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Blocked in washington either by the imf or the american l administration or in europe. so there i think there is the real leverage l of the west to force i the taliban to be more inclusive in their governmentj and to respect human rights, hopefully. jeffrey, what is the appetite amongst the american public for taking in afghans who helped them and the allies? we know thatjoe biden has said they are going to have to be screened, they are going to have to be vetted. they wont necessarily, these re...

Of these americans. having said that, look, were in the midst of -- youve heard the phrase of the fog of the war. were in the mist of fog of retreat. fog of retreat. theres things we dont know. listening to secretary blinken, it sounded like a happy talk. im asking myself what does it mean we have an ongoing commitment. as of the 31st, lots of doors are closed. lots of windows are closed. our leverage to be able to get people out of afghanistan is going to be greatly, greatly diminished. so im, ...

Decide they want to get out, its clear that the united states, if diplomatic efforts to get that done dont work that theyre not ruling out some sort of special operations to extricate people. >> wow. >> thats clearly going to be difficult to accomplish. they also hope that the kabul airport with the help of turkish personnel is able to reopen to commercial flights. the taliban says they will not prevent people from leaving kabul after august 31st. you cant trust the word of the taliban. well she...

No amount of sternly worded statements from the international community can create leverage. what creates leverage is power on the ground and they have it because we surrendered it to them. jacqui: real quick, were running out of time. the fate of the kabul airport really up in the air. what do you see coming next? >> well, i hope we dont see another attack and after we get out and we retrograde u.s. forces, hopefully peacefully, no mother of a united states marine wants to get a call in the mid...

Now, there is another way- of pressurising the taliban to let people go, it is money, . money, money of course. the country is bankrupt, . the taliban will have to run a country no longer military where they could rely - on opium and on taxes, . illegal taxes on transport, that sort of thing. they need really the money- and the money is completely blocked in washington either by the imf or the american— administration or in europe. so there i think there is the real leverage of the west to for...

Any americans left after our military leaves, isis-k exists because they didnt feel like the taliban was attacking us enough. its radicalism. and i think that makes the americans that stay are there or that are left there the new target for isis-k, so id like to see them taking out their ability to attack and killing as many as possible before they leave. >> yeah, its pretty amazing. lara, i want to go to you on this sound bite from secretary of state antony blinken, because he was talking about...

Get on planes and get home. august 31st is not a click. after august 31st, we believe we have substantial leverage to hold the taliban to its commitments to allow safe passage for american citizens, legal permanent residents and afghan allies who have travel documentation to come to the united states. we will use that leverage to the maximum extent and work with the afghan community to make sure the taliban does not falter on these commitments. >> it seems, based on public statements and what im...

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment and that is for all americans so here is what i think the solution is. we cannot tolerate the filibuster as it was in segregated america. lyndon bains johnson helped pass the 1965 voting rights act and he did that. he overcame the filibuster. he insisted that senators, particularly in our party -- and i wish it would be others because ive seen voting rights be bipartisan. >> right. >> cease and desist and move legislation forward to protect the voting rights of...

That is the leverage potentially for the west to deal with the taliban. but as people are trying to get out, we need to get humanitarian aid in for the people left behind. how inclined, in your experience, were the taliban to accept that sort of help? i mean, not necessarily inclined at all. but you have got to remember there are other players here. i mean, afghanistan was obviously the centre of the so—called great game back in the victorian era and there is a great game still playing out in ...

Not simplyjust going it alone. the situation is dramatically different now. the west no longer is in the leadership position in afghanistan. it is russia, china, pakistan that has the leverage, iran to a lesser extent. they will have the leverage and the presence. qatar. these are the countries that the west should try to support and encourage to pull together regionally, establish a regional mechanism and come together as a community of countries and negotiate with the taliban rather than negot...