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And gicven the relative rapidit that they've admitted this mistake out of the pentagon, although three weeks feels like a long time, in quite probability, they're likely able to receive some kind of compensation. kim? >> sam, we're hearing more and more about rumblings, you know, a growing schism between the taliban hardliners and pragmatists. what more do we know about this and how is it playing out so far? >> well, it's a fascinating area. if we look back a couple of weeks to the formation of the caretaker government of the taliban, it's entirely made up of hard liners, very heavily dominate...

And a more inclusive government because right now we have government comprised of taliban, including two members of the akani network. one of who is wanted for questioning and for activities. so my question to you is that was really important first step, we want everybody on the same page. our close partners and surrounding countries, right? >> that's right. >> what do you have that buy-in from all the partners around the table that we will act in unison? >> we have that buyin, not only from the meetings we had, we had buyin in the statements that many countries signed on to, in the un securit...

What i fear most, sandra, zal -- will recommend we legitimize this government and as you pointed out in the prior piece, who are these people? the hakani network, people who harbored bin laden. this is not new and improved taliban, this is the same old taliban. it is going to get worse before it gets better. >> john: the united nations says the taliban is breaking promises it made about treatment of women, not conducting house to house searches, reprisal killings. when i saw that report, congressman, i said, well, that is a real surprise. >> it is no surprise at all. we knew exactly the idea t...

Of americans, leaving afghans and americans behind, leaving military equipment behind. senator tim kaine said he was pleased, i was looking for a question issue but it never came, he said he was pleased americans in the first time in 20 years are waking up as a country not in war. i was thinking, for now. >> bret: that is true, overall sentiment can be across the board. republicans and democrats say it is great we're out of afghanistan, how we got out, number one. number two, the c.i.a. director cohen, saying at intel summit, they are seeing al qaida moving into afghanistan, let alone al qaida...

But i do believe that there are over the horizon capabilities. we do this in other parts of the world, for which there is a threat as well. i believe we can do it here. holding the taliban accountable, look, the trump administration basically signed a surrender agreement with the taliban, gave them everything, held them no nothing. gave 5,000 taliban fighters that were in jail, had them released, which only augmented the taliban's ability to move as swiftly as it did with extra manpower. and at the end of the day, got nothing in return. including trying to negotiate with the afghan government,...