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Absolutely not. >> john: when the white house and the state department and the pentagon talked about the pullout from afghanistan there was a suggestion we are going to have is a country a lot of leverage over the taliban after the pullout in order to get the americans and eligible afghans were still left in the country i rode and to at least a safe third country if not here to the united states. the fact they are all these aircraft sitting on the ground and the taliban are saying no, they cant ...

Of the demonstrations against the incoming taliban regime. they know exactly what a life under the taliban is going look like, and they are refusing to give up those hard-fought, and hard access they have gotten to living freely in public spaces, and pursuing education. we have seen already a curtailing of that access and curtailing of the opportunities, and they are incredibly fearful of what is ahead. the women say that they are in a fight for their futures and their lives. they say that if th...

As we introduce to you. heres another part of it. "the wall street journal" writing "the united states has pulled every lever available to us to facilitate the departure of these charter flights from mazar-i-sharif, adding we are very clear they should be allowed to leave." this helplessness is humiliating. across afghanistan, massive tragedy is unfolding. in the u.s. military, and the one in the white house was getting ready to pull the u.s. military out, they assured us that we were going to h...

We have severe malnutrition, health problems, covid-19, droughts, et cetera. so there too, the taliban has a big problem on its hands and of course its generating very, very little revenue in order to deal with that. all of, which i might add, gives the international community very significant leverage and influence going forward. >> i also read where theyre running out of food in the next few months. >> yep, thats correct. weve seen a terrible drought. growing nutrition problems. its one of the...

The taliban took control. without any of that money. what made them think that was going to be a giant leverage point? give them an invitation to the u.n.? they were living in a pipe dream. >> john: certainly china is willing to give them a lot of money as wealth and economic agreement. congressman brian mast, look forward to the hearing this afternoon. we have got a lot more coming up. mark meadows will join us, morgan ortagus, general kellogg. >> jacqui: curious to see what kind of commitments...

Droughts, et cetera. the taliban has a big problem on its hands and it is generating very, very little revenue in order to deal with that. all of which, i might add, gives the interginternational communiy significant leverage going forward. >> i also read they running out of food in next few months. >> thats correct. its one of the reasons we think its important to make sure regardless of anything else, we and other countries find way to continue humanitarian assistance to the people of afghanis...

Not the carrots. >> theres another stick coming. for those doing weekly testing or three times a week testing, at some point your company will pass the cost ton you. >> yeah. >> the idea is when you have to pay a $15 or $50 or $100 for a covid test, maybe the disincentives will make you get the shot. >> yeah. well see. the taliban marked the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by raising their flag over afghanistans presidential palace. this as secretary of statetony blinken testifies before the h...

And so there too the taliban has a bug problem on its hands. and, of course, it is generating very, very little revenue. all of, which i might add, gives the international community very significant leverage and influence going forward. >> i also read where theyre running out of food in the next few months. >> yep. thats correct. weve seen a terrible drought, growing nutrition problems. its onest reasons that we think its so important to make sure that regardless of anything else, we and other c...

0 legitimizing them as a real government? >> not only us but virtually the sp entire international community has made clear what we expect and will insist on from the taliban if they want to see any support and that include, it starts with freedom of travel. we have been intensely engaged with turkey and qatar to get the airport in kabul up and running again which is now the case. were working on that every day. >> thank you. i yield back. >> thank you. mr. secretary we requested such a classifi...

0 are you negotiating with that taliban on the issue of legitimizing them as a real government? >> not only us but virtually the entire international community has made clear what we expect and insist on from the taliban. if they want to seek any legitimacy or support. it starts with freedom of travel. weve been intensely engaged with turkey and qatar to get the airport in kabul up and running again, which is now the case. we started to get flights out last week with american citizens on board. ...