Withdrawal and just three weeks from the 20th anniversary of 9 11. Soon, well reflect on the contribution of 2,443 americans who died fighting in afghanistan and the more than 20,000 injured there. Was their sacrifice all in vain . No way. Just justice demanded a response after 19 hijackers unleashed an unprovoked attack that killed 3,000 incident americans. The united states was wholly justified in hunting down those responsible and their enablers. Thats why we went to afghanistan, and the men and women who answered their nations call were responding to a noble purpose. To the extent mistakes were made and there were that doesnt bear on the Sacrifice And Service of those with boots on the ground. It wasnt they too decided instead of a law enforcement, focused Sniper Approach going only after those who caused 9 11, instead, we would end up responding with a proverbial shotgun blast. In this country, we have civilian control over our military. The Rank And File had no say into whether w
Hello there. Days after the taliban took control of afghanistan, afghans are cautiously, nervously, venturing out again. Businesses have been Re Opening. But what kind of government emerges and what their rule will mean for women, Human Rights and Politics Freedom is still unclear. Significant to the economy will be global trade. Analysts predict that, with the taliban in control, international trade will come to a standstill. The signs were already there injuly, when the afghanistan governments Customs Revenue slumped by 30 that month. So what will the taliban coming to Power Mean for bilateral trade, Investment And Business between afghanistan and united Kingdom And Europe . To explore that question im joined by dr mohammad hotak, chairman of the british afghan chamber of commerce and industry. Money comes from legal goods like cigarettes for example but also open and that that Opium And Methamphetamine so how can and methamphetamine so how can a legal trade survive on that basis . A
Fullest di, right in the we leave the Program Today with the latest on the state about ghana found central bank and the site for 9500000000. 00 in reserve stored here in the us. The Vitamin Ministration says it has frozen those assets, which are mainly held by the New York federal reserve, with government officials fleeing the country and the taliban. Assuming Control Washington says it can give the Group Access to the money because they are on the us. Sanctions list while the white house says it has moved to cut off funding for the afghan government that is no longer in power. Lawmakers here in washington are now calling on the i. M. F to cut off a plan, deposit of 460000000. 00, which will be into the country on monday in the name of corona, virus relief funding. That people of afghan assent have survived 20 years of the u. S. Military bombing and constant occupation. Now theyre transitioning into the side of war that is felt by countries like ben a sway lot, and iran, where washingt
We leave the Program Today with the latest on the state about ghana found central bank and the site for 9500000000. 00 in reserve stored here in the us. The Vitamin Ministration says it has frozen those assets, which are mainly held by the New York federal reserve with government officials fleeing the country and the taliban. Assuming Control Washington says iT Cant give the Group Access to the money because they are on the us. Sanctions list while the white house says it has moved, you cut off funding for the afghan government that is no longer in power. Lawmakers here in washington are now calling on the i. M. F. To cut off a plan, deposit of 460000000. 00, which will be sent to the country on monday in the name of corona, virus relief funding. That people have a dentist that have survived 20 years of the u. S. Military bombing and constant occupation. Now theyre transitioning into the side of war that is felt by countries like many Waylon And Iran were washington as at odds with the
All kinds of entities in china, russia, pockets on and many other places that want to do business with this new government and want to take advantage of the minerals and other resources there. So this appears to the whole world as a kind of sour grapes, gesture of an embarrass the government in the United States who thought thaT Could get out easily smoothly and under the radar. And instead were pushed out in the unseemly way. Weve just followed, but it isnt going to change the behavior of these people. They didnt fight a 20 Year War to be dissuaded by a few 100000000. 00. The latest estimate of the value of what exists under the soil in afghanistan is over one trillion dollars. And so this is purely theatrics. Its not a serious problem for the dollar bond. And professor, well, i mean, think of this broader situation. Its still secret. The sanctions have a devastating impact on the civilians in a nation. So in a case like this, when people where people are of afghanistan have come to r