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well i mean i think the taliban. one of the reasons is where my colleague also left i'll begin from there one of the the domestic political consensus the corruption in the government the endemic. in the make corruption amongst the political elite and the division and. confusion in coherence and in at many levels incompetence as well so these have contributed on the political level the other the other end of it is also the u.s. . many of the policy choices and the war fighting tactics where the taliban have shown they have been on the military level they've shown that they're more successful at the end of the day u.s. is fighting a 1000 miles away from a land where it does not fully understand the law fully understand the terrain the 3rd 3rd thing that's largely uncovered is the role of regional actors out there if you notice the secretary pompei are speaking he he has to be read a lot of. he gave credit to the pakistanis you know they have they've had their share of role in pakistan has had a part to play russia has

training camps underpinned by advancing taliban forces on the ground the taliban stronghold kandahar fell in november. celebrations pool car as locals imagist from the york of repression. that is so happy that until now it was like a prisoner of my beard and i'm free meanwhile saw was osama bin laden the man the u.s. desperately wanted remained elusive escaping from the tora bora cave network but between the battle lines the violence unleashed on anniston afghans was beginning to a marriage of family homes bombed in the chaos of war. when we're in a situation. where we're in a combat zone. unfortunately sometimes mistakes are made. and 2014 most foreign troops withdrew. into the vacuum step to results in taliban who mounted a ruthless guerrilla campaign retaking territory and stepping up its use of suicide attacks by the end this long war had left 40000 civilians dead. after the blast it was a horrific scene many people were on the ground and i managed to get myself to the ambulance. i don't know what happened next. when the 1st hints of a truce were revealed enemy fighters out on th

and the taliban. reaching this agreement but afghan people have paid a very high price in this war and they must not be forgotten in this process he continued by saying that yes. he welcomes what is going on that that could lead to peace eventually here in afghanistan but he also sort of stressed that the taliban must respect that part of the deal must make it clear that they were severe entire lives with the groups like al qaeda he also said that the taliban must be more transparent about their relations with the neighboring countries he pointed out to pakistan and he also said that the taliban must abandon their trade in and cultivation of drugs he also then went on go is saying that the afghans were behind this that he was one of the 1st people to asked to reach some sort of deal with the taliban even though we know that he was quite upset at the beginning when all this process started he wanted the taliban to agree to a permanent ceasefire before any kind of talks could take place that is somethin

change the perception of the people because people are thinking now that if this is not taliban taliban was involved in i mean some kind of fundamentalist sister provide assistance to this group they're brought speirs they provide other kind of support to these groups who would carry these attacks kate al-jazeera we understand that abdullah abdullah national afghani of extremely close to agreeing a 50 percent 50 percent split of government portfolios both of course claimed victory in the september elections without dolabella being given the head of the peace process committee will help things do you think a bill is said before that releasing prisoners would be beneficial to the process. well of course it was how to have some sort of unified voice a car that's been an absolute disaster it happened a contest it was messy election allegations of fraud to manage the presidency whole thing carol integrations this messy dispute over who gets just. what it is that is it's difficult when again it's not in such a place. of work but also the grounds by arrest and also this possible peace talks fo

-taliban agreement. pursuant to the 2017 south asia strategy, the department of defense's key objective is to ensure afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for the strategy prioritizes ending the war through a political process, acknowledging that there is no military solution to the conflict. to achieve this objective, the department conducts two complimentary missions. one, the nato-led resolute support mission which is focused on training, advising and assisting the afghan national defense and security forces, or andsf, and the second is the u.s. counterterrorism mission that works with our afghan partners to mitigate terrorist threats. we actively combat isis, al qaeda, and other terrorist groups in afghanistan. although these terrorists are severely degraded, continued pressure on them remains vital to ensuring that our homeland is never again attacked as it was on september 11, 2001. on february 29, 2020, an historic agreement was signed between the united states and taliban. and the release

change the perception of the people because people are thinking now that if this is not taliban taliban was involved in i mean some kind of fundamentalist sister provide assistance to this group they're brought speirs they provide other kind of support to these groups who would carry these attacks kate al-jazeera we understand that abdullah abdullah national afghani of extremely close to agreeing a 50 percent 50 percent split of government portfolios both of course claim victory in the september election without dolabella being given the head of the peace process committee will help things do you think a bill is said before that releasing prisoners would be beneficial to the process. well of course it will help to have some sort of unified voice in a car but it's been an absolute disaster it happened a contested messy election and allegations of fraud to manage the presidency holding parallel integrations this messy dispute over who gets just. what it is that is it's difficult when again it's not in such a place. of work force but also the ground osiris and also this possible peace talk

underpinned by advancing taliban forces on the ground the taliban stronghold kandahar fell in november. celebrations pull cart as locals a marriage from the york of repression. that i'm so happy that until now it was like a prisoner of my beard and i'm free meanwhile so was osama bin laden the man the u.s. desperately wanted remained elusive escaping from the tora bora cave network between the battle lines the violence unleashed on anniston afghans was beginning to a marriage of family homes bombed in the chaos of war. when we're in a situation. where we're in a combat so. unfortunately sometimes mistakes are made. and 2014 most foreign troops withdrew. into the vacuum step to results in taliban who mounted a ruthless guerrilla campaign retaking territory and stepping up its use of suicide attacks by the end this long war had left 40000 civilians dead. after the blast it was a horrific scene many people were on the ground and i managed to get myself to the ambulance. i don't know what happened next no phone. when the 1st hints of a truce were revealed enemy fighters out on the street.

well i mean i think the taliban. one of the reasons is where my colleague also 'd left i'll begin from there one of the domestic political consensus the corruption in the government the endemic. in the make corruption amongst the political elite and the division and. confusion in coherence and in at many levels incompetence as well so these have contributed on the political level the other layer the other end of it is also the u.s. . many of the policy choices and the war fighting tactics where the taliban have shown they have been on the military level they've shown that they're more successful at the end of the day u.s. is fighting a 1000 miles away 'd from a land where it does not fully understand the law fully understand the terrain the 3rd 3rd thing that's largely uncovered is the role of regional actors out there if you notice the secretary pompei are speaking he he has to be read a lot of. he gave credit to the pakistanis you know they have they've had their share of role in pakistan has had a part to play rus

and the taliban it's not an overall p.c. ok in afghanistan just how do you think this is going to work. yes well as you said this is a different model than we've seen in the past rather than trying to have the u.s. the taliban and the afghan government all working trying to top one peace deal together this is really a 2 phase model what we're seeing today is really a 1st step that just unlocks that crucial 2nd step it's really that 2nd part that inch afghani talks that are really going to be the most important part for afghanistan moving forward and they're going to be some of the most difficult to really see come through you know we're looking at a situation where currently the afghan government as we've been hearing is still coming out of this disputed presidential election so even afghan government is in a new in a moment of kind of disruption and then also with the taliban with different voices that we're hearing from the taliban as well but how to move this process forward so it will be a long road in that 2nd phase it

the country by the taliban in just 24 hours the violence on the ground coming just hours after taliban leaders assured us president in a phone call that they wanted a secession of violence a situation meant to enable talks about peace in afghanistan to begin. the taliban celebrating after the historic deal with the u.s. . the agreement in doha was heralded as a major step towards ending afghanistan's 18 new war days later taliban fighters are back on the offensive carrying out dozens of attacks across the country. afghan security forces came under deadly fire in kandahar and herat the worst violence in those with up to 20 killed came only hours after a phone call between u.s. president trump and the taliban's political chief i spoke to the leader of the taliban today we had a good conversation we've agreed there's no violence we don't want violence see what happens they're dealing with that but we'll see what happens. so far taliban leader mullah abdul ghani baradar has only negotiated with the u.s. and not afghanistan's elected government in kabul i this interim afghan talks with pres

therein lies the taliban. believessador, do you that the taliban can be trusted eliminatetions to terrorist training facilities and the tendency towards allowing terrorist training andlities or encouraging developing terrorist training facilities within afghanistan -- do you think that there is a chance that our peace negotiations can establish an environment within afghanistan ant will not afford opportunity for terrorists to train, from which to perhaps launch attacks the united states? amb. khalilzad: the first point you made, i agree with you. and participation by all key forces in the country, there is an opportunity for afghanistan to have economic development. they have a number of resources. they have a good geography in terms of being a land bridge between central asia which has vast resources, and south asia with the population in the and the market. we are looking at with other donors, assistance, investment, trade to stabilize or consolidate any peace agreement. on your second point, it is not a qu

and the united states both had links with the taliban and we are in the region they are our next door neighbor for as long as geography has existed so there is some leverage that pakistan has in a fun society and i think that pakistan if pakistan my government my political party and my prime minister in iran fran said it a decade ago that the only solution to the full on. war or the current turmoil is to have a settlement with the taliban and pakistan can play a facilitating role in pakistan has played a facilitating role in that in that regard and i think it's for not just the greater good off for the general security but for global peace as well tragically sources in your government had been warning that people shouldn't be overoptimistic about the carter ideal and that there would be people out to spoil the deal it came to pass obviously because within hours there was violence what is the view now from islamabad about the ongoing repercussions of the the deal that ended in disaster i think the peace deal has been signed in a good spirit from both sides and i think both sides want p

but they're telling us that now the taliban is legit. how has the taliban changed? was all this talk of human rights women's rights? democracy was a just a game. made us not the only one outraged by these negotiations with the taliban under the hash tag, $909.00 women, a taking to social media to defend their rights. my bomani eggs are now falling. cut this off. my house is that the hash out? i think money. i cut out, i got manukau about me, got cut the star command also idea by animals. but money acts like this. they're athletes, musician, it's money that is all coming together to make it clear that they free dominicana be traded. but in a country so scalloped by a women's rights, a luxury that only affluent afghans can afford to care about that obeidi agency at the of what the so come to find out i head to the northern province of her name down on the amount of money sharif is a much smaller city than there are definitely no bowling alleys here and in public at least many women still wear the full time. and i'm here to meet the catching her isn't easy. going to pl

taliban training camps. underpinned by advancing taliban forces on the ground the taliban stronghold kandahar fell in november. celebrations as locals a marriage from the york of repression. that i'm so happy that until now it was like a prisoner of my beard and i'm free meanwhile saw was osama bin laden the man the u.s. desperately wanted remained elusive escaping from the tora bora cave network between the battle lines the violence unleashed on anniston afghans was beginning to a marriage of family homes bombed in the chaos of war. when we're in a situation. where we're in a combat zone. unfortunately sometimes mistakes are made. in 2014 most foreign troops withdrew. into the vacuum stepped our results in taliban who mounted a ruthless guerrilla campaign retaking territory and stepping up its use of suicide attacks by the end this long war had left 40000 civilians dead. after the blast it was a horrific scene many people were on the ground and i managed to get myself to the ambulance. i don't know what hap

but islamic emirates of a van the son is how the taliban sees a understand when the taliban government through the bickering of factions who were in power in kabul back in 1009 that is what they declared this as an islamic emirate which has an immediate and how to sure of which decides on the matters of state as a very centralized structure of power which they have stuck on to in these 20 years and according to them they have successfully pushed out foreign presence of by by a stick sticking to that set up and that is something which the afghan government will need to convince them that they will need to go and come into them meaning a mainstream political process might bump a oh very clearly saying that they don't want to dictate what sort of political system they want in a gun son but they want a representative system which respects people's right to express themselves people right to make sure that the choose the people who govern them and who them not just to show rubbish sites and that is the islamic emirate of afghanistan which is the part of mind that the sense of the afghan rep

training camps underpinned by advancing taliban forces on the ground the taliban stronghold kandahar fell in november. celebrations pull cart as locals a marriage from the york of repression. and then i was so happy that until now it was like a prisoner of my beard and i'm free meanwhile so was osama bin laden the man the u.s. desperately wanted remained elusive escaping from the tora bora cave network but between the battle lines the violence unleashed on anniston afghans was beginning to a marriage of family homes bombed in the chaos of war. when we're in a situation. where we're in a combat so. unfortunately sometimes mistakes are made. and 2014 most foreign troops withdrew. into the vacuum step to results in taliban who mounted a ruthless guerrilla campaign retaking territory and stepping up its use of suicide attacks by the end this long war had left 40000 civilians day. after the blast it was a horrific scene many people were on the ground and i managed to get myself to the ambulance. i don't know what happened next no phone. when the 1st hints of a truce were revealed enemy fi

president trump and the taliban's political chief i spoke to the leader of the taliban. we had a good conversation we've agreed there's no violence we don't want violence see what happens they're dealing with that but we'll see what happens. so far taliban leader mullah abdul ghani baradar has only negotiated with the u.s. and not afghanistan's elected government in kabul i see this interim afghan talks with president ashraf ghani administration words are to get underway next week but they already appear in doubt the taliban has made the talks conditional on the release of 5000 taliban prisoners a demand the afghan government refuses to meet meanwhile the pentagon is pushing ahead with its troop withdrawal in afghanistan and taking the long view on the latest taliban attacks you know this is going to be a long windy bumpy road there will be ups and downs and will stop and start that's going to be the nature of this over the next days weeks and months and so i'm not going to get too excited about what happens at the moment. an uncertain time for peace in afghanistan where

and the united states the taliban started a very kind of i guess if war. against the of on security forces and endless pond i think the united states air force is claimed that they have supported the afghan forces in helmand province by using the aircraft's air operations i want to get on to the peace deal that you helped negotiate in a 2nd but your reaction to the international criminal court announcing that it will now formally investigate u.s. war crimes defacto perhaps british war crimes because of course the united states has in afghanistan were leading u.k. troops and i assume if that is an end of us the geisha end of the war crimes that happened in afghanistan there should be an investigation of the crimes that happened over the past 40 years that the main victim of those crimes were basically the set value and. a defenseless people of afghanistan who have paid for this so any justice which people of afghanistan were really well come and i guess there cannot be any peace sustainable peace without justice should come and should be. investigated. for

and the taliban last month and will see the taliban hand over a 1000 afghan government troops. voting is under way in 6 u.s. states at a critical point in the opposition democratic party race for the presidential nomination to tackle donald trump it's the 1st opportunity for voters to choose since to field a narrowed to effectively a choice between 2 men joe biden and bernie sanders put former vice president biden in the lead against senate as well as with the top stories inside stories coming up next i'll have the al-jazeera news hour for you in just under half an hour i hope you'll join me then right. could the rivalry between afghanistan's leaders the rail peace efforts ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah both say they are the president with peace with the taliban on the line can they settle their differences this is inside story. hello there is many were hailing a new beginning for afghanistan less than a fortnight ago the u.s. and the afghan taliban had just signed a deal towards ending 2 decades of war but the afghan government wasn't part of the talks and a long standing

change the perception of the people because people are thinking now that if this is not taliban taliban was involved in i mean some kind of fundamentalist sister provide assistance to these groups they're brought speirs they provide other kind of support to these groups who would carry these attacks kate al-jazeera we understand that abdullah abdullah nash afghani of extremely close to agreeing a 50 percent 50 percent split of government portfolios both of course claim victory in the september elections without dolabella being given the head of the peace process committee will help things do you think a bill is said before that releasing prisoners would be beneficial to the process. well of course it will help to have some sort of you know fight. card that's been an absolute disaster it happened a contested messy election and allegations of fraud to manage the presidency holding parallel integrations this messy dispute over who gets just. what it is that is it's difficult when again it's not in such a difficult place. for course but also the grand aspirants and also this possible peace

the poorest countries on earth there is complete agreement on the military objectives of removing the taliban regime which on pleased to say is. largely now achieved just in the 1st decade and a half of the war 14000 u.k. soldiers predominantly working class needed medical care and thousands of nature soldiers have been killed there since the usa began the longest military war in its history u.s. combat casualties and 21000 read their eyes for 5 years if you have been counting the human and financial cost of increased heroin on the streets of nato nations but don't trump came to power valid to bring soldiers home and this week a peace deal was signed in qatar before washington again areally bombarded the country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any peace process joining me now from islamabad is a member of pakistani prime minister imran khan's cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well nato nations that may be focusing on the economic impact of coronavirus you go to afghanistan on the border india occupation of kashmir but let's go straight

and the united states the taliban started a very good kind of i guess if war. or against the of security forces and endless pond i think the united states air force is claimed that they have supported the afghan forces in helmand province by using the aircraft's air operations i want to get on to the peace deal that you helped negotiate in a 2nd but your reaction to the international criminal court announcing that it will now formally investigate u.s. war crimes defacto perhaps british war crimes because of course the united states soldiers in afghanistan were leading u.k. troops and i assume if that is an end of us the geisha end of the war crimes that happened in afghanistan there should be an investigation of the crimes that happened over the past 40 years that the main victim of those crimes were basically the set 1000000000. defenseless people of afghanistan who have paid for this so many justice which people of afghanistan were really well come and i guess there cannot be any peace sustainable peace without justice should come and should be. investigated.

american imperialism all this more going on the delays going underground 1st 8 years ago today the taliban killed 6 british soldiers bringing the total u.k. war dead in afghanistan since $911.00 to about $400.00 then tory prime minister david cameron who don't eem months before launched another war against libya all but destroying africa's riches for capita country said this about the worst single loss of life since 2006 well this is a desperately sad day for our country and desperately sad of course for the families concerned it is a reminder of the huge price that we're paying for the work we're doing in afghanistan but what work in afghanistan no one has been counting the hundreds of thousands of afghans who have been killed maimed or displaced since britain in the usa ceased links to al qaeda linked groups in the wake of $911.00 and began bombing one of the poorest countries on earth there is complete agreement on the military objectives of removing the taliban regime which on pleased to say is. largely now achieved just in the 1st decade and a half of the war 14000 u.k. soldiers predo

warns that it will cancel the agreement if the taliban doesn't respect it. my. and how my hidden and this is al jazeera my from doha also coming up. turkey's president says he will not stop refugees from heading to europe as thousands more fought for the border with greece . and a big week in u.s. politics as the democratic presidential primary heads to south carolina. after more than 18 years of war a deal between the u.s. and the taliban has put afghanistan on the path to what many hope will be a permanent peace sign into place here in qatar a few hours ago and in 18 months of talks one of the key components of the deal plans for a complete withdrawal of all u.s. and nato troops within 14 months if the taliban sticks to its part of the deal the u.s. secretary of state might been pale flew in for the signing he says the agreement is a crucial 1st step toward peace. today is a historic day for the united states of america and the american people. today we have taken a decisive step toward peace real peace in afghanistan. just as any worthy journey begins it is a

and taliban. to look forward to a long term peace and we shall see what happens in the coming days are borne out of course on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera of me so robin a reminder of our top stories the u.s. and the afghan taliban have signed a historic deal paved hoping for peace and the exit of foreign troops from afghanistan the ceremony in doha was attended by dignitaries including the u.s. secretary of state and foreign ministers from qatar and pakistan under the deal the u.s. and nato say that they will pull all foreign troops out within 14 months if the taliban honors its part of the agreement and that includes a $135.00 day initial period of reduced violence both sides have also agreed to exchange as many as $6000.00 prisoners u.s. state secretary of state says the agreement is a crucial 1st step towards peace today is a historic day for the united states of america and the american people today we have taken a decisive step toward peace real peace in afghanistan just as any wor

was the taliban. and that the more they use making sure the movie's title was it was a major read that as an afghan, i'm shocked that the americans introduced democracy, human rights and women's rights to us and encouraged us to defend them. but they're telling us that now the taliban is legit. how has the taliban changed? was all this talk of human rights women's rights? democracy was a just a game. made us not the only one outraged by these negotiations with the taliban under the hash tag, my red line, women, it taking to social media to defend their rights. my bomani eggs are now falling. cut this off. my house is that the hash out? i think that i got them manukau about me. got cut the star command also idea by animals, but money ads like this, all their athletes, musician, it's money that is all coming together to make it clear that they free dominicana be traded but in a country. so scalloped by war, a women's rights, a luxury that only affluent afghans can afford to care about that obeidi agency

and the taliban, the taliban and the afghan governme government-- the u.s. and the taliban on september 15th this year, but the peace process has stalled. in fact, i would argue it's never really begun meaningfully. what we have right now is taliban advances data right now suggests that the taliban attacks are at the highest levels, some of the highest in 2002. and they continue to fight. so let me just briefly conclude by noting that-- and this really goes back to the announcement this week. the u.s. decision to go down to 2500 troops did not occur because of successful peace talks. in fact, it occurred in spite of them. the u.s. did not coordinate and i think this was a mistake, meaningfully with nato forces operating in the country. they were alerted just before the announcement and i think it's worth noting, they stood with us, article 5 and sent nato forces after that. we have other country that shed their blood in afghanistan, sent advisors, diplomates and intelligence officers and i think a withdrawal has the capabilities, and particularly in the cia

deal reached in february would be the basis of negotiations of a deal between the us and taliban has paved the way for the so-called interim afghan talks under the agreement foreign troops would be pulled out from afghanistan by may but that is in exchange for security guarantees by taliban fighters nato has about 11000 troops in afghanistan it's secretary general un stoltenberg welcomed the breakthrough. agreement today is you can discuss whether it's a big or small step but the important thing is that it's the 1st step is the 1st time actually it tal a ban on the afghan government are able to sign a document agreeing on the framework the modalities for negotiations addressing a long term peaceful solution hard to reach peace in afghanistan where as one comes as the u.s. is set to cut down its troop levels in afghanistan to 2 and a half 1000 present donald trump has ordered the drawdown to take place by mid january just days before president elect joe biden is expected to take office there have been calls for biden to review the peace process with the taliban whose fighters have bee

but they're telling us that now the taliban is legit. how has the taliban changed? was all this talk of human rights women's rights? democracy was a just a game. made us not the only one outraged by these negotiations with the taliban under the hash tag, my red line, women, it taking to social media to defend their rights. my bomani eggs are now falling. cut this off my has is that the hash out? i think that i got them manukau about me. got cut. the subcommand also idea by animals, but money ads like this, all their athletes, musician, it's money that is all coming together to make it clear that they free dominicana be traded but in a country. so scalloped by war, a women's rights, a luxury that only affluent afghans can afford to care about that. oh, by the agency at the of what the so come to find out i head to the northern province. a bottle down on the amount of money sharif is a much smaller city then there are definitely no bowling alleys here and in public at least many women still wear the blue cup. can't you come here to me but crushing her isn't easy. goin

the taliban are making advances to europe and tested hometown of been shared in the last few days what gives you hope that this time around it is going to be different this time around you are going to be able to convince them and they are going to be able to convince you. if there is one listen out of the recent history of afghanistan recent past 2 for dicky's that's that the did is no military solution and our hope is that both sides have recognized this and then what to do is the next issue you referred to to shade valley in an incident a few days ago that was. pressure bowed to some other provinces in one of those crossing point one incident had taken place no casualties from any sides some reason balik a mess like sending us that the right message to send that this is stage will be that we want we have different views we have a different vision for the country but we want to make peace with one and that in order to help our own people that will be direct message our hope is of the will of the afghan people and the desire of the people in also on the on the wisdom of the leaders on

hailed as a historical fortunately of that cannot be wasted afghanistan's government meets the taliban for the 1st time to negotiate and and to 19 years of war they overcome persistent violence and contesting ideologies to any hope of peace. welcome to the program. in doha what a diplomatic effort to decades of war in afghanistan is underway for the 1st time the afghan government and the taliban have met in the same rule it's an achievement that follows dozens of rounds of talks prisoner exchanges and a cease fire against u.s. forces negotiators from the highest level with sit face to face in doha to find a way to and nearly 20 years of conflict among the main challenges ahead of the establishment of a mutual and long lasting cease fire and the integration of the taliban into the government of afghanistan. for those we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more than 42 years of upheavals aggressions jihad and resistance all the negatives we all know what happened to us throughout these years and maybe stand today we now need to address this unique

and the taliban knew it was time. president trump has allowed us to take the fight to the taliban these last two years. and we have done so. it's why they, for the first time, have announced that they're prepared to break with their historic ally, al qaeda, who they've worked with, much to the detriment of the united states of america. you can read the document. the taliban have now made the break. they said they will not permit terror to be thrust upon anyone, including the united states, from afghanistan. this is historic in that way. and no one should underestimate the trump administration. you can see our worcounter-rrors al-baghdadi, the work that we didicancy someneni. we will defend and protect the american people every place we battle against terror, whether there's afghanistan or any of the other places we push back each and of day. >> brennan: how long would it take to get u.s. troops out? you're saying this is based on conditions. upon that means the taliban has to follow through on a few things. what would

stage on the one hand there is a peace agreement to a taliban between the u.s. and taliban on the other hand up on into other negotiation is due to happen very soon and people are on that sense people are excited but on the other hand when they see killing when this see uncertainty when they see that the taliban are still emphasizing independence if you about the future rights and liberties of people of afghanistan they're worried so therefore i think taliban really have to demonstrate some level of welling this and probably compromise to build the trust the because people have on the need to really see that taliban are genuine india are called for peace negotiation others after the agreement signed you see major attacks happen i think that further complicate the process therefore i think my call to the both sides about in particular to taliban because they are the one who started their attack would be to listen to them to the voice and call of people of afghanistan which do you want to end this war national assembly vice president thank you. that's it for the s

-taliban agreement. as secretary pompeo said in doha, the taliban must uphold their counterterrorism guarantees to the united states. we also expect the taliban to meaningfully participate in afghan peace negotiations and to do their part in preventing outside actors from nellingtively -- negatively impacting the peace process. over the last seven months, our andsf partners have continued to demonstrate resilience in the face of high levels of violence. resolve in their fight against international terrorist organizations and a commitment to a better, more secure and prosperous afghanistan. but for progress toward peace to continue, the taliban must reduce violence against the afghan security forces and afghan civilians. taliban violence, quite frankly, has been unacceptably high for too long. we urge the taliban, the afghan government and the afghan people to choose a path toward peace. peace agreements are not signed between friends. they're negotiated between parties that must reconcile a shared desire

has spent overall $900000000000.00 fighting the taliban in effect but the taliban is still so strong it still controls 50 percent of the country. yes true i think that that that that fact that they're growing up on better quality control is something that wants to do you feel that reflected in the u.n. reports as well as u.s. military is on reports on that but why why the issue of dialogue with an abundance of difficult i think it's basically this more of what i've hinted before this kind of a far more discreet this on struck between who will actually fall in the undoubtedly that is a big factor that is stopping the negotiations but there has been a lot of consensus building within a lot of over this issue of me both directions a few years ago in this there was a big factional split will who actually really wanted to talk with the taliban with an openness and but although they lost yesterday the last in a more kind of incremental increase of dialogue between the u.s. and i'm. kind of on these opinions have changed and there is a growing consensus among black that's inside of i'm on w

change the perception of the people because people are thinking now that if this is not taliban taliban was involved in i mean some kind of fundamentalist sister provide assistance to these groups they're brought speirs they provide other kind of support to these groups who would carry these attacks kate al-jazeera we understand that abdullah abdullah nash afghani of extremely close to agreeing a 50 percent 50 percent split of government portfolios both of course claimed victory in the september election with abdullah abdullah being given the head of the peace process committee will help things do you think a bill is said before that releasing prisoners would be beneficial to the process. well of course it will help to have some sort of you know fight. card that's been an absolute disaster it happened a contested messy election and allegations of fraud to manage the presidency molting peril integrations this messy dispute over who gets just. what it is that is it's difficult when again it's not in such a difficult place. for course but also the grand aspirants and also this possible pea

the afghan government and the taliban say they've reached a breakthrough will press ahead with talks on the political roadmap under ceasefire 2 decades of conflict of killed tens of thousands of people so what chance is there a lasting peace this is inside story. hello welcome to the program and burn it's after months of discussions in capitals capital doha the afghan government and the taliban are finally taking up an opportunity for peace the 2 sides have agreed on a set of rules that would allow substantiative negotiations to start a breakthrough aims to put an end to almost 2 decades of conflict now many details are being given on the political agenda or when the talks will begin the afghan government has repeatedly demanded taliban fighters stop that attacks but the group has refused to agree to a cease fire until other issues have been resolved afghan president ashraf ghani reiterated his demand for a truce the president's spokesman tweeted the agreement is a step forward towards beginning the negotiations on the main issues including a comprehensive cease fire as the key deman

it has to include the taliban this time. let's not forget that if it is just a power-sharing agreement among the elites, that will not preserve the gains that the afghan government and its society have overseen for the past two decades. hume and especially women's rights, lots of gains, getting children back to school, they have to build on that progress. also, it is not just foreign forms of democracy that could be essential, they could still lean on this mechanism that was used to decades ago among the various warring factions. my previous colleague just noted that the geneva process failed. but those parties came around and worked on a prostitution order. it is time that the next phase begins with some sort of interim arrangement parties can agree to . on the final point about diplomacy, there is a critical role, the united states can apply pressure on both sides. it is really a possibility of mediation. the united nations has a critical peacemaking role. they will need to welcome them in. finally, the other regions can r

has spent overall $900000000000.00 fighting the taliban in effect but the taliban is still so strong it still controls 50 percent of the country. yes true i think that that that that fact that they're growing up on everybody can tell you something that's wants to do you through that reflected in u.n. records as well as u.s. military is on reports on that but why why the issue of dialogue with china by missile difficult i think it's basically this more of what i've hinted before this kind of a far more discrete this on struck between who will actually follow in the uk and government that is a big factor that is stopping the negotiations but there has been a lot of consensus building within a lot of fun over this issue of negotiations a few years ago and this there was a big factional split will who actually really wanted to talk to the taiwan with an openness and but although they lost the especially the last in a more kind of incremental increase of dialogue between the u.s. and the i mean. these opinions have changed and there is a growing consensus among the actors inside of imus a

after a day of ceremony and statements of hope the taliban and the afghan government are now getting down to the hard work of trying to end decades of war but as the talks got under way here in the qatari capital doha there were also multiple attacks back in afghanistan the government says there were taliban attacks in 18 provinces on saturday and the taliban says there were 10 government assaults protests for a 2nd consecutive day in the state of victoria over code restrictions dozens of people were fined and arrested all the restrictions will be easing slightly from tomorrow monday and more than a 1000000 people have been displaced by severe flooding across west and central africa in at least 65 people have died in large parts of the capital remain underwater that's my lot for today thanks for the company will take you through the rest of the day inside story is next though with. this chapter is one of reconciliation progress not another chronicle of tears and bloodshed. hailed as a historic opportunity that cannot be wasted afghanistan's government meets the taliban for the 1st ti

led taliban had taken place but they later collapsed. in 2014 most foreign troops were withdrawn a resurgent and ruthless taliban quickly filled the vacuum. retaking territory. and mounting more attacks. in july 28th in the u.s. held direct talks with taliban representatives in doha further rounds followed and now there is hope for a peace deal can be agreeing to between afghans themselves. even if the price is meant fraying taliban prisoners like these. so will the price be worth it for more joined by brother lee our drug czar from. good to see you what other taliban and the afghan government going to be discussing of doha. the final goal is clear and is to find a political solution to the 1000 year long afghan conflict however the positions of the 2 warring sides still remain unclear what we know from the afghan government delegation as that they will call on the taliban to agree on a long term ceasefire so that the guns remain silent during talks in addition this delegation will insist on the current government system and the core ach

well i mean i think the taliban. one of the reasons is where my colleague also 'd left i'll begin from there one of the domestic political consensus the corruption in the government the endemic. in the make corruption amongst the political elite and the division and. confusion in coherence and in at many levels incompetence as well so these have contributed on the political level the other the other end of it is also the u.s. . many of the policy choices and the war fighting tactics where the taliban have shown they have been on the military level they've shown that they are more successful at the end of the day u.s. is fighting a 1000 miles away 'd from a land where it does not fully understand the law fully understand the terrain the 3rd 3rd thing that's largely uncovered is the role of regional actors out there if you notice the secretary pompei are speaking he he has to be read a lot of. he gave credit to the pakistanis you know they have they've had their share of roles in pakistan has had a part to play russia

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well i mean i think the taliban. one of the reasons is where my colleague also left i'll begin from there one of the domestic political consensus the corruption in the government the endemic. in the make corruption amongst the political elite and the division and. confusion in coherence and in at many levels incompetence as well so these have contributed on the political level the other the other end of it is also the u.s. . many of the policy choices and the war fighting tactics where the taliban have shown they have been on the military level they've shown that they're more successful at the end of the day u.s. is fighting a 1000 miles away from a land where it does not fully understand the let fully understand the terrain the 3rd 3rd thing that's largely uncovered is the role of regional actors out there if you notice the secretary pompei are speaking he he has to be read a lot of. he gave credit to the pakistanis you know they have they've had their share of roles in pakistan has had a part to play russia has par

the state close to completing a 5 year jail term for espionage another day after the ceremony of the taliban in the afghan government well they're now getting down to the hard work of trying to end decades of war the unprecedented meeting in the capital follows months of delays the sides are being urged to seize this opportunity to secure peace for future generations u.s. secretary state my point has been in cyprus for talks on tensions in the eastern mediterranean sea he says the u.s. is deeply concerned about turkey's actions in the region and is pushing for a diplomatic solution but turkey's president is warning his french counterparts quote not to mess with ankara and nato allies are at odds paris has chosen to back greece and cyprus over the oil and gas resources and naval influence in this as your headlines on al-jazeera inside story is next. on counting the cost of debt crisis. rising mozambique's troubled road becoming the world's biggest gas exporter an epic battle the challenges apple's grip on it still and the rising prospect of a currency war with the mighty dollar sink. the cost

ok let's get going now it's been hailed as a historic moment the taliban and the afghan government in the same room facing each other for peace talks the warring sides are in the cattery capital doha to find a political solution to end nearly 20 years of war abdullah abdullah who's representing the government has called for a permanent ceasefire as soon as possible to end years of bloodshed follows a flute we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more than 42 years of upheavals aggressions jihad and resistance all the negatives we all know what happened to us throughout these years and maybe stand today we now need to address this unique opportunity to move towards a new future that we can define together. well the man leading the taliban delegation mullah baradar says they are prepared to negotiate but he has reiterated the group's demands that afghanistan must be run according to islamic law there but . we have acted accordingly to all the points outlined in the previous agreement and we are requesting the other side to act accordingly to those

-taliban toeement will open the door negotiations among the afghan government, the taliban and leaders and inn those talks afghans will tackle the future political their country.r as secretary pompeo has said, finding a true reconciliation path forward will involve a difficult set of conversations overdue.hat's long we will not prejudge the outcome butnterafghan negotiations we are prepared to support whatever consensus the afghans reach about their future political and governing arrangements. taken a lot of work to get to this point. have established the conditions that can transform the trajectory of the conflict. time for the parties to begin moving off the battlefield into a political process. work as scott outlined began in earnest in january 2019 met the taliban in doha and agreed that a military solution was not possible and a political settlement was the best way forward. we then conducted nine rounds of intensive negotiations to work out a formula in support of that objective. know, president trump suspended our negotiations with the taliban september 7 of this past year judgi