of course, the _ armed force. and only a matter of days. of course, the effects - armed force.. of course, the effects of the billions that the us have spent arming the afghan military is now the taliban will emerge with one of the taliban will emerge with one of the best armies in the entire region because they now have all of that military equipment provided by the united states and its allies. find united states and its allies. and then there _ united states and its allies. and then there is _ united states and its allies. and then there is the _ united states and its allies. and then there is the narrative, that we beat the greatest military alliance ever. in history. it is that narrative that we are seeing on social media, on statements, that the taliban are making. and if you look at it, regionally, the first place at the telephone went to, as things run folding and collapsing with china. —— as the mac that the taliban went to. it is not leaving on making sure of the great power competition, it is so much of that there does not seem to add up. i think president biden expla

we have been told here by the armed forces in this or that it is slightly, there.especially _ is slightly, there. is that right? it is. especially compared - is slightly, there. is that right? it is. especially compared to i it is. especially compared to yesterday which was a horrible day. we saw four people all women crushed to death in front of us. after that, todayis to death in front of us. after that, today is certainly a lot better. there are fewer crowds and at the moment, there have been well marshalled. the problem is the situation here as you know changes by the day. by the hour. what will happen later on we don't know. nights have been volatile and violent as well. we have to see what will happen. certainly during the course of the day, which has been quieter than it has been for the last 48 hours or so.— quieter than it has been for the last 48 hours or so. who is doing the marshalling _ last 48 hours or so. who is doing the marshalling outside - last 48 hours or so. who is doing the marshalling outside the i last 48 hours or so. who is doing i the mars

going back to the armed forces minister, it was the case _ armed forces minister, it was the case that no longer became a haven for them and that was a positive — a haven for them and that was a positive step and all the advances that occurred, far from perfect, of course. _ that occurred, far from perfect, of course. but — that occurred, far from perfect, of course, but we were advances for women's — course, but we were advances for women's rights under the health care of children— women's rights under the health care of children and so on, so it is not as if— of children and so on, so it is not as if nothing _ of children and so on, so it is not as if nothing was achieved. something was achieved. unfortunately, a lot of it has been thrown _ unfortunately, a lot of it has been thrown away by the disaster that has happened _ thrown away by the disaster that has happened in the last few days. and he sa s, happened in the last few days. and he says. and _ happened in the last few days. and he says. and it _ happened in the last few days. and he says, and it is _ happened in the last few

armed forces. he's essentially just surrender to the taliban.t be impeached, he should be court-martialed for tray for betraying the united states of america united states armed forces. >> the four fascinating interview with former british armed forces airs tomorrow on life, liberty and living 8:00 p.m. eastern. president biden's predecessor was sort of famous for paying attention to what everybody said, especially if anybody ever said anything good about about him and in the days prior to that astonishing press conference earlier this week, you couldn't turn the tv on without hearing foreign leaders trashing our commander-in-chief and trashing the decision he made to withdraw from afghanistan and it's amazing to realize biden seems to be completely out of touch with all this. are you concerned about his state of mental awareness right now? >> euclid at this to the list of what the president got wrong this week. benjamin paul did a great report yesterday .151 over what world leaders were actually saying about, pulling out from afghanistan, he sa

so we've seen hints from the uk defence secretary, the armed forces minister that they would support to that, that if the americans are able to stay, if they can agree that with the taliban, that uk forces at least would stay beyond that deadline to continue evacuating people. but it's reliant, really, on whether the us intends to do that and whether it is able to reach some sort of agreement with the taliban. by the tone of that latest statement, it doesn't sound like things are in a particularly good state. so we'll have to see if that is possible or if the us even wants to do that. joe biden has already said that he thought that all us citizens could be evacuated by the end of august, but how many people that would mean leaving behind in terms of afghans who may be eligible to leave the country is a major question, and the uk government has said that despite this huge effort which it is trying to ramp up, it does accept that some people through other countries after the military has left. he is monitoring from delhi, the latest details regarding the situation at the airport in kab

the head of the british armed forces. general nick carter said on saturday morning, british time that the operations, the evacuation flights would be ending on saturday. he said that there were, it was a matter of hours now based was expected because defense forces were quite a few days ago. it's saying that there were probably 36 hours left for these flights. but it's a sad realization for many people in kabul about that reality. nick carter said that it was heartbreaking that there were people being left behind the government and admitted that would be all along. now we have seen flights on friday night into saturday morning arriving in which north of london at a rural air force base dead. but they're likely to end by sunday. nick carter, the head of the armed forces, said that there were numbers in the hall, you hundreds of people still in afghanistan who are eligible to come to the u. k. on friday, the government said that there were between 811 hundreds eligible afghans and up to 150 britons who hadn't been evacuated

now they began the pursuit, stranded by the armed forces across the heart of france.hen the grand triumphant march, through paris that was freed by french troops. beyond paris laid the liberation of belgium and the struggle beyond german borders. blocking the study pursuit of victory laid the nazi counter offense, known as the battle of the -- fuel grim and bleak period of several weeks the enemy supported by the most devastating of weather conditions isolated allied forces. general eisenhower called on all troops to rise to new heights of courage and effort, the brave men steadily began pressing the enemy back. from that moment onward the supreme commander counted on a weekend nazis troops. one of the sturdiest symbols of the war. with this crossing in march 1995 the heart of the enemies defenses was cracked. there remained a substantial tax of mopping up what was left of the enemies across the line. and accepting the surrender in the drugs that began to appear. the great cities of the enemies were in rubble as allied troops move them in the last stages of the enemie

we have made, we made clear to the taliban that any attack on our armed forces or our operations at the airport will be met with swift and forceful response. we are also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the isis affiliates in afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied. because they are, by the way, to make everybody understand, the isis in afghanistan have been the sworn enemy of the taliban. i have said all along, we are going to retain a laser focus on our counterterrorism mission, working in close coordination with our allies and partners, and all those who have an interest in ensuring stability in the region. secretary blinken with me today, we met this morning with our nato allies in consultation about the way forward, so that afghanistan cannot be used in the future as a terrorist base to attack the united states or our allies. for 20 years, afghanistan has been a joint effort with our allies. he went in together and we are leaving together. and now we are working together to bring our peo

and as an american, i offer my gratitude to the brave men and women of the us armed forces are carrying out this mission. are incredible. as we continue to work, the logistics of evacuation were in constant contact with the taliban. working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport. on a tow has held an emergency meeting on the crisis in afghanistan. it says lessons must be learned about the speed with which the taliban took over the country. secretary general jens stultz and told just some nato allies express the need to stay beyond the august 31st deadline to get people out. we have been able to evacuate the thousands of people over the last days. and the situation at the airport is so much better now and on and also on, in the beginning of the week about we really recognized that the huge hall sca that remains to be done. and that was the main issue discussed at the meeting it today. the reality is, i've actually, we are many allies for offer to host, to receive askance. people coming out from i've gone on. we have many planes, enough columnist on the cobbler airport or in

armed forces who are carrying out this mission. they are incredible. as we continue to work on the logistics, we are in constant contact with the taliban, working to ensure civilians have safe passage. we are particularly focused on our engagements making sure that every american who wants to leave can get to the airport. where we have been seeing challenges for americans, we have thus far been able to resolve them. we have made, we made clear to the taliban that any attack on our armed forces or our operations at the airport will be met with swift and forceful response. we are also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the isis affiliates in afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied. because they are, by the way, to make everybody understand, the isis in afghanistan have been the sworn enemy of the taliban. i have said all along, we are going to retain a laser focus on our counterterrorism mission, working in close coordination with our allies and partners, and al

mr ghani said that the �*remobilization of armed forces�* was his top priority.d he was consulting with international partners to prevent further violence. heavy fighting has broken out in the afghan city of mazar—i—sharif, as taliban militants tighten their stranglehold around kabul. american troops have flown into the afghan capital to help evacuate embassy personnel in kabul. britain and several other western nations are also sending troops as resistance from afghan government forces crumbles. the taliban also claims to have captured territory in two other provinces overnight. let's here more about what the afghan president had to say. translation: our dear country afghanistan is in serious danger| of instability due to the war imposed upon us. i am aware of the situation here. i offer my condolences to the martyrs of the security forces and civilians and wish the injured people a speedy recovery. our effort is to take care of our compatriots who have been displaced due to the situation. i appreciate the courage of the afghan security and defence forces who ha

since 1950 progress within the republic of korea's armed forces has transformed them into one the largestell-trained. ♪♪ in recent years the defense of south korea has increasingly shifted to the republic of korea's military forces. in march of 1971 dmz security for the most part has been carried out by south korean soldiers allowing our 2nd infantry division to stand in reserve and the veteran seventh infantry division to be removed from korea and returns the united states for reactivation. this shifting emphasis to defensive responsibility by the republic of korea's armed forces does not mean a lessening of our resolve to meet their treaty commitments to the government and people of south korea. it is rather a dynamic demonstration of the american work an independent northeast asian country assuring increasingly greater control of its own security and allowing eight production of u.s. military manpower involved in day-to-day internal affairs. the continued presence of highly trained american servicemen into the republic of korea is key to did during aggression. how long even one u.s. se

and the armed forces minister here, week. and the armed forces minister here. james — week. heappey, _ week. and the armed forces minister here, james heappey, saying - week. and the armed forces minister here, james heappey, saying this - here, james heappey, saying this morning it is known that is come in his words, want to get a hit on western forces, adding to the pressure in an already chaotic situation around kabul. looking at the country more broadly, talk to us about that security situation in other parts of afghanistan. you were talking about afghan security forces who had not wanted to surrender to the taliban. there are pockets of resistance to the taliban in other parts of afghanistan, as well. there are. in particular— parts of afghanistan, as well. there are. in particular the _ parts of afghanistan, as well. there are. in particular the region - parts of afghanistan, as well. there are. in particular the regionjust - are. in particular the regionjust north of kabul. it is a traditional stronghold of resistance, is on whether talybont was not able to wield powe

forces in different places in the world, i have the greatest admiration and respect for american armed forcesanything i might say, any criticism, i might make in relation to afghanistan is not a criticism of the u.s. forces. i think this what we're seeing, what we have seen the last few days, is the greatest foreign policy disaster that i've seen in my lifetime, from any western country, this is the most disaster us foreign policy event since at least second world war for the united states of america. it is -- has unbelievable strategic, consequences, beyond afghanistan, people compare vietnam and saigon to what they are seeing now on television. i think it worse. it very different to that. it did take the american armed forces 15 years to recover from saigon, it took them until the gulf war in 1991 that is the scale of the disaster they faced in 75. this is worse, i think it is worse because in saigon. in vietnam, north vietnamese were not trying to attack or to destroy the united states of america. they were very much focused on that country on vietnam. when the u.s. left, it left a failed

afghanistan's president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in severe - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. as taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people, as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. the nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they're unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. please don't stress the seals — a plea for holiday makers on the north—east coast of england to be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. and could ai spot the next sporting talent? also, gadgets for fun in the sun. that's in click, in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the independent police watchdog is investigati

and as an american, i offer my gratitude to the brave men and women of the us armed forces are carrying out this mission. are incredible. as we continue to work the logistics of evacuation, we're in constant contact. tale bon, working to ensure civilians have safe passage through the airport. and the has a pair of what it says is the well 1st dna vaccine against corona virus for emergency use. the vaccine maker could tell a health care claims the job has 67 percent efficacy to prevent over $900.00 symptoms. australia has recoded a new daily record of current of ours infections, but nearly 900 cases. with despite the spike restrictions to stop the spread of the more infectious delta vary and have been met by protest, police broke up and anti locked down demonstration in sydney. the health minister, cool. the rally selfish, urged people to be considerate. catholic centurylink, i have put up black flags to demand justice for the victims of the 2900 nice to bombings, many angry of what they call the government. incomplete, a non transparent investigation into the attacks that killed more th

in cooperation with the armed forces of -- a major responsibility for the ground operation is being assumed but south vietnamese forces. the attacks including the barrett's beak that i referred to a moment ago are exclusively south vietnamese ground operations under south vietnamese command with the united states providing air and logistical support. there is one area, however, immediately above parrot's beak where i have concluded that a combined american and south vietnamese operation is necessary. tonight, american and south vietnamese efforts will attack the for the entire military operation. this that is about occupied for years. this is not a inchristian -- our purpose is not for occupied areas. once enemy forces are driven out of the sanctuaries and once military supplies are destroyed we will withdraw. these actions are in no way directed to the security interests of any nation. any government that chooses to use these actions as a pretext for harming relations with the united states will be doing so on its own responsibility and on its own initiative and we will draw the appropriat

is evacuation operation enough kennestone they said earlier on via the head of the armed forces. the civilian evacuations were ending on saturday. but now we've got it confirmed from the ministry of defense. the last flights purely for afghan civilians to be evacuated out a couple. and to the u. k, have actually taken off their maybe for the flights in the day, which do have a few down civilians together with british diplomatic stuff and british military personnel. so really, this is confirmation that things have moved to a new phase that they are continuing to both assist people. beyond next tuesday, you want to leave the country but also to assist efforts in neighboring countries to welcome refugees. people fleeing in fear for their lives in places like iran and pakistan on the british government. save it nearly 15000 people have been evacuated to the u. k. since mid august, but they're in the words of nick carter, the head of the armed forces they, they've done the a good job in the circumstances. well, there are some criticisms that more than a 1000 people who worked for the

make no mistake, this evacuation mission is dangerous and evolves risks to armed forces and has been conducted under difficult circumstances. i cannot promise with the final outcome will be what it will be that it will be without risk of loss. but as commander in chief, i can assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary. and as an american, i offer my gratitude to the brave men and women of the us armed forces are carrying out this mission. are incredible. as we continue to work the logistics of evacuation were in constant contact on italy, bon working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport. and the operators of southern hastings only medical auction plans are appealing to help offer was damaged and last saturdays of quake. facility supplies, several hospitals, and demand for oxygen is rising, driven by the pandemic and casualties from the earthquake, which killed more than 2000 people. thousands more are seriously injured. ron everything in about 25 minutes time. i'll see you then the stream is the program coming up. next news. news. news. ah, ah. hi, i'm r

tonight, the prime minister says this is a moment to reflect on sacrifices that our armed forces havematic rather than military means to ensure that some of the gains of the past 20 years in women's education, for example, and the extension of human rights are not rolled back by the new taliban rulers. he also had a message to the armed forces that their involvement has protected this country, has stopped any major terrorist attacks being organised and plotted from afghanistan and carried out in the west. so the sacrifices have not been in vain. but i think there will be reflection about right now, a lot of the focus is on what happens to those who have been left behind, perhaps around 10,000 afghan citizens have come out to the uk. but many who have helped uk forces, hundreds of them are still in afghanistan and fearful for their future. still in afghanistan and fearful for theirfuture. bud still in afghanistan and fearful for their future.— their future. and in terms of the evacuation. _ their future. and in terms of the evacuation, real— their future. and in terms of the evacuation

meanwhile, the uk's evacuation in afghanistan reaches its final stages — the head of britain's armed forcesd the bbc the number of people left behind would be in the "high hundreds". we've done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out. a recipe for covid chaos — government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in the number of coronavirus infections. britain's lorry driver shortage — the business secretary has rejected a temporary loosening of immigration rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. hurricane ida is approaching louisiana — forcing the evacuation of high—risk areas. and at the paralympics — it's two gold medals and two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife lora and neil fachie. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the us military says it's carried out a drone strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic state group known as isis—k. the group is thought to

and as an american, i offer my gratitude to the brave men and women of the us armed forces are carrying out this mission. are incredible. as we continue to work the logistics of evacuation were in constant contact on the tale bon, working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport. the committee to protect journalists is warning the women are particularly at risk of taliban persecution. it says since they took power, 2 prominent female journalist have been bought from their jobs. the death toll from saturdays earthquake in haiti has risen to nearly 2200 people and was southern haiti's only medical oxygen plant damage. hospitals are struggling to treat the growing number of corona vars. patients. india is approved. what it says is the world's 1st dna vaccine against corona virus for emergency use, a study by car dealer health care claims. the job has 67 percent efficacy to prevent covered 1900 symptoms. it'll be administered in 3 doses without the needle to people over 12 years old. malaysia king has appointed is my summary cove. as we knew, prime minister mocking the return of

in cooperation with the armed forces of south vietnam, attacks are being launched this week to clean out major enemy sanctuaries on the cambodian/vietnam border. a major responsibility for the ground operations is being assumed by south vietnamese forces. for example, the attacks in several areas including the parrot's beak that i referred to a moment ago are exclusively south vietnamese ground operations under south vietnamese command with the united states providing air and logistical support. there is one area, however, immediately above parrot's beak where i have concluded that a combined american and south vietnamese operation is necessary. tonight, american and south vietnamese units will attack the headquarters for the entire communist military operation in south vietnam. this key control center has been occupied by the north vietnamese and vietcong for five years in blatant violation of cambodia's neutrality. this is not an invasion of cambodia. the areas in which these attacks will be launched are completely occupied and controlled by north vietnamese forces. our purpose is n

british armed forces ministerjames heappey says some calm is now being restored in the area.or all that we have seen on the news over the last few days and they have been the most awful images, the reality is that things are flowing now quite well. former world leaders criticise the us withdrawal — former british pm tony blair accuses president biden of following an �*imbecilic�* policy — and donald trump attacks mr biden. biden�*s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anyone�*s ever seen. as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is preparing for thousands of new refugees. a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. and cambodia's last remaining population of critically—endangered vultures are on the brink of extinction. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk ministry of defence says seven people have died in the chaotic crowds outside kabul airport where thousands are

other united nations undertake operations aimed at the heart of germany and the destruction of her armed forcesis was, without a doubt, the most difficult assignment "ever given" to one man, the brilliance with which he answered this awesome challenge marks him as one of our greatest soldiers. mr. raymond massey, the distinguished actor brings us the finest moments in history, the story of the general d'army, dwight d. eisenhower. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> the time is june, 1945. the occasion, the return to his homeland of a war hero whose stature has seldom been matched in the esteem of his countrymen. the european phase of the greatest war america ever fought is over. and part of the warmth with which the people of abilene, kansas, great general dwight d. eisenhower reflects the deep joy of a nation approaching peace again. some of it is the kind of welcome any hometown might give a favorite son who has done a good job, but more than anything else, it is a tribute. a gratitude felt in every corner of the allied world, no less than in abilene. towards a man who stewarded a crusade to its victory. it was a c

britain's 20—year military campaign in afghanistan, by saying that the deaths of a57 members of the armed forcest in vain. boris johnson described their efforts as "heroic" and said the uk departure from afghanistan was "the culmination of a mission unlike anything we've seen in our lifetimes". the last flights have begun arriving at raf brize norton with military personnel and diplomatic staff — as the largest evacuation of its kind since the second world war draws to a close. more than 15,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan by the uk in the past fornight. but hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation — and uk nationals — have been left behind. us presidentjoe biden is en—route to dover air force base to receive the bodies us service members killed in afghanistan. the united states national security adviser, jake sullivan, has said �*relevant terrorist groups�* in afghanistan do not possess advance ability to plot attacks abroad. the first of our reports comes from our political correspondent, jessica parker. landing back in the uk, one of the last british planes to leave kabul.

meanwhile, the uk's evacuation in afghanistan reaches its final stages — the head of britain's armed forcesit's been a success. we've done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out. a recipe for covid chaos — government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in coronavirus infections. hurricane ida is approaching louisiana — forcing the evacuation of high—risk areas. and british husband and wife lora and neil fachie not only win gold but break the world record in their respective cycling events. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the us military says it's carried out a drone strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic state group known as isis—k. the group is thought to have carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed, inluding 13 american service personnel. in a statement, us central command said that... meanwhile, the last british flights carrying civilian ref

troops and the german armed forces was set long and advanced and i cannot put it any other way. the behavior of the federal government toward local staff in afghanistan is shabby. >> frustration over germany's late response also felt on the streets of berlin. >> steps were taken to address the rapidly evolving events. my national security team and i have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in afghanistan and moving quickly to execute the plans we had put in place to respond to every constituency, including in contingency, including the rapid collapse we are seeing now. i will speak more in a moment about the specific steps we are taking, but i want to remind everyone how we got here and what america's interests are in afghanistan. we went to afghanistan almost 20 years ago with clear goals -- get those who attacked us on september 11, 2001, and make sure al qaeda could not use afghanistan as a base from which to attack us again. we did that. we severely degraded al qaeda in afghanistan. we never gave up the hunt for osama bin laden, and we got him. that was a dec

if you took these accusations seriously, you would have dozens and dozens of your armed forces behind of matters are matters we take seriously. yes, they could be sensationalised reports and there are sensationalised reports drawing very exaggerated and unsubstantiated conclusions, but we take the victims seriously. we have conducted investigations and more than dozens of our own soldiers have been sentenced to serious, serious penalties — some including to life in prison. how many? more than 30. so, ouractions speaks for itself. and in addition to this, i want to point out that the ethiopian armed forces are — the ethiopean national defence force is a disciplined fighting force. it is a force that has a long track record of serving under— within the un framework, going back as far as the korean war and in several parts of the continent. its reputation for discipline, for integrity, is there for all to see. i am sorry, mr attorney—general, but if you are telling me more than 30 soldiers have been convicted of the most serious sexual crimes in the course of this conflict over the last

now. shane, they're trying to build up the armed forces in the security forces of f garrison and if after 20 years, this is the best that they can do, then it doesn't seem like there would be much of a point in staying longer because the united states doesn't have the capability, the wish, or the right to maintain a permanent monetary patient of f. gaston and its neighbors don't want it there. so it's either decided to do this now or make them more difficult decision later. what about the african government's role in all of the all of this they appeared to have really struggled in trying to, to fight off the taller bond at this point. should they, should they? what is it that then they're not doing right? what mistakes are they made? of course they've made mistakes, but i think it just shows is that there is relatively little institutional or political connection between the armed forces and the political leaders of the country. because the, our forces are sustained by foreign aid and were until recently sustained by foreign advisors. and that while the president is not only the commander

the afghan president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country afghanistan is in serious danger| of instability due to the war. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority. we are taking serious measures to deal with this. as taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people — as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. now on bbc news... our world — yalda hakim reports from afghanistan. as american and allied forces withdraw, the country is now at risk of falling to the taliban. 20 years since 9/11 and the invasion of afghanistan american troops are finally leaving. but since news of the withdrawal, targeted killings and suicide attacks have increased. the taliban are back and rapidly gaining ground against government forces. many people fear there will be a return to the brutal regime of the �*90s. taliban le

tobias: we've been failed not by the armed forces.rmed forces did an incredible job in afghanistan and the evacuation. the tactical side was incredible, but the operational and strategic decision-making has gone completely wrong. there is a lot to do. our world is ever more dangerous and we need people to step forward, but it is the utility that we need to consider, the utility of our hard and soft power, and continue working with our allies. in my time in parliament and the armed forces, it has never been more divided. we were hoping following trump that biden would bring everyone together. that's what the g7 was about. it's gone the wrong way. alix: where is the soft power or hard power the u.k. can help provide? tobias: afghanistan specifically, the taliban are not a government in waiting. there is a group reforming. i predict there will be a kurdistan type part of afghanistan in the north that will want to break away and not be part of the taliban. winter is approaching, the economy is failing and the banks are collapsing. the uni

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russian government says they are contract, you're in to provide training. rwanda has sense in the armed forces also francis a relationship in the area. chives, as sending troops. do you think these external forces are helping or hindering the situation on the grounds? so i'm actually hoping at some point, but like i like to kick him out better but out of the city. but we see in what i'm what i'm, what i'm saying now is that when we don't like when they kick out there, but out of 150, the next day they leave and me out with one without a gun like a 10 fuck up. really tell you nothing. now let me call fucker bailey just like a 10 individual and you know, secured in that city. but the next day they will come out and take the people when they are actually left for example. and the wonder they can, they can take control of one city and the next day. they're up and coming back from there. not to go today. we can never, you know, depend for example, on the one done or watson because how long they are going to stay there 10 years, 20 or 50 years. i don't know. why do you need is that we need to have a

tue: foreign office armed forces minister has said. he foreign office change armed forces minister hastelling people not to travel to kabul airport because of the terror threat including the hotel which is the site where british people have been processed by officials before they board their flights. we have heard more about this today, the armed forces minister told the bbc that they now had very credible reporting of an imminent attack and that intelligence was much firmer thanit that intelligence was much firmer than it was. he has stressed the severity of the straight and advised people to stay away. he said that while they are doing everything they can to provide security at the compound and in the queues, the massive crowds, unfortunately there are lots of people who have decided not to go away and to stay on—site. he has stressed earlier when he spoke to the bbc, that the problem is essentially the timing of the terror threat means that not as many people will be able to be processed. the reality is that clearly if we are asking people to move away, we are effectively also sayin

it involves risks to our armed forces, and it's being conducted under difficult circumstances. be without risk of loss. as commander—in—chief, i can ensure that i will mobilise every resource necessary, and as an american, i offer my gratitude to the brave men and women of the us armed forces for carrying out this mission. they are incredible. as we continue to work on the logistics and evacuation, we are in constant contact with the tally band, working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport. we are particularly focused on our engagements on making sure every american who wants to leave can get to the airport. where we have been seen challenges of americans for americans we have thus far been able to resolve them. we made clear to the taliban that any attack, any attack on our forces or disruption of our operations at the airport will be met with swift and forceful response. we are also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threats at or around the airports, including from the isis affiliates in afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons

armed forces for carrying out this mission.dent biden responding to criticism over his handling of afghanistan the president finally spoke on friday after dodging questions from the media for days. joining me for the congressman a member of the horse born affairs committee and army vet who by the way was wounded in afghanistan, brian mast. thank you so much we are saluting you by the way and thank you to your service to our country. >> thank you. maria: i want to get your take on what's going on here your assessment in afghanistan. >> i think you start simply into everything was done completely backwards, they took the people with the guns out before they took the people out that were holding the guns, they knew that they had to fight people out of their and they gave up our most secure airbase bob graham and trying to bring in thousands of u.s. military personnel to secure a totally unsecured airport they went out there and they said this might happen in five days, five months and five years they think they'll take over but th

armed forces for carrying out this mission. they are incredible.s we continue to work the logistics of an evacuation, we are in constant contact with the taliban, working to ensure civilians have safe passage to the airport. we are particularly focused on our engagements, making sure every american who wants to leave can get to the airport. where we have seen challenges of americans, we have thus far been able to resolve them. we made clear to the taliban that any attack on our forces, or disruption of our operations at the airport, will be met with swift and forceful response. we are also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the isis affiliates in afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied. to make everyone understand, the isis in afghanistan have been the sworn enemy of the taliban. i have said all along, we will retain a laser focus on our counterterrorism mission, working in close coordination with our allies and partners. and all those that have an interes

but these gurkha veterans do not receive a full uk armed forces pension.e what they see as an historic wrong. gurkhas who retired before 1997, were part of the gurkha pension scheme. they receive less than those in the armed forces pension scheme because it was thought they would retire in nepal. the gurkhas are coming! but thought they would retire in nepal. the gurkhas are coming!— thought they would retire in nepal. the gurkhas are coming! but in 2009, after a high-profile _ the gurkhas are coming! but in 2009, after a high-profile campaign - the gurkhas are coming! but in 2009, after a high-profile campaign backed l after a high—profile campaign backed by the actressjoanna lumley, most gurkhas were allowed to settle in the uk. many now say they are struggling to survive on pages that don't meet the cost of living here. my don't meet the cost of living here. my counterpart gets nowadays over 1200. i'm getting somewhere like three and £50. this 1200. i'm getting somewhere like three and 60-— 1200. i'm getting somewhere like three and £50. this man “oined