BBCNEWS Outside Source October 19, 2021 18:20:00
Well, those are abstract questions... i mean, it's not entirely abstract, ambassador khalilzad, because they are on... around kabul, they have surrounded kabul. we've just heard our correspondent there. it's not an unlikely scenario. well, i don't believe it's a likely scenario, and so it is a "what if" question. the taliban has said they will not attack provincial capitals. we hold them to that commitment that they have made. just one month later, the taliban had overrun kabul and taken full control of afghanistan. and in september, us defence officials said the takeover could be directly tra...