reporters kept asking him about bob graham and here is what he said. i want to talk about happy things, man. oh happy things is this story time at a kids library? you are the president not santa claus the regime is falling apart he has blinking and giving out a kill list and the defense department boasting about building 50000 housing units to provide accommodations for at risk afghans but 37000 of our own veterans homeless on the street of america and then centcom talking to how impressive the taliban is and women s equality in the middle of all this now there is a crisis inside our military no wonder this marine commander missed his career to raise the alarm. i want to say this very strongly i have been fighting for 17 years i am willing to
accept a 21st century vision of the rights of women and girls. absolutely. i think pakistan has played a role in the past and is continuing to play a role, and i would like that role to be much more productive going forward, including on protection of human rights and women s rights in general. i think pakistan, if they have the ear of the taliban, and they must be part of this taliban 2.0, then i would say pushing for women s rights and women s equality, there are studies now showing that the level of conflict in any society is directly related to the level of gender equality, and i think for us to be in the 21st century, that s the way forward r, and i think i would call on the government of pakistan to really influence not only women s rights in the western agenda. i m also a leader of sharia, it s mostly women-led, and we would call on the government of pakistan to take a lead now on educating and working with the taliban on muslim rights and
care. we have 50 cats. donkey sanctuary the first of its kind in afghanistan so we re really recognized by the community and we just employed our third female afghan national as a veterinarian so we are incredibly proud of that. you know, young girls who work for us, young women in the organizations, they believe they have a future. and now suddenly, in a matter of literally weeks, that is just been ripped apart and i cannot believe that the west is allowing that to happen. you go to any country in the west and people talk about, you know, women s rights. women s equality. yet, we almost had that here in afghanistan and we ve just thrown that away. so i would ask everybody, you know, please don t give up on afghanistan yet. for the latest on pen s efforts to get his team and animals to safety, go to
allowing that to happen. you go to any country in the west, people talk about women s rights, women s equality, yet we almost had that here in afghanistan and we ve just thrown it away. i would ask everybody, please, don t give up on afghanistan yet. cnnheroes.com has more. let s remember our heroes that are there now evacuating americans and evacuating afghan partners as we speak. we appreciate all their help to this country. appreciate their service. that s the news. jim acosta. see you here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. up next, anderson cooper is live counting down to a once in a lifetime concert event, we love new york city. have a good evening. (vo) when you are shopping for a new vehicle, how do you know which brand you can trust? with subaru, you get kelley blue book s most trusted brand winner, seven years in a row.
so and we re incredibly proud of that. you know, our young girls who work for us, the young women who work for the other organizations, they believe they had a future. and now suddenly in a matter of literally weeks, that has just been ripped apart and i cannot believe that the west is allowing that to happen. you go to any country in the west and people talk about, you know, women s rights, women s equality. yet we almost had that here in afghanistan, and we ve just thrown that away. so i would ask everybody, you know, please don t give up on afghanistan yet. for more on pen farthing, you can go to cnn heroes.com. just ahead, their sound has endured for generations. you know it. the one and only earth, wind and fire joining us ahead of we love