s. visa applications. i think the whole process has to be speeded up, period, in terms of being able to get these visas. reporter: and the president was defiant in his defense of why he thinks that now is the time to withdraw, saying that he cannot justify staying. and he said, quote, i will not send another generation of americans to war in afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government are under way right now in qatar, and cnn got a chance to speak with a women s rights activist who is part of the afghan negotiating team. listen to what she had to say about the president s remarks. the people of afghanistan knew that the nato soldiers will
Hathloul, who campaigned for women's right to drive and to end Saudi's male guardianship system, spent nearly three years behind bars and is currently forbidden to leave Saudi Arabia.