Nato Supreme Commander on what the us administration could have done differently. And the us military says it now has the capability to move up to Nine Thousand people a day out of kabul but how do those people get to the airport . We will speak to a former us interpreter who is in hiding in fear for his life. Hello, is this taliban 2. 0 a kinder, more inclusive alternative to the group that for years had terrorised afghanistan . To listen to the groups first Press Conference Today in kabul, that is certainly the impression you were given. The man who appeared before the press, Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters there would be an amnesty for Everyone Whod served the coalition. There were promises to honour womens rights to allow them to work, albeit within the Groups Interpretation of islamic law, and private media he said would be permitted to remain independent. The group say they want the international community to accept the change of government and invest in the country. We will sp
Nato supreme commander on what the us administration could have done differently. and: the us military says it now has the capability to move up to nine thousand people a day out of kabul but how do those people get to the airport? we will speak to a former us interpreter who is in hiding in fear for his life. hello, is this taliban 2.0 a kinder, more inclusive alternative to the group that for years had terrorised afghanistan? to listen to the group s first press conference today in kabul, that is certainly the impression you were given. the man who appeared before the press, zabihullah mujahid told reporters there would be an amnesty for everyone who d served the coalition. there were promises to honour women s rights to allow them to work,
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As the taliban swept into kabul on sunday, the leaders in pakistan could hardly disguise their schedenfreude. prime minister imran khan said the afghan people had broken the shackles of slavery. but beyond the triumphalism at the way the us mission ended, there could yet be problems ahead for pakistan. let s bring in husain haqqani he is a former pakistan ambassador to the the united states, now a senior fellow and director for south and central asia at the hudson institute. ambassador, good to have you with us. there is a rather paradoxical attitude in pakistan towards afghanistan. 0n the one hand, they were an ally on the war on terror, but there were also elements in afghanistan supporting the is insurgency. so do they still have some control over the taliban, and candidate shape what afghanistan becomes? . ~ , . candidate shape what afghanistan becomes? w , ., , , , becomes? pakistan has consistently said it has no becomes? pakistan has consistently said it has no control beco
The evacuation from kabul airport proceeds ever more urgently, including britain s operations. there was bound to be a moment of turmoil in that system. i think, actually, what is really impressive is that in a very, very short period we have moved forward now into something that looks stable and that we can continue to move on. the taliban are promising stability too, and a government that is different this time round. their words have changed. many wait to see what they really mean. lyse doucet, bbc news. with the taliban take over complete the majority of government officials are now underground, fearing reprisals. and one of those is the head of afghanistan s central bank, ajmal ahmady who has fled kabul. yesterday he outlined in a twitter thread how things had imploded, and how shocked he was to discover on saturday while still at his desk that most of the government had already left theirs. on sunday he went to the airport, to find a number of top afghan