BBCNEWS Outside Source August 16, 2021 18:24:00
Has been quoted as saying that the afghan people had "thrown off the shackles of slavery", while iran's new hardline president ebrahim raisi said "america's military defeat and its withdrawal must become an opportunity to restore life, security and durable peace in afghanistan". russia, china, iran and pakistan are all neighbours and all look set to be key taliban allies. here's our security correspondent frank gardner. all these countries that you've named have in some way done ok out of this. it's a volatile situation, and insecurity and instability in afghanistan is not good for anything fr...