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Them in harms way. yet he was aware of the worst thing that could come to pass. sir david wrote about an attack on another mp and warned it "could happen to any one of us". laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bomb blasts which killed more than a0 people in afghanistan. the explosions happened at a mosque in the southern city of kandahar as people gathered for friday prayers. most of the those killed were shia muslims...

Who exactly did this — of course, is—kp being the main culprit or, you know, as they claim so — its a very convoluted, complex environment where you could have any kind of supporter, internal or external, who could engage in such attacks, then somebody else will pretend to have done it or use somebody�*s elses brand. so i think this is why an investigation — and maybe the international community can help and kabul will agree — is absolutely crucial. 0mar samad from the atlantic counc...

City of kandahar. more than a0 people died in the attacks. the victims were mainly shia muslims, whod gathered for friday prayers. it comes a week after a suicide attack on another shia mosque in the northern city of kunduz in which at least 50 people died. well, earlier, ispoke to former afghan ambassador 0mar samad and asked him whether these latest attacks where meant to send a message to the taliban. well, on the surface, apparently, it is. and as you mentioned in your report, this comes on ...

From here again. but their victory has emboldened hardliners. this man is not part of the taliban. but he has come here to celebrate their conquest over what he terms the corrupt previous government, which had been backed by the us. the 9/11 anniversary might not mean much for people here, but its legacy is something the country is still grappling with. decades of war are finally over. can the future be more peaceful than the past? secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. we can now speak to 0mar sama...

And president biden in my opinion obviously have choices but i would differentiate between nation—building, which can become very expensive and humongous project, from building bridges and making sure that different cultures, different religions and different religions and different civilisations understand each other better. 0mar samad from the atlantic council, thank you forjoining us. council, thank you for “oining us. . ~ council, thank you for “oining us. . ~ , ., the man thought to h...

He now considers himself the legitimate caretaker president of afghanistan, and is allied with ahmad massoud. he told the bbc while he was open to dialogue with the taliban, he would not accept their vision of the future of afghanistan. as long as they reject extremism, acknowledge the pluralistic fabric of afghanistan and they should understand we will not — let me be very clear — we will not accept clerical dictatorship in my country. we make peace but the peace should not mean surrender t...

Earlier i spoke to 0mar samad. he is former afghan ambassador to france and canada and up until two weeks ago before the taliban takeover he was senior advisor to dr abdullah abdullah, the chief executive of afghanistan. i asked him whether amrullah saleh would have a central role. he was dealt very bad hand when mr ghani, his boss, decided to leave without notice and without telling anyone and abandoning his country and his duties. so amrullah saleh had a choice — either he also had to leave ...