BBCNEWS Dateline London August 9, 2021 02:52:00
You have a patchwork, and western militaries used to look at the very local tribal look affiliations, that makes it difficult, the taliban is not one thing, it's a local affiliation, money plays a part, power plays a part, so for them to mount a coordinated response is also a difficult thing. i think what we are likely to see is this grinding on, and we see these assassinations, the government spokesperson today, we have had a high profile academic, a comic, journalists... the defence minister earlier in the week. and i think the most likely thing is civilians, i think 1,000 deaths in the last...