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That aid to egypt until they make substantial, tangible progress on human rights. i think they should have gone further. but it is significant that the administration did decide to hold back some substantial amount of funding and im hopeful that that will be enough leverage to get the cc regime to release some political prisoners and make some other reforms to open up space for dissent. i agree that it was a missed opportunity, they couldve strike doing accents a stronger message. at the very le...

Administration inherited trumps decisions on afghanistan. antony blinken went on to make the case the world today as result of this administrations actions, the world has significant leverage now over the taliban, depending on cult and actions going forward. how do you believe the world will interpret that and what we just heard in that hearing room? martha: sandra and john, good to be with you and we are covering this election today, recall vote in california. we will talk more about that. i th...

House rathser than top general and intelligence committee and that is what my committee will be investigating. >> sandra: congressman, the significant leverage that we heard from blinken himself, that he believes the world now holds over the taliban. he noted the travel restrictions that are in place, un sanctions against taliban and financial reserves are frozen, he said, and banks are almost exclusively american. does any of that give you any confidence in dealing with the taliban and their ac...

>> understood. if i might just as a closing question, you were asked at the outset, what are the factors deciding the future of the relationship with the taliban, and were in this difficult situation, and many of us recognize the taliban is a terrorists organization that has done horrific things in the past, and we need to have some working relationship with them to secure the safe passage out of thousands of people that we care deeply about, and dozens of americans did not leave because their f...

Measures with the taliban? >> simply put, the nature of the relationship the taliban would have with us or most other countries around the world will depend entirely on its conduct and action specifically with regard to freedom and making good of the counterterrorism commitments, and these are things that not only we but countries around the world are looking at, and theres significant leverage that we and other countries go when it comes to things the taliban says it wants but wont get if it do...

Questions. senator mendez? >> we have lots of opportunities to look backwards at the 20 years of our engagement in afghanistan and the decisions, but i hoped this committee would rise above the temptations of partisan politics and use this hearing to consider the urging questions before us, and i hope we will get a few minutes to focus on this, mr. secretary. how do we get the remaining american citizens and afghans that served alongside us that worked with us and for us and who are most at risk...

To be in very, very deprave danger. >> congresswoman, i listen to your questioning yesterday, and you asked the secretary specifically about videos that youve seen and received, testimony youve seen and received about the condition of certain women in afghanistan. women who might have been singled out for assassination, discrimination, et cetera. how much leverage do you think the u.s. still has practically, and how much political capital is it prepared to extend in order to try to ensure that w...

Established, it will get any relief just on that alone. the u.n. sanctions or travel restrictions, i think that is pretty clear that that wont happen. that is just one point of leverage. weve been working to make sure that the international community speaks with one voice and acts topgt including on this. that is one. second, we want to make sure that assistance continues to flow. humanitarian assistance including assistance directed at the special needs of women and girls. were doing that consi...

Your service and your testimony today. we have, im sure, a lost opportunities to look backwards at the 20 years of our engagement in afghanistan and our decisions. but i had hoped this committee would rise above the temptations of partisan politics and use this hearing to consider the urgent questions still before us and i hope well get a few minutes to focus on this, mr. secretary. how do we get the remaining citizens and permanent residents and those afghans who served alongside us or worked w...

Our allies to take sharper messures against the taliban. >> simply put the nature of the relationship that the taliban would have with us or most other countries around the world will depend entirely on its conduct and actions. specifically with regard to freedom of travel, as well as to making good on its counter-terrorism commitments, upholding basic rights of afghan people, not engaging in reprisals, et cetera. these are the things that not only we but countries around the world are looking a...