pen farthing, thank ou come down, so... yeah. pen farthing, thank you very — come down, so... yeah.for speaking to us. we appreciate you taking the time and it very difficult day. there is pen farthing, life with us from kabul. let's move straight from kabul back to our bbc correspondent, barbara plett usher, whose life with us from washington, dc. what is the latest we have for my the biden administration or us media and how many us military personnel we believe have died in these attacks? the picture is looking more and more grim, actually. we did have the official statement from the pentagon that a number of us personnel had been killed and a number wounded, but no clarity on how many casualties there were, but we are now getting reports in the us media, quoting us officials, saying that up to 12 members of the us military have been killed and that includes 11 marines and one navy medic. and perhaps quite a few injured. again, it is a bit unclear, but it sounds as if the casualties could be quite significant. we are expecting the pentagon to brief in a few minutes and then hopefu

i can tell my honorable friend that we will do everything that we can to help mr pen farthing and others who face particular difficulties, as he does, but as i say, without in any way jeopardising our own national security. these are concerns shared across the international community, from the region itself to all of the nato alliance and, indeed, all five permanent members of the un security council. i will chair a virtual meeting of the g7 in the coming days. third, mr. speaker, we also have enemies. we also have an enduring commitment to all the afghan people, and now, more than ever, we must reaffirm that commitment. our interests must be focused on supporting the afghan people in the region itself, particularly those fleeing conflict or the threat of violence. we therefore call on the united nations to lead a new humanitarian effort in this region. i give way. ms. cooper: i thank the prime minister for giving way, and i welcome his commitment to support in the region, and also the government's commitment to a resettlement programme. the home secretary announced in 2019 that the uk w

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but one british citizen who is refusing to leave is pen farthing, a former royal marine commando — andcharity in kabul. he told us he wont be leaving his staff behind. we have 25 afghan nationals who are the most positive, vibrant people who absolutely love theirjob and love working here in afghanistan. including among your staff, a number of women as well? indeed, yeah. we have the first—ever female afghan nationals who are fully qualified veterinarians and they are just young women, they were about five or six years old when the taliban were removed from power back in the 90s, back in 2000. so they have never experienced life under the taliban which they are now about to do. how scared are they right now about what is happening around them? i don't think there are words to describe what they are feeling right now. i have tried to talk to them, we have tried to discuss the possibilities. what do you say to somebody who is going to be told that they will probably have to marry a taliban fighter and they will end upjust living at home, never being allowed to leave and just raising child

let's talk now to pen farthing, a former royal marine who runs nowzad, an animal welfare ngo in afghanistan you have been trying to get members of staff out, i think you have managed to get pregnant members of staff out and your wife, how many are left? , , ., ., ., are left? yes, my wife managed to net out are left? yes, my wife managed to get out safely- _ are left? yes, my wife managed to get out safely. we _ are left? yes, my wife managed to get out safely. we have _ are left? yes, my wife managed to get out safely. we have 68 - are left? yes, my wife managed to get out safely. we have 68 staff i get out safely. we have 68 staff members and their family still here in kabul. i have got some good news that we are in talks with the foreign office, so that is an absolute result, so i'm going to ask all the nowzad supporters out there who have been absolutely amazing, you don't need to keep messaging the prime minister and others, we are obviously going to go through this process now with the foreign office and obviously our staff will be confirmed as able to travel to the uk. ~ , ., confirm

you will be aware of the former marine pen farthing who was talking j marine pen farthing who was talking been blocked... he hasn't been blocked, that is _ he has now been blocked... he hasn't been blocked, that is nonsense. - he has now been blocked... he hasn't been blocked, that is nonsense. go . been blocked, that is nonsense. go on then, tell me. there _ been blocked, that is nonsense. go on then, tell me. there is- been blocked, that is nonsense. go on then, tell me. there is a - on then, tell me. there is a confusion — on then, tell me. there is a confusion about _ on then, tell me. there is a confusion about this - on then, tell me. there is a confusion about this story. | on then, tell me. there is a - confusion about this story. penn farthing was contacted last friday, he has publicly talked about that, his wife flew out last week. as a british passport holder and a person who could be under greater risks, he was offered a root out as an individual. this is not about chartering a plane and it is somehow but coming to the airport and somehow if the plane lands, he and all his ani

there's a glimmer of hope for pen farthing, who's been trying to leave afganistan with 200 dogs and catsght he's organised for them — and several dozen staff — to leave the country. overnight, the defence secretary, ben wallace, confirmed that if he arrived at kabul airport with his animals, officials would "seek a slot for his plane". new research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines starts to wear off within six months. the latest analysis by the �*zoe covid study�* looked at more than a million positive test results between may and july. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, reports. just how long vaccines offer protection and whether we need boosters is a crucial question ahead of the winter. today's study adds to growing evidence that, over time, covid vaccines become less effective at stopping infections. it examined 1.2 million positive test results between may and july this year and found that protection from the pfizer vaccine seemed to reduce from 88% to 74% over 5—6 months, and astrazeneca from 77% to 67% ove

we can speak now to pen farthing.nowzad. we have been in - afghanistan for 15 years, we provide animal welfare awareness, as you mentioned, we actually got a rabies vaccination programme to prevent stray dogs spreading rabies to the human population, and we also run a working donkey programme here in afghanistan. there are millions of working donkey is that are overused, have no respite from their daily toil, so we run a programme to educate the owners and to treat the donkeys. we have 25 afghan nationals who are the most positive, vibrant people who absolutely love theirjob and love working here in afghanistan.— and love working here in afuhanistan. . ., ., afghanistan. including among your staff are a number _ afghanistan. including among your staff are a number of _ afghanistan. including among your staff are a number of women - afghanistan. including among your staff are a number of women as i afghanistan. including among your. staff are a number of women as well. indeed. we have the first—ever female afghan natio

the big question is how they do that.— there's a glimmer of hope for pen farthing, who's been tryingnvestigation into the suspected murder of claudia lawrence. the chef was 35 when she vanished in 2009. our reporter is in york. what is happening there this morning? so far, the police have not been able to tell us why they have started to search this quiet village outside york where claudia lived. they are saying it is one of a number of new leads they are following up. they will focus searches on woodland behind me and also the gravel pits that have now been flooded and are used as fishing ponds. we know specialist teams including underwater search teams, will be here the next few days. claudia went missing in 2009, aged 35. just a month after her disappearance the police decided they would treat the enquiry as a murder enquiry. nine people over the years have been questioned in connection with her disappearance but nobody has been charged. in 2017, the force decided to scale back the enquiry. sadly, in february this year, claudia's dad peter passed away. he campaigned to keep her na

pen farthing, the founder of the afghanistan charity nowzad dogs, has given an update on his attemptsonservative mp5 have written to the prime minister, saying that cutting the £20—a—week uplift risks undermining his "levelling—up" agenda. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. the number of people on universal credit has almost doubled during the pandemic to almost six million, and since last march they've been getting an extra £20 a week. but that temporary uplift comes to an end in october. anthony is one of those worried about the impact that'll have. £80 is not a lot for some people. once i've paid bills i'll be left with probably about £60 — £60, £70 for the month. that won't do me a month's shopping. no chance, evenjust a single person. charities are warning about the impact, too. citizens' advice surveyed 2,000 people on universal credit, and they think more than a third could be forced into debt when the uplift ends. here at westminster, a number of mp5 are worried, too. opposition parties want the extra money to be made permanent and a growing number of conservati

one of those attempting to help people flee is former royal marine pen farthing. into the airport, you l through and into the airport, you have to push through the crowds. i was lucky. i went through the crowds where it was not a good experience. we were shelved around. desperate people around us, begging to just take anyone in. but i got through. the scenes we saw have become worse and worse in the days after.— and worse in the days after. penn, talk us through _ and worse in the days after. penn, talk us through your _ and worse in the days after. penn, talk us through your situation. - and worse in the days after. penn, j talk us through your situation. you are obviously _ talk us through your situation. tj’f7l. are obviously still there. yes, we are obviously still there. yes, we are still here. i have good news. borisjohnson has given clearance for my 68 staff members and immediate families.- for my 68 staff members and immediate families. they can now le . all immediate families. they can now legally travel _ immediate families. they can now legally travel t