The UN has recorded a series of events conducted by the Taliban against both men and women in Afghanistan, including beatings, imprisonment and executions.
right now, for instance, isis in afghanistan is a rising power, and a great concern, even to the taliban, but as i said earlier, i mean, you know, our confidence in their kind of spent nature only goes so far as their lack of a successful terrorist attack abroad. yes, i mean obviously, they re going to look for vengeance, the way that, you know, any jihadist organization would do, but you know, the united states has to remain vigilant, and as i say, the intelligence capability built up over the last 20 years, i find it really remarkable, the cia is almost certainly got assets in place, in afghanistan, and in the taliban-run country, that s pretty impressive, given that there are no boots on the ground there. michaelwise, we re very grateful for your expertise this morning. thank you for joining us. we ll have more on this strike later in the show. but now let s turn to today s primary elections. former president trump seems to be trolling missouri republican senate primary with
division, stepping onto a c-17 in kabul, the final u.s. soldier to step off afghan soil. an iconic photograph, marking the unceremonious end to a war that cost some 2461 american lives, many thousands more injured. in just a few hours, president biden will address the nation he is expected to explain his decision not to extend the mission past the august 31st deadline, even with the administration granting that americans remain on the ground there. he ll also address what comes next. we have a team of reporters following all the angles of this story. let s begin in the region. cnn s nick payton walsh, joins me now from qatar where the u.s. diplomatic mission for afghanistan will now be based. of course, where many thousands of those evacuees went from kabul. so, what has the first day under taliban control looked like in afghanistan? reporter: some to understand,
out by the deadline that was agreed to by the taliban, they will allow american civilians and otherwise out of the country now that troops are gone. that s a big if, right, and one we ll have to be watching very closely in the days and weeks ahead. jeremy diamond at the white house, thanks very much. cnn s barbara starr is at the pentagon for more of what the pentagon is saying about the withdrawal of the last troops from afghanistan. barbara, i m aware you re in a building surrounded every morning in the hallways by people who served in afghanistan, commanded forces there, and likely lost fellow service members there. tell us what you re hearing from those officials now as america s longest war has ended. reporter: well, here at the pentagon, they are very adamant that while the military part of this effort is now over, it is shifting to a diplomatic effort led by the state department to continue to get americans out, afghans out who want to leave, and try and develop some sort