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>> we must remember that the taliban was and remains a terrorist organization. and they still have not broken ties with al-qaeda. i have no allusions who we are dealing with. >> general milley admitted he spoke to bob woodward and defended his two phone calls to his chinese counterpart during the trump administration. >> the calls on 30 october and 8 january were coordinated before and after with secretary esper and acting secretary miller's staffs and the interagency. he informed mike pompeo and white house chief of staff mark meadows about the calls. >> i think it's an. >> you are giving a h...

Recommendation they were reported to have made. general milley. joe biden said it was the unanimous recommendation of the joint chiefs we not maintain a military presence beyond august 31st. we've heard testimony to that effect today as well. when was that unanimous recommendation sought and presented to the president? >> you talking about the 31 august? >> the 31 august deadline. >> 25 august i was asked to make an assessment and provide best military advice on. >> my time is limited here. you gave me the answer i needed to hear. august 25th? >> correct. >> kabul fell august 15th. you were no...

Soft power, but in the last few days we see headlines about women being barred from kabul university, taliban going back to public hangings. can we still help the afghan people or not? do we actually have any influence? >> well, i think we certainly have influence in afghanistan, especially since the taliban government they want to have some level of legitimacy within the international community. it's important to note that before the fall august 15th that about three quarters of afghanistan's aid in the government relied on foreign money. so the taliban has already come out and said that they...

Consequential matter. let me move onto another recommendation they're reported to have made. it was the unanimous recommendation of the joint chiefs that we not maintain a military presence beyond august 31st. when was that unanimous recommendation sought and presented to the president? >> are you talking about the 31 august? >> yes. >> on 25 august i was asked to make an assessment and provide best military advice. >> august 25th. >> correct. >> kabul fell on august 15th. >> that is correct. >> you were not asked before august 25th? >> on august 25th i was asked to provide an assessment on wh...

It was the unanimous recommendation of the joint cheechs that we not maintain a military presence beyond august 31st. we heard testimony to that effect today as well. when was that unanimous recommendation sought and presented to the president? >> are you talking about the 31 august -- >> yes, the 31 august deadline. >> onta 25 august i was asked t provide military assessment and military advice -- >> my time is limited. you gave the answer i needed to hear. august 25th? >> correct. >> kabul fell on august 15th. >> that's correct. >> you were not asked before august 25 snth. >> on august 25th ...