Commander Ahmad Massoud

So that's one aspect in terms of those geopolitical games.

Secondly, of course, these resources of Afghanistan, which our position is very clear, any country

that are trying to negotiate with Taliban or deal with Taliban to get rights of exploiting these mines and these treasures of Afghanistan, this is called theft.

And we do not support it.

And they will be held accountable by the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

If they want to have a legitimate relationship with Afghanistan, they need to help for a legitimate government to come in power.

The Taliban are not legitimate.

And it is very unfortunate that their policies regarding Afghanistan, it has been very shallow.

Their strategy has been very shallow, it's very one-sided, and they have been only thinking about the Taliban and engaging with them.

And they are seeing Afghanistan as a land that they can get their hands on the mines or treasures of Afghanistan.

No, I don't see a lot of infrastructure in Afghanistan, but I see a lot of activity in prisons.

And once again, it's a shame that China should know in the absence of a legitimate government that is not accepted.

I knew it for a couple of years before it happened.

I knew that Afghanistan is on the verge of collapse because all the signs is indicating that such tragedy would happen.

Sean, unfortunately, the thing is that it was sometimes when I'm hearing from Secretary of Defense to others, they are saying that it was a surprise.

I'm shocked.

It was not a surprise.

It was clear as a day that it was coming.

And if nobody else, which I'm sure they did, I personally warned,

Mr. Khalilzad, the U.S.