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>> reporter: a taliban news agency said the delay is so uniforms can be designed according to sharia and afghan customs, but the decision is viewed by many as an excuse as condemnation rings out across the globe. >> this is a betrayal of public commitments that the taliban leadership made to the afghan people and to the international community. >> reporter: in a tweet, nobel laureate says, i had one hope for today. that afghan girls walking to school would not be sent back home. but the taliban ...

Mass destruction, hes saying he needs more weapons and put together a shopping list. we didnt hear any commitments from nato to arm him specifically and i know, andrea, in a few minutes, youre going to speak to the secretary general of nato. but all he would say in public a short while ago is nato allies are helping as best they could and didnt want to get into the specifics of what theyre providing. >> what hes also said is if you dont stop putin here, he will be in your countries as with well....

Im sorry, you have another question. >> what exactly is going to be the tone of these meetings hes going to have with his counterparts in brussels next week, actively seeking -- >> i think this second defense ministerial now, in light of this issue, comes at a critical time here. two weeks that would be more, that would be three weeks into this conflict and i dont know what things are going to look like next week, but obviously we can expect the defense ministers to talk seriously about what nat...

>> yeah. what about, what exactly is the tone of the meetings that hell have with counter parts in brussels next week actively seeking -- >> well i think, this second defense minister comes at a critical time. that is three weeks into this conflict. and i dont know what things will look like next week. but obviously we can expect the defense ministers to talk seriously about what nato is doing to better shore up its defenses. and making sure that we all have a common sight picture of the threat ...

Happening without american assistance in the skies. watch part of the interview. >> i want to say i feel immense pride. when we trained them it was understood we would be beside them when this moment happened based on the commitments our nation made to them in 1994. we never once thought they would be fighting this fight alone. i totally expected to be beside them doing that. >> he says shame he feels. what do you tell that veteran, general? >> i would tell him in some respects, i agree. i think...

And partners around the world. were an energy producer. we have energy infrastructure, energy production, in this country, that most other countries dont have. so not all countries can do precisely what we did. our goal whether it is in europe or elsewhere in the world is to reduce reliance on russian energy, to increase energy resilience around the world. and we have done that, were going to continue to do that. i think you will hear announcements, youll hear words from the president, from our ...

Hospitals, but of course, much more needs to be done. you hospitals, but of course, much more needs to be done.— hospitals, but of course, much more needs to be done. you talk about the rules of war. — needs to be done. you talk about the rules of war, do _ needs to be done. you talk about the rules of war, do you _ needs to be done. you talk about the rules of war, do you believe - needs to be done. you talk about the rules of war, do you believe that - rules of war, do you believe that war...

Your assessment, the state of the military in yourassessment, more the state of the military in your assessment, more widely? the military has certainly underperformed, but im sure putin expected it. there could be a number of reasons for that, but one of the things that, but one of the things that i think people need to consider is that most of the enlisted troops in the russian army are conscript, on one or two year commitments. annually, the conscript call—up happens around may orjune, afte...

People are -- each one of those children said something to the effect, say a prayer for my dad or my grandfather or my brother, hes back there fighting. and i remember what its like when you have someone in a war zone. every morning you get up and you wonder, you wonder, you pray you dont get that phone call. and theyre an amazing group of people. >> what do you make of what -- >> how does this make you think of -- >> its astonishing. >> what does this -- you see this in your dealing every day w...

And dna bank laws could well be struck down as well. is that an outcome that should concern people? >> senator, my note wucasnt advocating for the striking down of those laws. my note was trying to identify criteria that i thought would be applied consistently to determine whether the laws were punitive or preventative. either -- >> you argue they were pun tifr and you further say if they are punitive, they are unconstitutional. >> i was looking at four different kinds of laws and not all of the...