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The answer to lebanon's problems, it is perhaps step one to trying to find a solution. as you rightly say, it has been more than a year now since lebanon had a functioning government, the last one resigned just after the port blast here in beirut that killed more than 200 people. and ever since then, they have been trying to work out the make up of a new cabinet. now, when you look at a government here in lebanon, they are based very much along sectarian lines. it has been that way for a very long time. it is in theory a good way to represent all of the different religious groups here in leban...

Bbc�*s middle east correspondent anna foster says there are enormous challenges this new government has to tackle. it has been a long time coming, and what is particularly interesting to note about today is that it is not in itself the answer to lebanon's problems, it is perhaps step one to trying to find a solution. as you rightly say, it has been more than a year now since lebanon had a functioning government, the last one resigned just after the port blast here in beirut that killed more than 200 people. and ever since then, they have been trying to work out the make up of a new cabinet. ...

The war effort for the past two decades. this of course sparking brand-new concerns about the biden administration counting on the taliban to help get stranded americans out and our afghan allies. griff jenkins is live at the state department with what we're hearing now four days after that full withdrawal. >> that's right, good morning, sandra. it has been four days since the troops left afghanistan. administration won't say if even a single american has gotten out after the taliban promised safe passage to any passport holder seeking to leave. the same taliban who has yet to stand up a funct...

And with leaders. and the taliban are trying to pick their base, place this find in common, and hour the strong men, who has the guns and who's using it. so some notion that the taliban which is not a functioning government -- remember, this is a terrorist organization who supported terrorists -- is now in charge. and now they're saying they're going to keep isis-k out. i just don't buy it. most national security folks that i know and have talked to and have confidence in don't buy it either. so, that's what you're going to see, the last few fits here is the last thing to do, remember, this is...

>> al qaeda was known for slamming their attacks against us. isis is more decentralized, we don't know that i we successfully targeted. i applaud the successful counterterrorism operation i have no doubt at the very most he was responsible for strategically directing isis but the network that was mounting the attack, this kinetic strike we launched, the network that was targeting us in kabul that continues to represent a threat, we have not eliminated that threat and i feel that we won't. >> we should those maps of afghanistan. in my opinion the afghan national security forces our house of car...