hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. the exiled afghan president has spoken for the first time since the taliban took power. he insists he had to leave in order to prevent bloodshed. taliban fighters are patrolling the streets of kabul. , f fighters are patrolling the streets of kabul. , j ., of kabul. they say they're here to revent of kabul. they say they're here to prevent looting _ of kabul. they say they're here to prevent looting and _ of kabul. they say they're here to prevent looting and i'm _ of kabul. they say they're here to prevent looting and i'm dressed. | of kabul. they say they're here to l prevent looting and i'm dressed. -- prevent looting and i'm dressed. —— and unrest. many will be deeply fearful for and unrest. many will be deeply fearfulfor their and unrest. many will be deeply fearful for their future. and unrest. many will be deeply fearfulfortheirfuture. in and unrest. many will be deeply fearful for their future.- fearful for their future. in the uk, boris johnson _ fearful for their future. in the uk, boris johnson has _ fearful for their future. in the uk, boris johnson has barrage - borisjohnson has barrage of criticism and emotion from mps.

like many veterans, this week has seen _ like many veterans, this week has seen me _ like many veterans, this week has seen me struggle through anger and -rief seen me struggle through anger and grief and _ seen me struggle through anger and grief and rage. we seen me struggle through anger and grief and rage-— grief and rage. we must deal with the world as _ grief and rage. we must deal with the world as it _ grief and rage. we must deal with the world as it is, _ grief and rage. we must deal with the world as it is, accepting - grief and rage. we must deal with the world as it is, accepting what | the world as it is, accepting what we have — the world as it is, accepting what we have achieved _ the world as it is, accepting what we have achieved and _ the world as it is, accepting what we have achieved and what - the world as it is, accepting what we have achieved and what we i the world as it is, accepting what i we have achieved and what we have not achieved — we have achieved and what we have not achieved-— not achieved. with afghanistan now under taliban _ not achieved. with afghanistan now under taliban control, _ not achieved. with afghanistan now under taliban control, we _ not achieved. with afghanistan now under taliban control, we look - not achieved. with afghanistan now under taliban control, we look at i under taliban control, we look at those who help the afghans who want to leave. we'll be live in haiti following saturday a's earthquake. the death toll has reached close to 2000 and many others are still missing. the exiled accent and president has spoken for the first time since the taliban took power. he's insisting he had to leave the country to prevent bloodshed and disaster.

tell us more about the arguments the president made. at tell us more about the arguments the president made.— president made. at the same arguments — president made. at the same arguments we've _ president made. at the same arguments we've heard - president made. at the same arguments we've heard from | president made. at the same i arguments we've heard from his supporters. it is that he had to leave to avoid bloodshed. he was not interested in creating a scene or creating a situation where afghans would be put in harm's way. also, he was forced to leave, but they didn't mention hubei. we presume the us. there is a desire to return to afghanistan and form his government, but it's hard to imagine how that's possible —— they didn't mention who

by. they are still not in their control yet. so, will he really avoid bloodshed if he returns? we don't know. avoid bloodshed if he returns? we don't know— avoid bloodshed if he returns? we don't know. stay with me. another element i'd — don't know. stay with me. another element i'd like _ don't know. stay with me. another element i'd like to _ don't know. stay with me. another element i'd like to get _ don't know. stay with me. another element i'd like to get your - don't know. stay with me. another element i'd like to get your help i element i'd like to get your help with. the taliban are tightening their grip on power in afghanistan. senior taliban leaders are expected to arrive in kabul in the coming days, if not hours, as they ramp up efforts to form a government. today, though, we saw the first signs of resistance — that we know of — to their rule. this is the city of jalalabad, near the pakistan border. video footage appears to show protesters replacing a taliban flag with the afghanistan flag. this was met by gunfire. gunshot at least one person has been killed and a dozen people reportedly injured.

elsewhere in kabul was this significant meeting between a senior leader of the haqqani militant group — a faction of the taliban — and the former afghan president, hamid karzai. also present was abdullah abdullah, the former government's peace envoy. here's our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. these are extraordinary images for those who fear the return of the taliban. they are jarring images. but for those who don't have any option to leave and are hoping against hope there could be a smooth transition, these are the photographs that they want to see. the future is unclear. here's one female afghan mp in kabul. it depends on what form of government taliban are trying to form. if they are trying to form a government which is transparent would be responsible. we've had diplomatic relationship with the world which had all the values that a government should have in zist century.

mr ghani has left afghanistan, but at yesterday's news conference, the taliban made a number of assurances — including that members of the government would be safe. we shall see. here's a former advisor to the us special representative for afghanistan. it made me just once again be - impressed by how strategic they are, how media savvy they are. | i would very much like to wish and i hope that there has been a change in their policies, but what i ami seeing on the ground, what i'm hearing from women and journalists| and others who have been so critical to the rights agenda - of afghanistan is as soon as they take over territory, . they are going to their doors. they're targeting them. they are creating a climate of intimidation and fear, i which is exactly what i they did in the 19905. meanwhile, western countries have continued evacuating nationals and afghans who worked for them. that comes after the taliban gave

assurances that people looking to leave the country would be safe. but there have been scenes of chaos at kabul airport and reports that afghans have been beaten by taliban guards on their way to the airport. here's one kabul resident. to disperse people, there have been assaulted a lot. i heard there have been a lot of gunshots to disperse people. there were even lashings. taliban treatment of women is another area of concern. on tuesday the group insisted that women would have opportunities under their regime. but the truth to that statement is also in question. this woman is a tv news presenter. she posted on twitter that she went to work, but was told "that the regime has changed, you are not allowed, go home". the bbc�*s secunder kermani

is in kabul and sent this update. this is the centre of kabul, and this is a city that's returning to some kind of normality. even as its residents process the events of the past few weeks. there are more shops open today than there have been in previous days. there's more traffic in the streets, more people in the streets. not quite as many as usual. in particular, there are fewer women, though i have seen some, not necessarily wearing the all—encompassing burqa. the fear is the taliban will impose more of the restrictions on women. there's also a strong presence heavily armed fighters patrolling the city in vehicles like this. they say they're here to prevent looting and unrest, despite their assurances of amnesty. many who will hear —— who were here will be fearful for many who will hear —— who were here will be fearfulfor their many who will hear —— who were here

will be fearful for their future. sana safi is from the bbc afghan service. i asked you the same question yesterday, but tell me what you're hearing from friends and colleagues in kabul. ., ., hearing from friends and colleagues in kabul. ., , in kabul. today, the disappointment, anuer in kabul. today, the disappointment, anrer and in kabul. today, the disappointment, anger and fear _ in kabul. today, the disappointment, anger and fear has _ in kabul. today, the disappointment, anger and fear has slightly _ in kabul. today, the disappointment, anger and fear has slightly died - anger and fear has slightly died down, but there is anger directed at the west. particularly the united states. people are fed up. according to one person, with how the us government treated afghanistan, and his disdain for afghanistan and the afghan people and his lack of empathy and how he portrays afghanistan as this backwards country that needed to be dealt with, and he doesn't understand enough what's going on. also, anger was directed at countries like the uk and canada for their apparent inability to take you to write a

little decisions and stand up for what's right —— unilateral decisions. and not follow the us blindly, as they put it. this whole refugee announcement, countries like the uk are declaring they will be accepting 20,000 afghans, same as canada. afghans are saying, well, you could have done to stop the bloodshed and chaos, the indignity of our people. we don't need you to come up with list of accepting a token number of people, and all of a sudden claiming the spot in the headlines. anger is directed at the west at this time. can headlines. anger is directed at the west at this time.— west at this time. can i 'ust ask ou. i'm west at this time. can i 'ust ask you. rm seeing h west at this time. can i 'ust ask you. i'm seeing more _ west at this time. can i just ask you. i'm seeing more coming in| you. i'm seeing more coming in saying the former ashraf ghani —— former president ashraf ghani...

that's true, especially what he has said in his video, and that was he left in a panic. there was a conspiracy to kill him, to see yet another afghan president executed by the taliban. he was referring to the previous afghan president, the communist leader, who was executed and hanged by the taliban when they took over in 1996. he's obviously talking about a conspiracy that the taliban were planning to execute him again. they had sent... a death squad so to speak to finish them. he sees afghanistan as part of his time. he needs to finish his five year period. that's what he has always said he needed to do. sana,

thank ou always said he needed to do. sana, thank you very _ always said he needed to do. sana, thank you very much. _ always said he needed to do. sana, thank you very much. the - always said he needed to do. sana, thank you very much. the exiled i thank you very much. the exiled president saying he's in talks about returning. the taliban is looking to form a government. sana was referring to criticism she's hearing about the uk's decision to go along withjoe biden's decision to deploy troops. prime minister borisjohnson has been criticised by mps on all sides of the house, as parliament was recalled for an emergency session to debate the taliban takeover of afghanistan. first, here's boris johnson. since 2009, america has deployed 98% of all weapons from nato in afghanistan, and at the peak of the operation, when there were 132,000 troops on the ground, 90,000 of them were american. the west could not continue this us—led mission, a

mission conceived and executed in support in defence of america without american logistics, without us airpower and without american might. many of the politicians saw this as a failing of foreign policy. the prime minister'sjudge has been appalling _ the prime minister'sjudge has been appalling —— judgment. mr speaker, nobody— appalling —— judgment. mr speaker, nobody believes that britain and our allies— nobody believes that britain and our allies could have remained in afghanistan indefinitely. all but britain — afghanistan indefinitely. all but britain could have fought alone. we've _ britain could have fought alone. we've had 18 months to prepare and plan for— we've had 18 months to prepare and plan for the — we've had 18 months to prepare and plan for the consequences. the plan and prepare — plan for the consequences. the plan and prepare for this resettlement of refugees— and prepare for this resettlement of refugees and those that have supported us for supporting the afghan— supported us for supporting the afghan government, us for securing

international and regional pressure on the _ international and regional pressure on the tele— band and support for the afghan government. the very problems— the afghan government. the very problems were all known problems for the last— problems were all known problems for the last 18 _ problems were all known problems for the last 18 months and there's been a failure _ the last 18 months and there's been a failure in — the last 18 months and there's been a failure in preparation. even the last 18 months and there's been a failure in preparation.— a failure in preparation. even some within the prime _ a failure in preparation. even some within the prime minister's - a failure in preparation. even some within the prime minister's party i within the prime minister's party labelled this a policy failing. there is a former prime minister theresa may. i’m there is a former prime minister theresa may-— theresa may. i'm afraid this has been a major — theresa may. i'm afraid this has been a major setback. - theresa may. i'm afraid this has been a major setback. we - theresa may. i'm afraid this has been a major setback. we boast theresa may. i'm afraid this has i been a major setback. we boast about global— been a major setback. we boast about global written. — been a major setback. we boast about global written, but _ been a major setback. we boast about global written, but where _ been a major setback. we boast about global written, but where is _ been a major setback. we boast about global written, but where is global- global written, but where is global britain _ global written, but where is global britain on — global written, but where is global britain on the _ global written, but where is global britain on the streets _ global written, but where is global britain on the streets of _ global written, but where is global britain on the streets of kabul. i britain on the streets of kabul. strategy— britain on the streets of kabul. strategy will _ britain on the streets of kabul. strategy will be _ britain on the streets of kabul. strategy will be judged - britain on the streets of kabul. strategy will be judged by i britain on the streets of kabul. strategy will be judged by ourl strategy will be judged by our deeds. not— strategy will be judged by our deeds, not our— strategy will be judged by our deeds, not our words. - strategy will be judged by our deeds, not our words. the i strategy will be judged by our deeds, not our words. the prime minister defended _ deeds, not our words. the prime minister defended his _ deeds, not our words. the prime minister defended his position i deeds, not our words. the prime l minister defended his position not to send troops back. i minister defended his position not to send troops back.— to send troops back. i really think that it is an _ to send troops back. i really think that it is an allusion _ to send troops back. i really think that it is an allusion to _ to send troops back. i really think that it is an allusion to believe i that it is an allusion to believe that it is an allusion to believe that there is appetite amongst any of our partners for a continued military presence or for a military solution imposed by nato in

afghanistan. that idea ended with the combat mission in 2014, and i do not believe that today, i do not believe that deploying tens of thousands of british troops to fight the taliban is an option. for thousands of british troops to fight the taliban is an option.— the taliban is an option. for some members of— the taliban is an option. for some members of parliament, - the taliban is an option. for some members of parliament, this i the taliban is an option. for some members of parliament, this was| the taliban is an option. for some i members of parliament, this was also personal. tom tugendhat is a former soldier and the chairman of the foreign affairs select committee. he spoke of the total abandonment of afghanistan. like many veterans, this last week has been _ like many veterans, this last week has been one that has seen me struggle — has been one that has seen me struggle through anger and grief and ra-e. struggle through anger and grief and rage the _ struggle through anger and grief and rage. the feeling of abandonment of notiust_ rage. the feeling of abandonment of notiust a _ rage. the feeling of abandonment of notjust a country, but rage. the feeling of abandonment of not just a country, but the sacrifice _ not just a country, but the sacrifice that my friends made. i've been _ sacrifice that my friends made. i've been to— sacrifice that my friends made. i've been to funerals. i've watched good men go _ been to funerals. i've watched good men go into— been to funerals. i've watched good men go into the earth. taking with

them _ men go into the earth. taking with them a _ men go into the earth. taking with them a part— men go into the earth. taking with them a part of me and a part of all of us _ 0ne one of the issues discussed is how many afghans now urgently want to leave the country, and kabul airport is the primary way out. on monday, people chased one us plane as it took off — others clung to the fuselage. and still today, thousands of people are trying to get into the airport in the home of getting out. in the hope of getting out. this is creating pressure on the departing western countries to explain how they will help. well, the uk has announced its policy — it says it will resettle 5,000 afghans in the first year, and up to 20,000 in the long—term — though it won't put a date on that. this is home secretary priti patel. we will work there at night and day to ensure we can bring over women, girls and vulnerable people persecuted. were going to be working

with all partners. so, the scheme will prioritise women, children and those from vulnerable minorities. and that it is in addition to help being offered to afghans who worked with the british. there's a huge mission ongoing to get those people out as soon as possible. on that issue, we know the uk has sent seven military planes to kabul today. the aim is to evacuate 1,000 people. however, all of this depends on the taliban. here's the head of the british armed forces. the afghans need to get themselves to rendezvous with our people to then process them and get them to then process them and get them to the airport — then process them and get them to the airport. it's working fine. it's something — the airport. it's working fine. it's something we will watch constantly. we're _ something we will watch constantly. we're having decent collaboration at with the _ we're having decent collaboration at with the taliban, who would appear to allow— with the taliban, who would appear to allow people who want to leave to leave _ to allow people who want to leave to leave. they're behaving in a reasonable fashion. to put the new plan in context, 20,000 syrian refugees were resettled between 2014 and 2021,

so the same figure as the uk's eventual target here. that figure has been praised by some in the uk. this was the front page of the express newspaper today. but there's been criticism. afghanistan's population is 48 million, syria's is 17 million, and the opposition argues the uk be offering to take in more people. supportjust 5000 support just 5000 in the first year, a number— support just 5000 in the first year, a number without— support just 5000 in the first year, a number without rationale. - support just 5000 in the first year, a number without rationale. was i support just 5000 in the first year, i a number without rationale. was that based _ a number without rationale. was that based on _ a number without rationale. was that based on a _ a number without rationale. was that based on a risk— a number without rationale. was that based on a risk assessment? - a number without rationale. was that based on a risk assessment? 0r- a number without rationale. was that based on a risk assessment? 0r wasl based on a risk assessment? or was it plucked _ based on a risk assessment? or was it plucked out— based on a risk assessment? or was it plucked out of— based on a risk assessment? or was it plucked out of the _ based on a risk assessment? or was it plucked out of the air? _ based on a risk assessment? or was it plucked out of the air? others, i it plucked out of the air? others, the offer— it plucked out of the air? others, the offer to— it plucked out of the air? others, the offer to others... _ it plucked out of the air? others, the offer to others... one - it plucked out of the air? others, i the offer to others... one moment. the offer— the offer to others... one moment. the offer to— the offer to others... one moment. the offer to others _ the offer to others... one moment. the offer to others is— the offer to others... one moment. the offer to others is in— the offer to others... one moment. the offer to others is in the - the offer to others is in the long-term _ the offer to others is in the long—term. but _ the offer to others is in the long—term. but for- the offer to others is in the long—term. but for those i the offer to others is in the - long—term. but for those desperately needing _ long—term. but for those desperately needing our— long—term. but for those desperately needing our help. _ long—term. but for those desperately needing our help, there _ long—term. but for those desperately needing our help, there is— long—term. but for those desperately needing our help, there is no- long—term. but for those desperately needing our help, there is no long i needing our help, there is no long term, _ needing our help, there is no long term, mr— needing our help, there is no long

term, mr speaker. _ needing our help, there is no long term, mr speaker. the— needing our help, there is no long term, mr speaker. the scale i needing our help, there is no long term, mr speaker. the scale of. needing our help, there is no longl term, mr speaker. the scale of the crisis _ term, mr speaker. the scale of the crisis requires _ term, mr speaker. the scale of the crisis requires an _ term, mr speaker. the scale of the crisis requires an international- crisis requires an international response. _ crisis requires an international response. but— crisis requires an international response, but we _ crisis requires an international response, but we must - crisis requires an international response, but we must lead i crisis requires an international response, but we must lead itj crisis requires an international- response, but we must lead it with a resettlement — response, but we must lead it with a resettlement programme _ response, but we must lead it with a resettlement programme that i response, but we must lead it with a| resettlement programme that makes the scale _ resettlement programme that makes the scale of— resettlement programme that makes the scale of the — resettlement programme that makes the scale of the challenge, _ resettlement programme that makes the scale of the challenge, and i resettlement programme that makes the scale of the challenge, and it i the scale of the challenge, and it must _ the scale of the challenge, and it must be — the scale of the challenge, and it must be generous— the scale of the challenge, and it must be generous and _ the scale of the challenge, and it. must be generous and welcoming. the scale of the challenge, and it i must be generous and welcoming. if it's not. _ must be generous and welcoming. if it's not. we — must be generous and welcoming. if it's not. we know— must be generous and welcoming. if it's not, we know the _ must be generous and welcoming. ifj it's not, we know the consequences, we know— it's not, we know the consequences, we know the — it's not, we know the consequences, we know the consequences - it's not, we know the consequences, we know the consequences now. i we know the consequences now. violent _ we know the consequences now. violent reprisals _ we know the consequences now. violent reprisals in _ we know the consequences now. violent reprisals in afghanistan, | violent reprisals in afghanistan, people _ violent reprisals in afghanistan, people tragically _ violent reprisals in afghanistan, people tragically fleeing - violent reprisals in afghanistan, people tragically fleeing into i violent reprisals in afghanistan, j people tragically fleeing into the arms— people tragically fleeing into the arms of— people tragically fleeing into the arms of human _ people tragically fleeing into the arms of human traffickers. i people tragically fleeing into the arms of human traffickers. we l people tragically fleeing into the i arms of human traffickers. we know this is— arms of human traffickers. we know this is what— arms of human traffickers. we know this is what will— arms of human traffickers. we know this is what will happen. _ arms of human traffickers. we know this is what will happen. more i this is what will happen. more people — this is what will happen. more people risking _ this is what will happen. more people risking and _ this is what will happen. more people risking and losing i this is what will happen. more j people risking and losing their lives _ people risking and losing their lives on — people risking and losing their lives on unsafe _ people risking and losing their lives on unsafe journeys, i people risking and losing their- lives on unsafe journeys, including across _ lives on unsafe journeys, including across the — lives on unsafe journeys, including across the english _ lives on unsafe journeys, including across the english channel. i there's also been criticism that this is not enough from within the government's conservative party. this is tobias ellwood, a conservative mp and former army captain. he called this a woefully inadequate response. that's the criticism — this is the home secretary's response to the charge that the uk should take more people.

importantly, importa ntly, we have importantly, we have to be able to bring people over to the united kingdom and resettle them. we know this figure of 5000 in the first year is absolutely deliverable. it would be terrible to bring people over and not be able to give them the support that they would need in terms of accommodation, resettlement and giving them the opportunity to basically read to build a new life, because that is effectively what they will be doing. uk embassy staff in kabul have stayed to help process uk nationals and get visas to vulnerable people, but how long they can stay there is reliant on the security situation. here's the uk ambassador. how long have we got? it really depends— how long have we got? it really depends on other things outside our control~ _ depends on other things outside our control. the security situation, the approach _ control. the security situation, the approach of— control. the security situation, the approach of the taliban. we're working — approach of the taliban. we're working on the basis of days, not weeks. _ working on the basis of days, not weeks. so — working on the basis of days, not weeks, so he very do —— really do need _ weeks, so he very do —— really do need to— weeks, so he very do —— really do need to get— weeks, so he very do —— really do need to get those numbers through. however many people the uk takes in,

it's very likely that majority will not be able to travel before the taliban takes control of the airport. in the longer term, we're expecting the uk to accept people from refugee camps in neighbouring countries as people flee there. here's the former shadow foreign secretary. and there will be a lot of refugees and the _ and there will be a lot of refugees and the main _ and there will be a lot of refugees and the main burden— and there will be a lot of refugees and the main burden of— and there will be a lot of refugees and the main burden of that, i and there will be a lot of refugees and the main burden of that, the. and the main burden of that, the main— and the main burden of that, the main responsibility— and the main burden of that, the main responsibility will— and the main burden of that, the main responsibility will fall- and the main burden of that, the main responsibility will fall on i main responsibility will fall on neighbouring _ main responsibility will fall on neighbouring countries- main responsibility will fall on i neighbouring countries because not all refugees — neighbouring countries because not all refugees will— neighbouring countries because not all refugees will come _ neighbouring countries because not all refugees will come to _ neighbouring countries because not all refugees will come to countriesl all refugees will come to countries like britain — all refugees will come to countries like britain and _ all refugees will come to countries like britain and the _ all refugees will come to countries like britain and the united - all refugees will come to countries like britain and the united states. like britain and the united states and elsewhere. _ like britain and the united states and elsewhere. they— like britain and the united states and elsewhere. they will- like britain and the united states and elsewhere. they will go i like britain and the united states and elsewhere. they will go to i like britain and the united states. and elsewhere. they will go to the immediate — and elsewhere. they will go to the immediate neighbouring _ and elsewhere. they will go to the | immediate neighbouring countries, which _ immediate neighbouring countries, which is _ immediate neighbouring countries, which is what — immediate neighbouring countries, which is what happened _ immediate neighbouring countries, which is what happened last - immediate neighbouring countries, which is what happened last time l immediate neighbouring countries, l which is what happened last time the taliban— which is what happened last time the taliban were — which is what happened last time the taliban were in _ which is what happened last time the taliban were in power. _ which is what happened last time the taliban were in power. remember. which is what happened last time the i taliban were in power. rememberwhen they fail— taliban were in power. rememberwhen they fail after— taliban were in power. rememberwhen they fail after 2001, _ taliban were in power. rememberwhen they fail after 2001, millions _ taliban were in power. rememberwhen they fail after 2001, millions of- they fail after 2001, millions of people — they fail after 2001, millions of people went _ they fail after 2001, millions of people went back— they fail after 2001, millions of people went back to _ they fail after 2001, millions of. people went back to afghanistan, which _ people went back to afghanistan, which was — people went back to afghanistan, which was a — people went back to afghanistan, which was a vote _ people went back to afghanistan, which was a vote of— people went back to afghanistan, which was a vote of confidence i people went back to afghanistan, which was a vote of confidence in| which was a vote of confidence in the new— which was a vote of confidence in the new country— which was a vote of confidence in the new country that _ which was a vote of confidence in the new country that the - which was a vote of confidence in the new country that the allied i the new country that the allied intervention— the new country that the allied intervention made _ the new country that the allied intervention made possible. i and key to the uk's policy is to try to stop people

risking their lives to get to the offers of refuge in european countries. once again, here's priti patel. we wa nt we want to mitigate a humanitarian crisis, we want to stop my grace and crisis, we want to stop my grace and crisis in which the way we saw in 2015 with syria and within the middle east region. by creating and working with our counterparts internationally, we can do the right thing by those that are fleeing and make sure we can save lives. parwiz karimi was born and grew up in afghanistan before coming to the uk as an asylum seeker in 2012. thank you very much forjoining us. do you have friends and family in afghanistan who would like to leave now? , ., ., , ., now? good evening. yes, i have famil in now? good evening. yes, i have family in kabul— now? good evening. yes, i have family in kabul and _ now? good evening. yes, i have family in kabul and other - now? good evening. yes, i have family in kabul and other parts l family in kabul and other parts occupied by the taliban. there's a lot of frustration and chaos and

disorder within the community. they don't know what to do. it is not about whether they want to leave or not, it is all about where to go. the question they asked me is where do you want us to go? pakistan, iran, which again involves a lot of uncertainties to go to neighbouring countries. ~ , ., ., countries. when you have those discussions. _ countries. when you have those discussions, what _ countries. when you have those discussions, what are _ countries. when you have those discussions, what are the - countries. when you have those | discussions, what are the options available to them? you mentioned two. are there others? thea;r available to them? you mentioned two. are there others?— two. are there others? they are lookin: two. are there others? they are looking into _ two. are there others? they are looking into filing _ two. are there others? they are looking into filing applications i two. are there others? they are | looking into filing applications to go to canada or the us or the uk, but there's not a lot of information available to them. most of them don't have access to the internet or mobile network 24/7. it's only a certain part of the day that will have access to the internet. they

don't know about these. there's not a lot of public awareness, and i think one of the problems with that is the most vulnerable people will not have access to these schemes. therefore it is difficult for them to get on it and get out of afghanistan to save their lives. [10 afghanistan to save their lives. do ou afghanistan to save their lives. do you agree with their assessment that it's definitely time to leave? i wonder what your memories are before you left of living if not under the rule of the taliban, with the taliban present. i rule of the taliban, with the taliban present.— taliban present. i lived in a villare taliban present. i lived in a village which _ taliban present. i lived in a village which was _ taliban present. i lived in a village which was ruled i taliban present. i lived in a village which was ruled by. taliban present. i lived in a i village which was ruled by the government during the night and ruled by the taliban during the night. they were at violent terrorist group with no sympathy, and in particular, for the ethnic groups. i belonged to a community and afghanistan that came with the

motto. that is the image that the agenda of the taliban. i don't think they have changed. it is difficult for people to... people have the right to be scared and feel betrayed by the foreign forces who are present. particularly something people forget is the government of afghanistan, the failure of them to protect them. afghanistan, the failure of them to protect them-— protect them. what were your emotions _ protect them. what were your emotions yesterday _ protect them. what were your emotions yesterday as - protect them. what were your emotions yesterday as you i protect them. what were your i emotions yesterday as you watch to that extraordinary press conference featuring a spokesperson who we've never seen before? he always kept himself anonymous. did you buy any of the experiences he was offering? not at all. i've seen taliban face—to—face. i was travelling from pakistan to afghanistan. they came into the coach and came straight to

my family because we were recognisable by our facial features. they asked me where the hell i was going. as a 12—year—old kid, i went into shock and started crying, and my brother started helping me. they haven't changed. if you think they haven't changed. if you think they have changed, look at the massacre they committed in 1998, look at what they committed in 1998, look at what they did attacking maternity hospitals, killing newborn babies. look at their attacks on educational institutions. they haven't changed. they've demonstrated throughout their history that they haven't changed. they are in afghanistan because they want to rule and create the government. they want the public support. i’zre the government. they want the public su ort. �* ., ., , the government. they want the public

suuort. �* ., ., , support. i've got to interrupt you. where right — support. i've got to interrupt you. where right up — support. i've got to interrupt you. where right up against _ support. i've got to interrupt you. where right up against the - support. i've got to interrupt you. where right up against the end i support. i've got to interrupt you. where right up against the end ofl where right up against the end of the programme. state in touch please. good evening. so far this week, the weather story has been dominated by cloud. it's been a rather grey start, hasn't it, really? and through this afternoon, the cloud was thick enough at times to produce a little bit of light drizzle in places. this was cumbria earlier on. there was also some sunshine be found, though, across eastern scotland, to the east of england and down just to the north of london as well. we had a few breaks in the cloud from time to time. now, the cloud will continue to fill in as we go through the evening as well, and once again along exposed west—facing coasts, it'll be thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle. could be quite misty as well across the hills. temperatures are holding up, though, staying into double digits first thing for thursday morning. so, once again, we start off with a cloudy story. there will be some breaks and some sunshine coming

through northern ireland. you can see a slice just moving across the east of the pennines before yet more cloud arrives and some showery outbreaks of rain push in from the west. so, a really messy story to try and pinpoint down for tomorrow, and again, those temperatures are going to be disappointing. friday looks a slightly quieter day. yes, i know there's a weather front pushing in from the west, and it will gradually bring outbreaks of rain. but ahead of it, it looks likely to be dry. there'll be some around, the winds swinging to a southerly ahead of that weather front, will also drive in slightly milder air. so, with the sunshine, we could see temperatures peaking at 23 or 2a degrees — that's 75 fahrenheit. and in fact, we're going to continue to import some heat from the near continent. not the extreme heat from the mediterranean, but ahead of this weather front, we will continue to see some increasing warmth. however, this weather front is going to bring some heavy rain as well. so, as we head towards the weekend, it looks likely to be quite a warm story, but also quite wet at times,

possibly even with some sharp, thundery downpours. so, eastern england on saturday seeing the best of the sunshine, the best of the weather. our weather front is going to take its time to arrive in from the west, some of that rain will be heavy from time to time. it's only 18 or 19 degrees here, but we could see highs of 26 degrees — that's into the high 70s fahrenheit. the frontal system will slowly start to ease away on sunday, leaving some thundery showers behind. brightening up a little in the west, though, from monday. will

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the exiled afghan president has spoken for the first time since the tele— band drove him out. seeking refuge in the uae insists he had to leave the country to prevent bloodshed and he says he is in talks to return. —— taliban. they are trying to form a government as the fighters patrolled the streets of kabul. they say they're here prevent looting and unrest despite their assurances of an amnesty for those linked to the government, many who are here will be deeply fearful for their future. for theirfuture. and

for their future. and with afghanistan under the taliban control. they're trying to help those afghans want to leave. we will be live in haiti for the latest on the situation and i'm afraid that it is not at all good news. the death toll is approaching 2000 after saturday's earthquake and many remain missing. with afghanistan under the taliban control, there's huge pressure to help afghans trying to leave. first — lets hear the concerns of the un high commissioner for refugees. we are more concerned about people who may have legitimate fears and move on their own without evacuation and most of them are displaced inside afghanistan and others may be trying to cross borders and we have been discussing with other

countries, thanking them if they keep their borders open. we have not seen big movements yet but if the scenes we've watched, we have all seen on tv, at the airport to go by, we may see those movements in the near future we need to continue to ask those countries to keep borders open. let's look at how different countries are responding. poland has evacuated close to 50 people by military plane — mostly afghan citizens. france says it evacuated almost 200 afghan nationals from kabul overnight. but many more want to get out, as you can see by these queues outside the french embassy in kabul today. elsewhere in europe there's been resistance. some countries fear a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis. this is footage from the time over a million people came to europe, mainly from syria. the swiss government has said that it will not accept large

groups of afghan refugees for now. even if they belong to �*a possibly endangered group'. it plans to hold off until u.n. organisations on the ground work out how many people need long—term protection. and greece, which was at the centre of the 2015 migrant crisis is calling for a joint eu response. its migration minister said "we will not and cannot be the gateway of europe for the refugees and migrants who could try to come to the european union. "then austria has previously taken a hard line on immigration is saying this. translation: austria will continue to deport afghan citizens according to european law. we will create deportation centres in the neighbouring countries and we must find a way in the european union to have a strong efficient external border protection. some of europe's smallest countries have agreed to take in afghan refugees who will ultimately travel to the us. north macedonia says it'll accept

about a50 afghan refugees. albania has also agreed to take in hundreds of people. its president said: "we know what it's like to live under a dictatorship and what it's like to be a foreigner seeking shelter somewhere." and president osmani of kosovo has said: "nobody knows better than us what it means to separate from your loved ones, to be forced to flee to save your own life." closer to afghanistan — and there's pressure on neighbouring iran and pakistan to keep their borders open. bbc urdu's sarah atiq has visited the torkham crossing in the northwest of pakistan and sent us this report. iamat i am at pakistan on the border where control is been taken by the televangelist two days ago. —— taliban. they have taken control of the border security and when the border was taking over by taliban, it was later on open for pedestrian

crossing. the security officials of told me that the situation in afghanistan has increased procedures coming into pakistan. that is the process is taking longer. the situation at the border seems to be a bit intense. the officers are not allowing us to speak to anyone who is coming from afghanistan are leaving pakistan. we have seen the citizens are interacting with the taliban fighters and their standing at a safe distance. last week when we visited, it was under the control of the security forces and the tension was high even among the security forces that got really angry at the journalists were taking pictures and making videos. this border has been the main point of refugees into pakistan. one of the

reasons why refugees used to come from the side of the border was because the fact that there was no border in the past but this 2016, most of pakistan afghanistan border has been fenced and most of the checkpoints have been there. and refugees have been refused greatly. the taliban have imposed taxes and or collecting taxes from this border. atan upcoming at an upcoming virtual g7 summit, afghanistan receives a huge amount of foreign aid both the tele— and the taliban are in control — access to those funds is being restricted. the us was first — blocking afghan government reserves held in us bank accounts. now germany has followed suit. here's its foreign minister.

translation: as far as development aid is concerned, but also our - stabilisation measures, we have frozen these funds for the time being, because we naturally want to see how things develop in afghanistan. we are not the only ones doing this, other countries are too. we need to check where we can provide humanitarian aid. but this does not only apply to afghanistan. in the coming period, it will apply above all to the people fleeing from afghanistan to neighbouring countries. finland and sweden have also stopped sending development aid to afghanistan for now. and nato secretery—generaljens stoltenberg said: "we have of course suspended all, financial and other kinds of support to the afghan government because there is no afghan government for nato to support." on the other hand denmark has earmarked 16 million dollars in aid — which will be channelled through the international red cross and un programs in afghanistan. the thing is though — the need to assistance has not changed. the world health organization says interrupting humanitarian aid makes afghanistan's fragile health system

even more vulnerable. dr magdalena kirchner — she's the afghanistan country director at the german foundation fes — a non profit that promotes peace and security. she's currently in amman. thank you very much forjoining us and are you concerned by the decisions taken by western countries to restrict the funding of aid? goad to restrict the funding of aid? good evenin: to restrict the funding of aid? good evening and _ to restrict the funding of aid? good evening and thank— to restrict the funding of aid? good evening and thank you _ to restrict the funding of aid? (emf. evening and thank you for having to restrict the funding of aid? (2an evening and thank you for having me. it is a concern, but let us all hope you will be a short term concern i think will be clearly see is very practical limitations. as they said, there is no government. a lot of institutions that were key to implement foreign aid were abandoned and a lot of agencies have or are already leaving the country, including the afghan staff which will be a setback of quiz for development. it could be a problem

i'm very concerned about the freeze because the taliban are still sanctioned organisation and it makes sense as a disciplinary factor but afghans on the street since the 14th of august are now able to withdraw cash from atms and do not have money to spend while they face inflation and high pricing we already have a lot of stress factors on them like the drought. this is to continue and i think it has to be negotiations with the new government and we don't know what it will look like and about the principles that will be guiding and the conditions because i think their ideas, especially western donors, their ideas and what they would want to continue funding

and the taliban are also quite aware that it will be key to them consolidating power. there are these practical challenges. £31 consolidating power. there are these practical challenges.— practical challenges. of meeting the covernment practical challenges. of meeting the government to _ practical challenges. of meeting the government to deal _ practical challenges. of meeting the government to deal with. _ practical challenges. of meeting the government to deal with. what - practical challenges. of meeting the | government to deal with. what about the broader aspirations of an organisation like yours that of work towards peace and security in afghanistan. surely, that becomes next to impossible when the taliban are in power? in next to impossible when the taliban are in power?— are in power? in the current situation. — are in power? in the current situation, yes, _ are in power? in the current situation, yes, our- are in power? in the current i situation, yes, our operations are in power? in the current - situation, yes, our operations are put through a halt because of the security situation and also we are funded through development aid and we don't have experience or a mandate to venture out to organisations that are sanctioned. but i think for us, it will be from our mission and we would be very keen to continue or return to afghanistan because the issues that

we talk about and work towards, being at peace but also poverty, relief and dialogue on the communal levels, we think it is important for stabilisation for afghans in the long term. fir, stabilisation for afghans in the long term-— stabilisation for afghans in the lonrterm. �* , ., ., , ., long term. a couple of details to brinr ou long term. a couple of details to bring you from — long term. a couple of details to bring you from the _ long term. a couple of details to bring you from the us _ long term. a couple of details to bring you from the us state - bring you from the us state department and the news agencies and the state department is nearly doubling the numbers of officers on the ground in afghanistan on friday and that is to assist with the processing about the american nationals and afghans to the americans would like to get out of kabul we are also seeing the secretary of the state department sing in the past 2a hours, us military flights of have evacuated 2000 more people. america's able to do this because it remains in control of the airport. it is not

clear how long the taliban will talk rate western countries being in control of the western airport but until then america's work continues on. let's look at coronavirus, and a country that's pursuing a zero covid approach — new zealand. on tuesday, prime ministerjacinda ardern announced a snap lockdown afterjust one positive case — the first in six months. that case was detected in auckland, which is now in lockdown for a week. these are pictures of deserted streets there. the rest of the country is also in lockdown for three days. there's widespread public support for this tough approach — here's the view of some people in the town of cora—mandle. we were pretty shocked. i've got a wife that's still undergoing chemo at the moment, so our household's pretty vulnerable. oh, just gutted, really. i think most of the country is gutted. we kept it out for so long, and now it's back, so it is what it is,

i suppose. so a lockdown afterjust one case. but since yesterday, the number of positive cases has risen — from one — to ten. and modelling suggested numbers could rise further, with up to 100 cases possible. which may still sound like an incredibly small number, but for a zero covid strategy to work — you need to be able to identify each and every one — so a 100 is a problem. here's jacinda ardern speaking about how this outbreak has happened. the results that have come back from our case yesterday tell us two things. first, that we are dealing with the delta variant. the second thing it tells us is that it is linked to current genome sequencing of cases in the new south wales outbreak. our case has originated in australia. so the new zealand outbreak

originated in australia. let's remind you what's going on there. scott morrison and his government have also been pursuing a zero covid approach — but the highly transmissible delta variant has changed the game. the country is in the grip of a third wave of infections which has forced more than half the population into lockdown. new south wales is one of the worst hit australian states — here's the state premier giving an update. unfortunately, we had a huge increase in the number of cases of community transmission to 8pm last night. there were 633 cases of community transmission, and at this stage, at least 62 of those were infectious in the community during that time. according to the data we have, every person who has the virus is spreading it to at least more than one person. now, for us to know that we've reached our peak, that can't continue. so, what the data is telling us in the last few days is that we haven't seen the worst of it.

and the way that we stop this is by everybody staying at home. so that's the situation in new south wales. staying in australasia — and fiji is another country in the region experiencing a surge in infections. there have now been over 41,000 cases and the death toll stands at 405. bear in mind this is a small nation, with a population size of less than a million. and the vaccine roll—out is in the early stages — 23% of the population are fully vaccinated. cherie ann wilson is a journalist in fiji — she joins me from the capital suva. can you give us more detailed update on what's going on in fiji? thank on what's going on in fi'i? thank ou ve on what's going on in fi'i? thank you very much h on what's going on in fi'i? thank you very much for _ on what's going on in fiji? thank you very much for having - on what's going on in fiji? thank you very much for having me on | on what's going on in fiji? thank i you very much for having me on the show. this update last night, we now have 327 people admitted to the hospital's and admitted for covid—19 and the last 2a hour period, we now

have six. we have reported 653 new cases and 443 deaths now since we have the delta variant in the second wave in april this year. now, we've recorded 411 deaths since april and thatis recorded 411 deaths since april and that is more than the two to be recorded last year, so a year on from when we accept covid—19, we still haven't seen the end of where were going to move on to from now, were going to move on to from now, we still haven't seen the end of this. schools have closed in people withoutjobs, thousands of people withoutjobs, thousands of people withoutjobs, thousands of people without jobs and withoutjobs, thousands of people withoutjobs and our tourism sector is in dire straits. you without jobs and our tourism sector is in dire straits.— is in dire straits. you mention schools being _ is in dire straits. you mention schools being closed - is in dire straits. you mention schools being closed board i is in dire straits. you mention schools being closed board of| is in dire straits. you mention i schools being closed board of the restrictions do you have, do you have a look down in the same way in some parts of new zealand? h0. have a look down in the same way in some parts of new zealand?- some parts of new zealand? no, we don't. some parts of new zealand? no, we don't- that — some parts of new zealand? no, we don't- that is _ some parts of new zealand? no, we don't. that is the _ some parts of new zealand? no, we don't. that is the greatest _ don't. that is the greatest concerning thing for the citizens,

is the governance holdback and delayed response in terms of effective national lockdown. but government has done instead is contain zones so we here in the central division in a contained zone a of western division just to prevent the movement of people but also this is not working. we have seen the drastic increases of cases from april tojuly seen the drastic increases of cases from april to july and seen the drastic increases of cases from april tojuly and now to a running average of more than 500. there is no end in sight here and i don't think we'll pivot from that. and you're an island nation, does the fact that your population is dispersed over a wide area, does that make it harder for to access health care?— that make it harder for to access health care? , ., , . ., health care? yes, it does. we have two major — health care? yes, it does. we have two major hospitals _ health care? yes, it does. we have two major hospitals that _ health care? yes, it does. we have two major hospitals that are i two major hospitals that are inundated and we've had to set up tents all over the place just to help with the demand and of course,

the creeping health infrastructure because there's so much stigma, thresher 27 cases here in the country, there so much demand for the major hospitals and then you have the other smaller islands. we have the other smaller islands. we have reported three cases in the northern division must the second largest island in the countryjust of last week, there is no cases reported in there but because the movement of cargo and people coming into contact with each otherjust two days ago, recorded one case they are and are three cases and i see a possibility of that increasing as well. . ~ possibility of that increasing as well. ., ,, , ., possibility of that increasing as well. . ~' , ., , possibility of that increasing as well. ., ,, , . ., well. thank you very much and we will see you _ well. thank you very much and we will see you in _ well. thank you very much and we will see you in light _ well. thank you very much and we will see you in light of— well. thank you very much and we will see you in light of the - will see you in light of the bus from fiji will check in with her in a few days. stay with us on outside source — still to come. a desperate situation and the death toll is now close to 2000 and my colleague has a report on the

latest. the trial of singer r kelly has started in new york. the r&b star is accused of racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery — charges which he has denied. if the singer is convicted on all counts he could faces 10 years to life in prison. samira hussain reports. for r kelly's many accusers, this federal court in brooklyn is where, finally, their voices may be heard. jonjelyn savage is here. for years, she has been pushing for charges against kelly. she says her daughter had been held captive by the musician. the opening statements will open some people's eyes to what we have been knowing for the last five and a half years, when we started this journey, because we knew something wasn't right and we knew that it had to stop. in those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction,

and that this case is not about a celebrity who likes to party, but a sexual predator. # i believe i can soar... r kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time, credited with redefining r&b music. but in a spectacular fall from grace, the musician has spent the last two years behind bars awaiting trial. kelly and members of his entourage are accused of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the r&b singer. he is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. i didn't do this stuff! r kelly has been confronting allegations of sexual abuse for more than two decades, but the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. these new charges against r kelly are far more serious, and this time several victims will testify against him. but also perhaps there has been a shift in culture — the me too movement has made it harder for rich, famous abusers

to hide their misdeeds. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. our lead story today is the afghan president has been speaking from exile in the uae he was forced to leave the country to avoid bloodshed and is in talks about returning. lets turn to haiti — where almost 2,000 people are now know to have died in saturday's powerful earthquake. rescue workers have managed to pull 34 people alive from the rubble. many are still missing. these are the latest pictures we have of the devastation in the town of les cayes. over 9,900 were injured in the 7.2 magnitude quake. 30,000 are now homeless. the bbc�*s james clayton is in one of the worst affected areas and sent us this report.

close to the epicentre of the earthquake. tell us about the area that you're in, please.— that you're in, please. thank you for having _ that you're in, please. thank you for having me. _ that you're in, please. thank you for having me. i'm _ that you're in, please. thank you for having me. i'm here - that you're in, please. thank you for having me. i'm here in i that you're in, please. thank you for having me. i'm here in the i for having me. i'm here in the department which is very close to the epicentre of the earthquake and yesterday, our team travelled to an area where 90% of homes have been damaged and 50% destroyed. 84,000 buildings have been destroyed and what we saw was just heartbreaking and devastating. so many people are without a place to live in so many buildings have been absolutely crushed in schools, churches, there are very few community buildings left to act as shelters and we visited one school were maybe 200 people sheltering and it was

partially destroyed and they had blankets spread out and were sleeping head to toe and side by side to make some space to get shelters from tropical depressions which came through immediately after the earthquake to which came through immediately after the earthquak— the earthquake to give us a feel of the earthquake to give us a feel of the scale for _ the earthquake to give us a feel of the scale for some _ the earthquake to give us a feel of the scale for some the _ the earthquake to give us a feel of the scale for some the assistance | the scale for some the assistance that people need is opposed to what they're trying to get?— they're trying to get? whenever disaster strikes. _ they're trying to get? whenever disaster strikes. you're - they're trying to get? whenever disaster strikes. you're never i they're trying to get? whenever- disaster strikes. you're never going to get aid as fast as you wanted to get there and it's just a constant struggle, particularly when were talking about a mountainous area and challenging to navigate roads and the department where i am, there are 350,000 people that live there in 30,000 people that live there and when you think half the homes are destroyed, the first thing that we're hearing is that people want shelter. we

we're hearing is that people want shelter. ~ ., , ., , shelter. we have lost her 'ust as shelter. we have lost her 'ust as she was describing i shelter. we have lost her 'ust as she was describing the i shelter. we have lost herjust as she was describing the situation | she was describing the situation there. but as you can see from the pictures that we are looking at, christy, i understand we can speak to you again. can you show me ok? yes. another challenge is this we have admitted in the left —— we have a minute left. in the area which is very close to the epicentre about 30,000 people and imagine half of those homes have been lost and that's just one small area close to the epicentre of the earthquake. we are also just seeing mudslides, landslides, flooding around in the roads to get to this area and this is very rural and people suffer from poverty and hunger and people are subsisting on agriculture they been living with droughts and some of the

worst consequences of the climate crisis and we are very concerned about what this means for people who are already living on a knife edge, there's not a lot of margin for error when they start to lose livestock that they depend on. were not just looking livestock that they depend on. were notjust looking at livestock that they depend on. were not just looking at the livestock that they depend on. were notjust looking at the immediate response but also a long—term strategy to support the people in this region. strategy to support the people in this region-— strategy to support the people in this rerion. . ~' ,, ., ., ,, this region. thank you for making time to speak _ this region. thank you for making time to speak to _ this region. thank you for making time to speak to us. _ this region. thank you for making time to speak to us. he _ this region. thank you for making i time to speak to us. he appreciated. life at live live with us from haiti. this endeavour violating access and we are talking about while some low numbers of thousands of people have been able to fly out of kabul airport, many more are trying to get on the planes or even get permission to get into the airport complex in order to do that while the us state department saying that the taliban is not sticking to the agreement

that it made. it may not be the first time they say that. i will see you tomorrow at the usual time. all the best. good evening. so far this week, the weather story has been dominated by cloud. it's been a rather grey start, hasn't it, really? and through this afternoon, the cloud was thick enough at times to produce a little bit of light drizzle in places. this was cumbria earlier on. there was also some sunshine be found, though, across eastern scotland, to the east of england and down just to the north of london as well. we had a few breaks in the cloud from time to time. now, the cloud will continue to fill in as we go through the evening as well, and once again along exposed west—facing coasts, it'll be thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle. could be quite misty as well across the hills. temperatures are holding up, though, staying into double digits first thing for thursday morning. so, once again, we start off with a cloudy story. there will be some breaks

and some sunshine coming through northern ireland. you can see a slice just moving across the east of the pennines before yet more cloud arrives and some showery outbreaks of rain push in from the west. so, a really messy story to try and pinpoint down for tomorrow, and again, those temperatures are going to be disappointing. friday looks a slightly quieter day. yes, i know there's a weather front pushing in from the west, and it will gradually bring outbreaks of rain. but ahead of it, it looks likely to be dry. there'll be some around, the winds swinging to a southerly ahead of that weather front, will also drive in slightly milder air. so, with the sunshine, we could see temperatures peaking at 23 or 24 degrees — that's 75 fahrenheit. and in fact, we're going to continue to import some heat from the near continent. not the extreme heat from the mediterranean, but ahead of this weather front, we will continue to see some increasing warmth. however, this weather front is going to bring some heavy rain as well. so, as we head towards the weekend, it looks likely to be quite a warm

story, but also quite wet at times, possibly even with some sharp, thundery downpours. so, eastern england on saturday seeing the best of the sunshine, the best of the weather. our weather front is going to take its time to arrive in from the west, some of that rain will be heavy from time to time. it's only 18 or 19 degrees here, but we could see highs of 26 degrees — that's into the high 70s fahrenheit. the frontal system will slowly start to ease away on sunday, leaving some thundery showers behind. brightening up a little in the west, though, from monday.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. mps are recalled to parliament for an emergency debate on afghanistan — and from all sides they attack the government's handling of the crisis. the taliban secure their positions as the new rulers and afghans wonder what the future holds — here there is talk of betrayal. like many veterans, this last week has been one that has seen me struggle through anger, and grief and rage. we must deal with the world as it is, excepting what we've achieved ——we must deal with the world as it is, accepting what we've achieved and what we have not achieved. these are the lucky ones — britain will take 5,000 refugees this year, but what of all those left behind. afg hanistan's former

afghanistan's former president speaks for the first time in exile from the uae.