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Parties for the better part of, i would say, close to two years at least. these talks, perhaps longer, to try to come up with some kind of solutions how does the u.s. reconcile on one hand it is engaged in diplomatic talks towards a peaceful outcome to whats happening there but the same time taliban sweeping through the country, completely disregarding previous agreements and completely disregarding what is happening in doha? >> i think thats part of the shocking aspect of whats happened in the ...

Neighbourhood because at the closest point it is only 70 kilometres from cuba to the united states. seven military us bases are here in the caribbean. but people are beginning to wonder whether you are looking further east and we had a question on social media, prime minister, which says i honestly would like to know why we in barbados are so ingratiated with china, why are we in so deep with china? are you swapping one superpower for another? once again i regret the person who asked the questio...

Message earlier today. i said are you okay because obviously that position has now been completely overrun by the taliban, and they said simply we left. we left, and this really speaks to the core issue here, pamela, is that many afghan forces now confronted with the growing momentum that the taliban has on its side are simply choosing to surrender or to desert. they do not want to die. they are not willing to do it, and that means that the afghan government has very little opportunity to try to...

Continue to keep the commitments we made. brian: but they did not keep their commitments therefore it nullifies what we actually dealt with during the trump administration. congressman michael waltz colonel in the military, now in the national guard served green beret. congressman, first off, the speed in which these provincial capitals are following are stunning all observers. not you. why is the taliban making this progress and what is the brutality in their wake? >> yeah, the taliban are mast...

Say this is our responsibility, this is our country, we have to defend it. but at the same time, the reality is the afghan forces simply are not able to do so. there is a number of reasons for that. there is problems with morale on the ground. a lot of people feel that theyre not getting enough resupplies because there are different bases spread out all over the country. there arent effective means of getting the food, the weapons, the ammunition that they need all the time. and also they feel t...

In the life of soccer star alone nell messi. the 33-year-old flew to france yesterday to sign a two-year contract that includes a third season with psg, where hes reportedly at $51 million a year. saying last week the soccer legend would not be staying at his long "time" club because of financial and structural obstacles. at a news conference, messi broke down in tears after he confirmed hes leaving barcelona after 21 years. turning to major league baseball, we turn to boston where the tampa b...

The turkistan islamic party, as well as a number of central asian jihadists. all these groups have bases inside afghanistan. and during the talibans advance, the afghan forces are distracted, theyre not able to monitor these groups any more, theyre even not able to target them meaningfully and the us is already out, so these groups are in a very comfortable position and things are looking fairly up for them. i think in the coming months, the threat from these groups to both the region, as well a...

Heard officials say that would not happen because kabul would hold. we have been talking about, asking you that question for weeks. so it sounds like its more in danger now. >> reporter: so, i mean, here is what i would say. for the moment the capital is secure more or less. and there have been clear instances, such as the first night i got here, massive explosion nearby targeting the defense minister. he wasnt killed. but still, the taliban making the point, we can strike and we can strike when...

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