nato considers its future in afghanistan alliance defense ministers begin a 2 day virtual summit to diffuse side whether to continue the fight to withdraw their troops taliban violence increases also on the program protesters in may and motto not for some of the biggest true demonstrations yet calling into question the general's claims to have widespread public support for ats power grab. the nigerian government and launches a rescue operation after gunmen stormed the northern school of ducting dozens of boys it's the 2nd mass kidnapping of children in the last 3 months. and street protests erupt in spain after a catamaran doctor is arrested for his controversial lyrics and tweets and did he cross the line into terrorism films is just free speech. i'm phil gal welcome to the program. nato defense ministers meeting virtually today will discuss whether to withdraw from the afghan war it's the 1st such gathering since the us election meaning the may deadline for withdrawal set by the trump white house is now in doubt so here's a closer look at the situation on the ground including what's at st

guest: i am the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. it is a long term. just call it the sigar without the c. my job is to oversee all of their reconstruction money -- and the reconstruction money that is being spent currently in afghanistan. i have auditors, investigators, engineers, analysts, and i have been doing it for about 10 years. we are at 70 ig's for each of the agencies in the federal government. the difference between us and them as we are temporary and we go out of existence at a certain time when the amount of money falls below 250 million. we can look at the whole of government. most ig's can. they can only look at their agency. when congress created us, they gave us the opportunity to look at any money spent by any u.s. agency in afghanistan for reconstruction. host: how much money has been appropriated by the u.s. government for reconstruction efforts and how much has been spent? guest: i think we are over 143.2 billion dollars for reconstruction. i have to check that. we have a billion dollars in the pipeline and a couple of billion of n

carried out operations in afghanistan. take a look back and say that we were the guys in there mattering in inviting not they to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about watching so they die and he stands up and then goes oh my stark target practice so that's all you can shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east mark willacy investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy is special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its a live in fear. great in chapman was on his 1st deployment. to signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the essay is he was struck by a country. i thought was a really beautiful country yes snowcat cakes where the river is where it was really draining into valleys and i used to site a paper it would be a great place for for driving an outdoor adventure if you didn't have all the wool . right in. men would get to see much of the beauty of afghanistan from a black

s carried out operations in afghanistan. is going to look back and say that we were the guys in the mediterranean inviting not they had to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about was he so the guy had his hands up and it was almost like target practice for that soldier you can't shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east mark willacy investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy is special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its a live in fear. great in chapman was on his 1st deployment. a signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the essay is he was struck by a country mind in war. i thought it was a really beautiful country yes snowcapped cakes where the rivers where it was really draining into valleys and i used to cite a paper it would be a great place for for driving an outdoor adventure if you didn't have all the wool . right in. men would get to see much of the beauty of af

carried out operations in afghanistan. has taken a look back and say that we were the guys in the mediterranean inviting not they had to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about walking so that i had his hands up and then it was almost like target practice so that soldier you can shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east mark willacy investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy as special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its a live in fear. great in chapman was on his 1st deployment. a signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the a say is he was struck by a country mined in war. i thought it was a really beautiful country yes snow capped a weeks where the rivers where it was really draining into valleys and i used to cite a paper it would be a great place for driving an outdoor adventure if you didn't have all the wool. right in. a man would get to see much of the beauty of

years later, kabul collapsed, and afghanistan was plunged into a civil war. everyone talks about the lessons of history. nato knows that there are lessons of history. and in trying to emphasize a peace process, it is trying to avoid a repetition of that -- either a collapse of kabul or a dissent into civil war. so the peace process is what divides this period of history from the last. but re-energizing is a very -- it's a lovely energetic and dynamic word to use, but there is skepticism that for the taliban, for whom the most important thing is the deal that they reached with this superpower, the superpower they've been boasting to their fighters they've defeated and that superpower has said to them, if you want us to leave you better commit to theeace process. the commitment is in question. although they say they're committed to peace, but the taliban believe they have won the war and believe it's just a matter of time before they return to power. ♪ ros: now, if you've been on twitter today, you know the hashtag delete facebook has been trending. it's a co

also coming not to stay and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato defense ministers take up that crucial question in a summit today with no end in sight to the violence in the country. and street protests erupt after a spanish rapper is arrested for his controversial theory extend tweens if you cross the line into terrorism or was it just free speech. i'm sorry welcome to the program. demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of me on mars biggest city a young gong to protest against the country's military coup. now thousands of people have gathered to publicly oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military on february 1st they are demanding the country's imprisoned elected leaders be released and returned to power some have started what they are calling a broken down car campaign to block security forces heavily armored vehicles from patrolling these streets. and let's get more now we are joined from the on mars 2nd largest city mandalay by activist david david thank you so much for being with us here on d.w. we have heard these warn

a crackdown is imminent also coming up to stay and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato defense ministers take up that crucial question and a summit today with no end in sight to beilenson the country. and why tourist hotels in berlin are opening their doors to homeless people this winter pandemic means there's room to spend. oh i'm terry martin good to have you with us demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of myanmar's biggest city and gone to protest against the country's military coup they've been holding some of the biggest street demonstrations yet to oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military on february 1st some have started what they're calling a broken down car campaign 2 blocks curity forces vehicles from patrolling the streets. all for the very latest let's bring in activist q.q. tall in yangon gone thanks for being with us 1st of all the human. rights expert on myanmar has warned the prospect of major violence there today you or in young gone what's the situation there. that's a good thing you. know on the marquee that are

if you look at the countries around afghanistan, as bad as things are in the country of afghanistan, if you look at their press, their media, they have a very vibrant -- it is not us, it is no "new york times", abc, cbs, but it is pretty impressive for that poor little country. so that is one success. the other thing is with women, with gender. that was in the report this week. the number of girls in school, the number of women who can survive pregnancy over there. those programs were great successes. host: education as well when it comes to women? guest: yes. hardly any girls in school, hardly any schools for girls when the taliban were there. but it's like 3 million, i believe, girls now in school. there are more in the bigger cities. the rural areas are still problems. but that was a success. host: if the independent press there got help from the u.s. government funding everything, can they still remain independent and not be swayed by u.s. interests? guest: they have. it's been very tough on us. so it's not like we are paying them a salary and all that. we help them with training

as you know we went into afghanistan together. nato allies partners under not to states all to $911.00 we have made this issues all the just you know presence together and we will also make the decision when the time is right to leave together or for more let's bring in our washington correspondent of the salad that certainly sounds like the u.s. withdrawal that former president trump announced last year is now off the table all of a. well officially the by demonstrations reviewing it's of ghana's time policy but yes you just heard secretary general young stoltenberg speak and he said nato will leave afghanistan when the time is right and it does not really look like the time is right because the conditions were also set in the in that agreement with the taliban and they were that the taliban. and here to these conditions to stop putting the security of the united states and their allies at risk to distance themselves from other terror groups like al qaeda and also to participate in peace talks now there is growing consensus that

also coming up to stay and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato defense ministers take up that crucial question in a summit today with no end in sight to violence in the country. and street protests erupt after a spanish rapper is arrested for his controversial lyrics and tweets did he cross the line into terrorism or was it just free speech plus millions are left without heat in record cold temperatures after a rare snowstorm knocked out power in the u.s. state of texas. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of myanmar's biggest city and gone to protest against the country's military coup they've been holding some of the biggest street demonstrations yet to oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military on february 1st some have started what they're calling a broken down car campaign to block security forces vehicles from patrolling the streets. well for the very latest let's bring in activist pew pew tall in yang dawn thanks for being with us 1st of all the human rights expert on myanmar h

and its nato allies continuing their military presence in afghanistan. well thank you i think the most important thing is that the united states and the alliance are signaling that number one we are going to consult together decide together and act together not a unilateral withdrawal by the united states other than nothing this is very important secondly it is important that whatever the timing is it's done in such a way that the afghan government and the afghan people are not left so exposed and then finally we have to address pakistan we can be in afghanistan for a 1000 years but if we don't address pakistan and the safe haven that it gives to the taliban then we will never be able to defeat them. l. nato defense ministers are meeting today for the 1st time since joe biden took office as u.s. president washington is the decisive player within the alliance what impact do you think that change of administration in washington will have on nato well let me let me say this 1st the decisive part of nato is the cohesion when all 30 members of the alliance st

carried out operations in afghanistan. take a look back and say that we were the guys in them that are in an inviting not they to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about watching so they die and he stands up and then goes oh my stark target practice so that's all you can shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east mark willacy investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy is special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its 11 fia. grade in chapman was on his 1st deployment. to signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the essay is he was struck by a country. i thought was a really beautiful country yes snowcapped cakes where the river is where it was really draining into valleys and i used to site a paper it would be a great place for for driving an outdoor adventure if you didn't have all the. great and. a man would get to see much of the beauty of afghanistan from a black hawk h

troops in afghanistan it's about all the other countries that would likely follow the u.s. out if that were to happen if president biden were to make the decision unlikely as that seems to pull out now. this is the 1st time that we have spoken about the u.s. and nato since bines inauguration for 4 years you reported on the we're into here sustained it neither wonder. what is it like now i need to headquarters with my longer u.s. president. well brant i only wish i could be in the corridor is gathering all the best gossip for you we're still not allowed back in the building so i do gather it by phone though i mean as i mentioned there is a sense of predictability again you know i just heard over and over from people you know from from people in all walks of life at nato how unsettling it was to think you had to wake up in the morning and check twitter to figure out what was happening to figure out what would drive the alliance agenda that day and you just could couldn't ever be sure about it you didn't know what kind of insults would be hurled at some of the most powerful al

, all foreign forces from afghanistan. they are not going to do a 180- turn and reverse on that number one objective. and so, i see no possibility that the u.s. could negotiate with the taliban, maintaining some even relatively small number of forces in the country. >> reporter: getting them to break entirely with al qaeda has proven impossible so far. even the wording of the deal doesn't ask the taliban to renounce the group, instead promising they won't allow them to use afghanistan to launch attacks on america. although al qaeda has been massively weakened since the u.s.-led invasion, the united nations believes there are still between 200 and 500 al qaeda fighters in the country. and, a report released earlier this month by their sanctions monitoring team stated: "member states report little evidence of significant changes in relations between al qaeda and the taliban. al qaeda assesses that its future in afghanistan depends upon its close ties to the taliban, as well as the success of taliban military operations in th

lieutenant general ben hodges we'll talk more about the future of afghanistan in d.w. news asia that's coming up after this program as part of india's only me to movement a judge in india has cleared journalist priya rahmani of criminal defamation she accused a politician of sexual harassment in 2017 romani wrote an article as part of the global need to response accusing former newspaper editor turned lawmaker m.j. akbar of workplace harassment claims were followed by similar allegations made by more than 20 women now are resigned from his post as junior foreign minister and launched a criminal it's affirmation case against her for money said that she hoped her victory would empower other way to break silence this is what she had to say after her acquittal today. these was not about me the truth about or the women who spoke out of the projects or harassment in the i believe as part of the meta movement. and this is what all this is not all of them. let's bring in did have a correspondent of mission who's joining us from delhi who was at the court where the verdict emer

carried out operations in afghanistan. take a look back and say that we were the guys in there mattering in inviting not they had to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about wanting so to die and he stands up and then goes oh my stark target practice so that's all you can shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east willesee investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy is special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its 11 fia. grade in chapman was on his 1st deployment. to signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the essay is he was struck by a country mined in war. i thought it was a really beautiful country yes snowcat cakes where the rivers where it was really draining into valleys and i used to site a paper it would be a great place for full driving and outdoor adventure if you didn't have all the. great and. chapman would get to see much of the beauty of afghanistan from a b

troops in afghanistan do you get a sense that of cons want them to stay. that i want people just want a solution right 1st thing they want is peace whatever will bring peace for over an end of the war and then beyond that they just want to know what's going to happen they want you know with this nato meeting or with whatever you know for a future decision joe biden takes they just literally want to know are you staying are you going how long are you staying for and what are you really going to do that's all they want they just want to definitive answer the road security duties have been in the hands of of gun forces for some 6 years now after nato handed over to sponsibility to the opcw on security forces are they in a position to battle the taliban and other groups singlehandedly. so i was just in lookout province in the south of which is just south of kabul and i was talking to soldiers and i was talking to police and they were saying that the u.s. presence really doesn't make that much of a difference for them in the fight because for the most part they

afghanistan is that across rights and that worries han. attached muslim about i fear that if the taliban join the government will lose everything that we've achieved over the last few years in this country i studied abroad i came back to open a business model what if we lose our freedom again and we women are forced to stay at home again then i'll have to leave my country. on sunday night. practically nothing can be taken for granted in kabul and most certainly not a yoga class. on turns once to help women achieve in the balance in a country that has been at war for 5 decades. in 201648 montage opened her own yoga studio despite much resistance in particular from religious fanatics now she has more than 100 female students an afghan success story part of might have to pass what i practice yoga has no connection with social traditions here of years i'm more concerned with seeing what people need a hostile meal glad i showed them yoga and these people really need your graphic and yes. the women stretching on their yoga mats today are student

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carried out operations in afghanistan. take a look back and say that we were the guys in there mattering in inviting not they to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about wanting so to die and he stands up and then goes oh my stark target practice so that's all you can shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east mark willacy investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy as special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its a live in fear. right in chapman was on his 1st deployment. to signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the essay is he was struck by a country. i thought was a really beautiful country yes snowcat cakes where the river is where it was really draining into valleys and i used to site a paper it would be a great place for full driving and outdoor adventure if you didn't have all the. great and. a man would get to see much of the beauty of afghanistan from a black haw

forces in afghanistan. inact, we assert that the administration should commit to the agreement in february 2020, and that u.s. forces would eventually leave afghanistan when the conditions are being met. nick schifrin: there has been great concern about the impact of the trump administration, especially some of the hires and announcements inside the pentagon in the last few weeks before inauguration. are you concerned today about any lasting impact of what some believe was a bit of chaos over the last few months? joseph dunford: you know, nick, i'm very confident that, in the weeks and the months ahead, we will have proper civilian-military relations within the department, and, more importantly and necessarily, a proper focus on taking care of the mission, while we take care of the people inside the department of defense. and, again, knowing the people both in uniform and not in uniform, i know that those are the two things that they will be focused on in the months ahead, and not relitigating what might ha

troops in afghanistan do you get a sense that of cons want them to stay. that i want people just want a solution right 1st thing they want is peace whatever will bring peace or bring an end to the war and then beyond that they just want to know what's going to happen they want you know with this nato meeting or with whatever you know for a future decision joe biden takes they just literally want to know are you staying are you going how long are you staying for and what are you really going to do that's all they want they just want to defend events or erode security duties have been in the hands of of gone forces for some 6 years now after nato handed over to sponsibility to the afghan security forces are they in a position to battle the taliban and other groups singlehandedly. so i was just in lookout province in the south of which is just south of kabul and it was home to soldiers news talking to police and they were saying that the u.s. presence really doesn't make that much of a difference for them in the fight because for the most part they haven't ac

attacks on police and civilians roadside bombs targeting go fish oils afghanistan continues to be hit by violence despite the ongoing talks between the government in kabul and the taliban at this very tickler juncture with such kind of the deterioration of situation we are getting closer to a situation of chaos and the need to ministers should really keep notes of this based on the other global universe so obligations of protecting civilians no one wants to troops to stay for ever or. says but to a responsible with troll should be based on conditions on the ground that seems to be a notion shared by many in afghanistan. for the average person rob honest on what they want is a decision that will lead to an end to the fight for the they can come to market like this without work for the government what they want is an answer they want to know exactly what was once again what they don't want their opinion and when they'll be back all they want is an answer they can plan for. and this is one of president biden's most challenging policy dilemmas if he you asked pulls out of afghanistan by m

our presence in afghanistan is conditions based. ross: they say it is not covert related, but precautionary. people are being deliberately infected with covid-19 and the u.k. in what is being called a human challenge trial. we will explain how that works. ♪ ross: a warm welcome to those of you watching on pbs in america and everyone else watching on bbc world news. we are going to start with the important meeting for nato's military alliance. it is the first time defense ministers from nato's members will meet since joe biden became president, and what is at stake is the deal the trump administration struck with the taliban in afghanistan. let's begin by hearing from nato's secretary-general. >> the promise to leave afghanistan is conditions based. our presence in afghanistan is conditions based. the taliban has to meet their agreements. what nato does now is, first of all, we do whatever we can to support the peace process and the full, limitation of the deal. we will only leave when the time is right. i think the main issue is t

also coming up to stand and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato defense ministers take up the crucial question in a summit today with no end in sight to the violence in the country and street protests erupted after a spanish rapper is arrested for his controversial lyrics and tweet did he cross the line into terrorism or was it free speech. i'm sorry welcome to the program. demonstrators in myanmar have gathered in their largest numbers thus far to demand an end to military rule opponents of the february 1st coup doubt that the military's promise to hold elections and handover of power now deposed leader aung sang suu kyi remains in jail facing obscure criminal charges hundreds of thousands joined rallies in cities across the country despite fears of a violent crackdown. a battle cry for democracy tens of thousands of protesters flooding the streets of young gone stepping up their open revolt against a military takeover car she says road blocks to keep security forces from moving around the commercial capital. in this cat and mouse game it appears to for

as you know we went into afghanistan together. nato allies partners under not to states all to $911.00 we have made decisions on the just you know presence together and we will also make the decision when the time is right to leave together or for more let's bring in our washington correspondent of the seller that certainly sounds like the u.s. withdrawal that former president trump announced last year is now off the table all of a. well officially the by the administration is reviewing its of ghana's term policy but yes you just heard secretary just general you installed speaking he said nato will leave of ganesan when the time is right and it does not really look like the time is right because the conditions were also set in the in that agreement with the taliban and they were that the taliban. and here to these conditions to stop putting the security of the united states and their allies at risk to distance themselves from other terror groups like al qaeda and also to participate in peace talks now there is growing consensus th

clearly, the afghanistan today is not the afghanistan of 2001. i remember back then, there was not a single international telephone line in this country. girls were not going to school. kabul was a >> place. -- kabul was a wrecked place. you still have millions of girls not going to school. a period in which there are these waves of targeted assassinations, afghans simply do not feel safe on the streets. one young afghan after another is leaving the country or thinking of leaving. the press -- the question is, under this deal, the u.s. is supposed to pull out all of its are many forces. i heard this from senior american military officers. the taliban will countdown to zero. will they allow what joe biden as the candidate, the vice president has always consistently said, that he wanted not a big u.s. troop presence, but a counterterrorism force, say around 1500. you can reinforce your presence in neighboring countries as well when you need to intervene, either to fight against groups like al qaeda, islamic state, or indeed to tell about if there i

if you look at the countries around afghanistan, as bad as things are in the country of afghanistan, if you look at their press, their media, they have a very vibrant -- it is not us, it is no "new york times", abc, cbs, but it is pretty impressive for that poor little country. so that is one success. the other thing is with women, with gender. that was in the report this week. the number of girls in school, the number of women who can survive pregnancy over there. those programs were great successes. host: education as well when it comes to women? guest: yes. hardly any girls in school, hardly any schools for girls when the taliban were there. but it's like 3 million, i believe, girls now in school. there are more in the bigger cities. the rural areas are still problems. but that was a success. host: if the independent press there got help from the u.s. government funding everything, can they still remain independent and not be swayed by u.s. interests? guest: they have. it's been very tough on us. so it's not like we are paying them a salary and all that. we help them with training

troops in afghanistan it's about all the other countries that would likely follow the u.s. out if that were to happen if president biden were to make the decision unlikely as that seems to pull out now. this is the 1st time that we have spoken about the u.s. and nato since bines inauguration for 4 years you reported on the we're into here it's a state that needed wonder. what is it like now we need to headquarters with no longer u.s. president. well brant i only wish i could be in the corridor is gathering all the best gossip for you we're still not allowed back in the building so i do gather it by phone though i mean as i mentioned there is a sense of predictability again you know i just heard over and over from people you know from from people in all walks of life at nato how unsettling it was to think you had to wake up in the morning and check twitter to figure out what was happening to figure out what would drive the alliance agenda that day and you just could couldn't ever be sure about it you didn't know what kind of insults would be hurled at some of the most powerf

troops in afghanistan it's about all the other countries that would likely follow the u.s. out if that were to happen if president biden were to make the decision unlikely as that seems to pull out now. this is the 1st time that we have spoken about the u.s. and nato since bines inauguration for 4 years you reported on the we're in tears sustained it need to wonder. what is it like now we need to have a quarter with no longer u.s. president. well brant i only wish i could be in the corridor is gathering all the best gossip for you we're still not allowed back in the building so i do gather it by phone though i mean as i mentioned there is a sense of predictability again you know i just heard over and over from people you know from from people in all walks of life at nato how unsettling it was to think you had to wake up in the morning and check twitter to figure out what was happening to figure out what would drive the alliance agenda that day and you just could couldn't ever be sure about it you didn't know what kind of insults would be hurled at some of the most powerful

carried out operations in afghanistan. take a look back and say that we were the guys in the mediterranean inviting not they had to do something that is honorable now a soldier who was on these missions speaks out about walking so the guy had his hands up and then it was almost like target practice so that's all you can shoot on a table and not call that night off on this episode of one o one east willacy investigates the culture of impunity among some of the strategy is special forces in afghanistan. afghanistan 2012 the brutal conflict was in its a live in fear. right in chapman was on his 1st deployment. to signals intelligence officer fresh out of training with the essay is he was struck by a country. i thought was a really beautiful country yes snow capped cakes where the river is where it was really draining into valleys and i used to cite a paper it would be a great place for driving an outdoor adventure and she didn't have all the wool. braided. chapman would get to see much of the beauty of afghanistan from a blac

the circus country which is located in afghanistan but i think it's very different than. that in the rest of oakland and. barrett from denmark is one of the founders of the couple circus which is barely bigger than the average afghan backyard. in afghanistan things everything is designed made organized. so adult decides i don't think. i don't know what is the right thing his office is . now we are practising for. one of the very big shows we do a lot of shows in schools on different places but the big shows takes of course a longer time to practice for not only. was. close no. we made this center. 2 years ago after we had to move from a place that was new to the parliament and there was a rocket that was coming directly into our compound. that. circus artist most the bar is also one of the coaches his goal is to popularise performing arts in afghanistan so he and his friend often go out onto the streets to practice practice the very hour. before. i want to commend your mother for them to show. the strength of that the reason i mean you don't want to lose. your. good becau

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afghanistan is at a crossroads and that worries hand. the task of muslim about i fear that if the taliban join the government will lose everything that we've achieved over the last few years in this country i studied abroad i came back to open a business to model what if we lose our freedom again and we women are forced to stay at home again then i'll have to leave my country. when somebody. ringback practically nothing can be taken for granted in kabul and most certainly not a yoga class. on ters wants to help women achieve in a balance in a country that has been at war for 5 decades. in 2016 faja montages opened her own yoga studio despite much resistance in particular from religious fanatics now she has more than 100 female students an afghan success story part of matter of what i practice yoga has no connection with social traditions here other years i'm more concerned with seeing what people need awesome yoga i showed them yoga and these people really need your gothic money yes . the women stretching on their yoga mats today are stu

there are few places as war weary, and ravaged, as afghanistan. the conflict these people have experienced, 42 brutal years of bloodshed, through soviet invasion, civil war, and american invasion, dwarfs even america's longest ever war. it has robbed generations of their loved ones and made poverty an enduring curse. as you walk around these taliban-controlled villages, and rural areas of afghanistan, it is striking to think of how many billions of dollars of aid money has been poured into this country, and how little of it made it into villages like this. in one village we met salim, our taliban minders waiting outside while we, two women, were permitted entry. he told us he worked his whole life in the persian gulf city abu dhabi to aord to build this house. now he stands in front of it, pleading with us, rare foreign visitors, for peace. >> ( translated ): mr. joe biden, we want the war to be over, and the americans to leave from here. america is good, but they need to go back to america. >> reporter: i asked him in arabic what he wants for his

troops in afghanistan it's about all the other countries that would likely follow the u.s. out if that were to happen if president biden were to make that decision unlikely as that seems to pull out now. this is the 1st time that we have spoken about the u.s. and nato since binds inauguration for 4 years you reported on the we're into here sustain that need to wonder. what is it like now i need to headquarters with no longer u.s. president. well brant i only wish i could be in the corridor is gathering all the best gossip for you we're still not allowed back in the building so i do gather it by phone though i mean as i mentioned there is a sense of predictability again you know i just heard over and over from people you know from from people in all walks of life at nato how unsettling it was to think you had to wake up in the morning and check twitter to figure out what was happening to figure out what would drive the alliance agenda that day and you just could couldn't ever be sure about it you didn't know what kind of insults would be hurled at some of the most powerful a

is it about a dignified exit for the u.s., or is it about lasting peace for afghanistan? >> reporter: like so many here, akbar has been personally impacted by the killings. colleagues of hers at the human rights commission have been targeted and killed in recent months. >> one of the biggest achievements for the past 20 years was this cadre of afghans who were trained, some of them given standard educaon, some studied here in afghanistan. they are the backbone of running a system of governancethey are in civil society, they are in they are judges, and the message to them ¡there is not a future for you here'. >> reporter: as for so people many in this city, the grief is crushing for those left behind. >> i don't know if i have the strength, but... i think losing my colleagues really tested my strength, really tested my faith and really tested my hope. but it didn't stop me. but i need tbe honest, i think if there is one thing that can really test my strength again would be something like that. i am more afraid of losing any of my colleagues than i am afraid of losing my o

and this is one of president biden's most challenging policy dilemmas if he you ask pulls out of afghanistan by may 2021 as agreed to in a deal between he's previous us and the taliban the country could plunge deeper into chaos if the troops stay the taliban could retaliate the administration will be looking if they can to do 2 things the 1st is to withdraw a more measured way that will solve it some stability from the situation in afghanistan and secondly leave the united states and coalition partners with some capacity for counterterrorism and do all of this in close coordination with its nato allies the biden administration has strongly signaled that they will listen to the experts and will remain in afghanistan for the foreseeable future this is a major policy shift from the trump white house and this will be biden's 1st major policy decision for the middle east and could have a deep impact on this presidency americans have grown exhausted from endless wars and it will be a tough sell to the public that remaining in afghanistan is the best course of action. nato allies welcome the change

after all this time, is afghanistan an afterthought? i this time, is afghanistan an afterthought?— afterthought? i certainly do not think— afterthought? i certainly do not think it _ afterthought? i certainly do not think it is _ afterthought? i certainly do not think it is an _ afterthought? i certainly do l not think it is an afterthought stopping here is what i think. i think president biden wants to allow the national security system that he has created around him to do itsjob. that means he is not going to make a rash decision, and impulsive decision. he is certainly not going to make a decision that is going to catch the pentagon off guard and surprise them. he wants to hearfrom his national security advisor is, secretary of state, he wants to give his secretary of defence the opportunity to assess the situation and come to him with recommendations, and i do not give the recommendations are that it give the recommendations are thatitis give the recommendations are that it is important for our national security and for original stability to retain a presence in afghanista

the promise to leave afghanistan is conditions—based. 0ur presence in afghanistan is conditions—based. and taliban has to meet their commitments, and what nato does now is that we first of all do whatever we can to support the peace process and the full implementation of the deal. we will only leave when the time is right. i think the main issue is that taliban has to reduce violence, taliban has to negotiate in good faith and taliban has to break all ties as to stop supporting international terrorist groups like al-qaeda. the virtual nato meeting will last two days, and some of it will look back to this moment last year. this was the then us secretary of state mike pompeo, the united states' special envoy and the taliban political chief in qatar. they'd just signed a deal to bring about peace and end 18 years of war. under the deal, which was called the agreement for bringing peace, the us and nato agreed to withdraw all 9600 troops by may the 1st this year. in turn, the taliban promised to cut ties with al-qaeda and end all violence in afghanistan. a year on, that deal is on shaky g

there are few places as war weary, and ravaged, as afghanistan. the conflict these people have experienced, 42 brutal years of bloodshed, through soviet invasion, civil war, and american invasion, dwarfs even america's longest ever war. it has robbed generations of their loved ones and made poverty an enduring curse. as you walk around these taliban-controlled villages, and rural areas of afghanistan, it is striking to think of how many billions of dollars of aid money has been poured into this country, and how little of it made it into villages like this. in one village we met salim, our taliban minders waiting outside while we, two women, were permitted entry. he told us he worked his whole life in the persian gulf city of abu dhabi to afford to build this house. now he stands in front of it, pleading with us, rare foreign visitors, for peace. >> ( translated ): mr. joe biden, we want the war to be over, and the americans to leave from here. america is good, but they need to go back to america. >> reporter: i asked him in arabic what he wants fo

broadly there are parts of afghanistan. that taliban now control and are going to control. and indefinitely but there are other parts of the of afghanistan notably the big cities particularly kabul the huzzaing region these are shiites who are subject to the genocidal attacks by the taleban when it was in power and the touchy carious that are going to. won't accept the taleban control so there needs to be some formula and i think inevitably it's going to involve a very significant constitutional reorganization in afghanistan in which you have a great deal of federalism could still chase that many thanks indeed for being with us peter galbraith theft in fort myers florida. protesters and refusing to back down despite fears of a violent crackdown by the military thousands of people have joined demonstrations for a 13th straight day calling for the release of the pows data on al-jazeera scott hyatt reports. rickshaws in trucks join the 2nd day of a civil disobedience campaign with protesters blocking roads by pretending their

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expert group in afghanistan in washington d.c. it really issuing a stark warning addressing the white house saying that a troop withdrawal would lead to a collapse of the afghan state to a return of civil war in afghanistan and that resulting in a terror threat here on american soil and joe biden certainly will not want to be held accountable for this he will then have to make clear that the trumpet plan was premature in his opinion and that leaving now would put the security of the united states at risk of a seller in washington thanks so much looking at some of the world news now johnson i'm glad merkel has spoken by telephone with the iranian president hassan rouhani to voice her concern that iran is failing to meet its obligations under a 2015 nuclear deal it's on world powers because it is been in jeopardy since former president donald trump unilaterally withdrew from it in 2000 and icing. gunmen have stormed a school in central nigeria and kidnapped dozens of students and some teaches stuff say one student was shot dead in t

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as you know we went into afghanistan together. nato allies partners and united states all to $911.00 we have made this situation is on adjusting our presence together and we will also make the decision when the time is right to leave together we have coverage from both sides of the atlantic tonight joining us is from brussels studio is and xander phenomena and from washington our correspondent salah to both of you good evening alexander let me start with you you followed still begs presser closely today he doesn't sound like a man who is ready to pack up his bags and leave afghanistan. no not at all he doesn't sound like that quite the opposite his stressed during his press conference that withdrawal should be based on conditions on the ground that the taliban has to stop their attacks that they have to stop supporting international terrorist groups and some nato members even said that they would be willing to remain in afghanistan if washington is staying to the german defense minister has said that we are now not in a position t

behind us, is something that i've not felt since i was in afghanistan. a member of congress in 2021, in the u.s. capital in the house floor that i was preparing to fight my way out on the people's

my question is on afghanistan. during the nato meeting, were the allies used for timing on an -- pressing you for timing on an answer, and how long do you think the u. -- the u.s. can wait before making a decision and is that enough time, do you think, for the talibanau+#r to -- the taliban to change violence? sec. austin: i would want to say again we are going through a rigorous process. our allies would want us to make sure we are thoughtful about how we approach this and what we do, so all of us are mindful of the time that is available but we are really focused on making sure that the negotiation process takes place as it should and that, you know, hopefully the parties will abide by their commitments that they made at the outset of the negotiations and we can bring the level of violence down, but we are focused on making sure that we make the right decisions. we will go through this process deliberately. our allies understand that. my sense is that they did not fully expect that we would have a decision this e