afghans to do what we need to do. we may need financial support, which the americans and nato has announced to continue to the afghan national defence and security forcesdown to keeping afghanistan clear of insecurity and counterterrorism, activities need to be done by the afghan national defence and security forces. and i think they are capable. and us intelligence assessments that the government will collapse in six to 12 months, what do you say to that? you know, assessments, for whatever reason, are assessments. they get published. but, you know, every time there has been predictions about afghanistan from the outside, they have turned out to be wrong. in 2014, over 100,000 foreign troops left afghanistan and the assessments then were, too, that kabul will collapse. it didn't. so whatever happens in afghanistan, will you stay there? absolutely. you were educated here in the uk. i was. you're here now seeing people. no temptation, whatever happens, to leave? i had a good life here and i am thankful to the people here. they took me in when we were at our worst. but i must tell you that when you are a refugee, the only thing you think about is back ho

setting members of the military and the afghan national security force and plenty beyond that who are no longer serving. after that, hundreds of thousands more afghan national defenceed over the last two decades and he provided our afghan partners with all the tools, let me emphasise, all the tools, training and equipment of any modern military. he provided advanced weaponry and we are going to continue to provide funding and equipment and we will ensure they have the capacity to maintain their air force. but, most critically, as i stressed in my meeting two weeks ago it to the president and chairman abdullah, afghan leaders have to come together and drive toward a future that the afghan people want and they deserve. in our meeting, i also assured him that us support for the people of afghanistan with the mbr. we will continue to provide civilian and humanitarian assistance including speaking out for the rights of women and girls. i intend to maintain our diplomatic presence in afghanistan and we are coordinating closely with the international partners in order to continue to secure the international airport. we are going to engage in a determined diplomacy to purs

and stability. we will back the afghan state with over £100 million of development assistance this year and £58 million for the afghan national security and defence forcesighbours to including afghanistan's neighbours to help the afghan people to build their future. to help the afghan people to build theirfuture. but to help the afghan people to build their future. but the threat that brought us to afghanistan in the first place has been greatly diminished by the valour and by the sacrifice of the armed forces of britain and many other countries. we are safer because of everything they did. now we must persevere, alongside ourfriends, did. now we must persevere, alongside our friends, for the same goal of a stable afghanistan but with different tools in our hands and i commend this statement to the house. brute and i commend this statement to the house. . ., and i commend this statement to the house. ~ ., .., and i commend this statement to the house. . ., _, ., and i commend this statement to the house. . ., ., ., , ., house. we now come to the opposition de . u house. we now come to the opposition deputy leader. — house. we now come to the opposition