mo gone thel briefing from within the foreign office against people within the foreign office —— dominic it is not good for element to be _ pipe is nice. it is not good for element to be and _ pipe is nice. it is not good for element to be and when - pipe is nice. it is not good for| element to be and when there pipe is nice. it is not good for i element to be and when there is unnamed officials briefing against you to a range of newspapers. you can see the frustration within government about certain decisions made may maybe took too long to be made may maybe took too long to be made and i think it puts him in quite a difficult position and there will be a lot more scrutiny on what the foreign office now does and what happens next because the airlift has been, i think, happens next because the airlift has been, ithink, are happens next because the airlift has been, i think, are good and impressive thing, the largest since world war ii, but actually this number of 1000 left behind seems to be quite low. the story on the front of the observer talking about all those unread e—mails she was

so i don't know what the foreign office is thinking. while his handling of the crisis in afghanistan has really gone from bad to worse. in fact, he's now saying and advising that, anybody that's still to leave ask on a stone would probably be better off. going to a neighboring country to try and return to safety. here in the united kingdom. however, of course i easier said than done considering the taliban operating board checkpoints and really is putting a lot of trust in the taliban to uphold that side of the deal. allowing any safe passage to anybody that wishes to leave. it does come. of course, the britain promised that all you k citizens all u. k. nationals. and indeed, all of those assisted and the occupation assisted the british army and the occupation in the last 18 years would be able to return to the united kingdom. however, as the weeks and days been passed, many ministers in parliament was saying not everybody would be able to get out. and now dominic rob, as we heard, is it missing? he has no idea how many british citizens

when you say you are in talks with the foreign office, can you i with the foreign office, can you give how that is happening? do you have a phone number to happening? do you have a phone numberto ring, happening? do you have a phone number to ring, someone's e—mail address? how does it work? yes. number to ring, someone's e-mail address? how does it work? yes, we received an — address? how does it work? yes, we received an e-mail, _ address? how does it work? yes, we received an e-mail, and _ address? how does it work? yes, we received an e-mail, and they - address? how does it work? yes, we received an e-mail, and they have i received an e—mail, and they have gone off and our staff are being processed. i don't expect them to just let people in and travel to the uk, so they are following a process now and that is what this whole campaign is about, aiming to get the staff on that process so that they can be bettered and then travel to the uk -- can be bettered and then travel to the uk —— met protected and travel to the uk. i have been told it shouldn't take too long, so you can stop e—

so you say that it has been| minimal from the foreign office. minimalfrom the foreign office.reds of people i have received nothing. my team and i as well as so many other mps across the country, have been following the meagre advice we have been given but it has mostly been too little, too late, very confusing and often changing day by day. i understand it is a difficult situation and i pay tribute to the armed forces and consulate staff on the ground. but the government has had 18 months to plan for this departure. they knew that there was people desperate to be given protection from the uk and have been clamouring for it and they don't seem to be planning even now because we still don't know what the new resettlement scheme will look like when it will be announced. meanwhile, i and like when it will be announced. meanwhile, iand my like when it will be announced. meanwhile, i and my colleagues and our caseworker getting desperate e—mails from people still in afghanistan. we have no idea what to do. ~ ., ., . afghanistan. we have no idea what to do. . ., ., . ., afghanistan.

i think the foreign office _ can help them. i think the foreign office has— can help them.t's not like they didn't know this was coming. there were discussions — know this was coming. there were discussions with the us and britain before _ discussions with the us and britain before the — discussions with the us and britain before the summer, and in essence, everyone _ before the summer, and in essence, everyone was on holiday. it's an obscene — everyone was on holiday. it's an obscene level of negligence. to the troops _ obscene level of negligence. to the troops that are there and to the brits— troops that are there and to the brits that — troops that are there and to the brits that are there, but to eskimos —— afghanistan war generally. i think —— afghanistan war generally. think the —— afghanistan war generally. i think the government would —— afghanistan war generally. i think the government would argue it isn't being negligent. clearly, that's a point for discussion. we're going to move away from afghanistan and talk about the only other story on the front pages, covid

what more do you want to see the foreign office du?cept those e—mails were sitting on unread as far as you're aware and what more does the government needed to do to use this information that has been sent to them? i will to do to use this information that has been sent to them? i will touch on some of— has been sent to them? i will touch on some of the _ has been sent to them? i will touch on some of the bigger _ has been sent to them? i will touch on some of the bigger picture - has been sent to them? i will touch| on some of the bigger picture issues which the committee needs to focus on but also there is a huge limelight on how the foreign office operated in connection with the mod. i'm afraid to say when the us steps back from the international stage, there has been an expectation that britain steps into the shoes and we were not able to do this. whitehall departments remain too silent nowadays and we no longer have the bandwidth to offer the strategic thinking and alternative solutions andindeed thinking and alternative solutions

just to say in that story, the foreign office has said that l the foreign office has said that the foreignther minister — that's all we have from that front—page there. does this overall story, though, sam, when we look at afghanistan, show that the uk is unable to carry out these huge international policies without the united states? the united states decides what happens in britain has to follow on from that? it happens in britain has to follow on from that? ., , , ., , ., , from that? it appears to be the case, from that? it appears to be the case. that's _ from that? it appears to be the case, that's certainly _ from that? it appears to be the case, that's certainly the - from that? it appears to be the case, that's certainly the way i from that? it appears to be the i case, that's certainly the way the government is trying to portray that without the us, you know, we don't have the cover — they have the air power, they have them might, as borisjohnson said today, to provide coverfor borisjohnson said today, to provide cover for obviously smaller nations like ourselves. i think what yo

with the foreign office — thinking about my wife.hinking about my wife. with the - foreign office under pressure, some tory mps have rallied round. supporters of the foreign secretary had said he is hard—working and suggested one phone call would not have made a material difference, given the pace of events on the ground. but this has become a focal point for frustration, ground. but this has become a focal point forfrustration, even ground. but this has become a focal point for frustration, even anger among those who question the government's readiness for and reaction to what has happened in afghanistan. reaction to what has happened in afghanistan-— reaction to what has happened in afghanistan. there has been little coordination, _ afghanistan. there has been little coordination, our _ afghanistan. there has been little coordination, our foreign - afghanistan. there has been little coordination, our foreign policy i afghanistan. there has been little coordination, our foreign policy is| coordination, ourforeign policy is reactive

i want to just read to you a response from the foreign office in relation to this story.rucially, we have been able to get these three families to safety. three families in that article by anthony lloyd. the drawdown of her embassy was done at paces the situation in kabul deteriorated. every effort was made to destroy sensitive material and the source from the foreign offices we are grateful to the times for sharing the information retrieved in working with us to enable us to get this family to safety. thank you very much. coming up next is newsday. you're watching bbc news. hello. it's a mark of how strange a summer it's been when i can tell the truth and say it's been warmer than average for the uk. some of you will look at me like i've gone crazy. the met office say that it's been about a degree warmer than average this summer so far, warmest compared with average in scotland and northern ireland. you know in london and southeast england, even though it has been a little warmer than average, it's been really quite wet and dull this summer. it is at least now dry, but i

let's discuss it with the conservative foreign office minister.d just want to hear those first comments from the prime minister. he made reference to the logistical challenges, the chaotic scenes. he said we are still getting people out in the us administration says this phase was always going to be chaotic. did it have to be this way, do you think? i chaotic. did it have to be this way, do you think?— do you think? i think we need to find out in _ do you think? i think we need to find out in due _ do you think? i think we need to find out in due course, - find out in due course, precisely where preparations were made from the time the united states said they were going to leave. and it is inevitable when it actually comes to the moment of leaving that there is an acceleration of concern. but what we also know is that the speed of collapse and change is much greater than people anticipated in the news to be a good review of that. but in essence, that's tomorrow's issue in tomorrow's problem. today is about the brief people working at the airport a

_ trying to escalate with the foreign office but cannot get an answer, the phones _ office buts are _ office but cannot get an answer, the phones are ringing and ringing and nobody— phones are ringing and ringing and nobody is — phones are ringing and ringing and nobody is responding and when they -et nobody is responding and when they get through, they find no system to escalate _ get through, they find no system to escalate the cases, in the last few minutes— escalate the cases, in the last few minutes i— escalate the cases, in the last few minutes i have had a friend approached me with a case of a family— approached me with a case of a family with young children eligible to get— family with young children eligible to get on— family with young children eligible to get on planes but they are in a mass _ to get on planes but they are in a mass of— to get on planes but they are in a mass of people outside kabul airport yards from _ mass of people outside kabul airport yards from the gate, the british military— yards from the gate, the british military are looking for them but ca

why the minister of defence in the foreign — the minister of defence in the foreign affairs, foreign officeere _ applications in the last 18 months. there was— applications in the last 18 months. there was a policy in place since april. _ there was a policy in place since april. but— there was a policy in place since april, but still have a thousand people — april, but still have a thousand people left there and able to get there _ people left there and able to get there who are perfectly entitled to -et there who are perfectly entitled to get there — there who are perfectly entitled to get there but are unable to give you because _ get there but are unable to give you because the papers have not been processed — because the papers have not been processed properly or they have not been able _ processed properly or they have not been able to get into the airport. it been able to get into the airport. it really— been able to get into the airport. it really has been shocking. we do not know how they will get people there without these planes taking off and they're starting to wind down now. st

that is from the british foreign office.etnam in 1975. he said the us had succeeded in its mission and he said the evacuation of american staff from the us embassy in kabul was being done in a safe way. he added it was in america's interests to no longer be in afghanistan. that is what is going to be debated both in washington, in the uk parliament when it is recalled for a one—day debate on afghanistan this wednesday, politicians, diplomats, the experts looking back at what the last 20 years has been about, the mission has been accomplished, what has been done in terms of security and in terms of an element of nation—building in afghanistan. and now, of course, everyone is dealing much quicker than expected with a new reality. as we have heard in the last few minutes, ashraf ghani, the president, has left the country. just to remind you of the major developers we have been seeing. taliban militants say they are now entering the capital, they have been asked to stay back at the gates of kabul, but they are now entering the c

officials but those _ done by foreign office officials but those are — done by foreign officeut those are issues that could be much better— those are issues that could be much better handled at think the problem is the _ better handled at think the problem is the secretary alluded to this, it may not— is the secretary alluded to this, it may not be — is the secretary alluded to this, it may not be possible to get out everyone — may not be possible to get out everyone in time, certainly not afghans — everyone in time, certainly not afghans who put their lives in danger— afghans who put their lives in danger by working with british forces — danger by working with british forces and therefore, there are plans— forces and therefore, there are plans to — forces and therefore, there are plans to set up safe havens and processing centres and other countries, neighbouring countries close _ countries, neighbouring countries close by, — countries, neighbouring countries close by, pakistan will be one of them _ close by, pakistan will be one of them but— close by, pakistan will be one of

within the foreign office, there are a whole plethora ofjunior ministers.upt. it's interesting. george robinson was the defence secretary under blair, he was saying on friday that

what more specifically would you like to see the foreign secretary do? well, my officendreds of people at the moment many coming directly to me to my inbox and what's up and friends in afghanistan, raising many of the issues that your report is put out there. the fact that people are being beaten, shot at and it checkpoints people are being asked to carry documentation that links them to the united kingdom in order to prove their eligibility that is documentation that makes them a target for the child evaluate checking those documents. their makeshift camps that have sprung up by people are being beaten even reports of rapes. i have been asking the government today to step up those efforts and work with allies to see if we can open up a safe corridor. the united states has done that and it may be possible for us to get our people safe passage through. need some security and support at the airport and the hotel where applications are being processed. we need more flexibility about the documents people are being asked to provide and step up the capacity that we have got s

team _ working on with the foreign office team in_ working on with the foreign office team inserved as come back and we are working to — served as come back and we are working to ramp up that on top of those _ working to ramp up that on top of those two — working to ramp up that on top of those two tracks, nationals and those _ those two tracks, nationals and those who _ those two tracks, nationals and those who have served us, afghans who have _ those who have served us, afghans who have served us, they will be the asylum _ who have served us, they will be the asylum route, and we want to look at asylum route, and we want to look at as well— asylum route, and we want to look at as well as _ asylum route, and we want to look at as well as the ordinary asylum process— as well as the ordinary asylum process what we do bespoke for afghanistan. we have a model for that previously used in syria so we are not— that previously used in syria so we are not new — that previously used in syria so we are not new to this. but let us work the details — are not new to this. but let us work t

we know the foreign office workers. 2 inside the airport, i've been working around the clock. they are still processing hundreds of visa applications. and we're also following up on report, the 50 jewel citizen, african, and british nationals who reportedly stuck outside of the port on wednesday. and you can obviously under an immense amount of pressure to complete its mission in afghanistan. and obviously the optics are awful. prime minister boris johnson will be doing a photo opportunity at a military base to day. but already there are burning questions. why we are seeing such chaos a shambles when the deadline was well known in advance and the thing is not pointing at the foreign office. it's not pointing at the, you know, the civil servant is pointing out political leaders and now is not the time for the blame game that's going to be a lot of questions to be on. that was to be off to the 31st child angel in london. thanks very much. let's cross over now to patrick cockburn, he's a columnist an independent at the independent newspaper and author of several books including t

and they would just, inundated, now the foreign office is saying that are working through that backlog in books. and they will offer as many places as they can to those gas guns. and they're advising them to, to find a land that they can cross safely across, which is why there's diplomatic efforts that we're seeing today. so vitally important, but they're going to be route for afghans to seek asylum in the u. k. that scheme, which is really for those who are associated with the british government in afghanistan, mostly interpreters, but they're also starting a new scheme. the african we settlement policy hasn't opened yet, but in the 1st year, plans take 5000 africans in the long term. $20000.00 and priorities going to be given to women to children, to religious minorities, other minorities, anyone who is at risk of human rights abuses, but already opposition minutes is saying the discount you should be accepting a much larger number of africans. and for those who already arrive as already questions about where they're going to be, how's the 11000000 has been allocated by various counc

just finall , the foreign office is doing. just finally. you _ the foreign office is doing., from what you say, holding out the possibility of sanctions and future.- holding out the possibility of sanctions and future. well, the . uestion sanctions and future. well, the question of— sanctions and future. well, the question of relief— sanctions and future. well, the question of relief that - sanctions and future. well, the question of relief that the - sanctions and future. well, the i question of relief that the existing sanctions as well, all of the financial means at our disposal will depend on the behaviour of the taliban. so as i said, we will use every means at our disposal. we need to work with our partners, we need to work with our partners, we need to broaden the caucus of countries that are willing to exercise positive influence to reign in what we saw in the past from the taliban and we need to consolidate and try to stabilise the gains which were considerable and we have made with so much blood, sweat and tears and loss of life without last 20 years, and that is w

yes, it is august and ministers go on holiday, but clearly someone in the foreign office is less thanhe workrate of the foreign secretary because the daily mail discovered whilst he was there, officials in the foreign office were asking him to call the now former afghan foreign minister to talk about the whole business of interpreters who had worked for the british army and needed to leave if the taliban took control of kabul and a couple of days later, that is precisely what happened. did dominic raab pick up the phone to this minister? he did not. the foreign office said he was on the phone with other people, he was notjust on the beach. he was working from his hotel room. but this particular call, which officials said it was important he made rather than a junior minister made, he did not, it was delegated to a junior minister and the call did not happen because his afghan opposite number wanted to speak to someone of the same rank, in other words to the foreign secretary. in other words to the foreign secretary-— in other words to the foreign secretary. in other words to the forei

stranded have gone unopened within the foreign office, don't appear to have put 0ffice, don't appear very much resource into dealing with this. you have some very overstretched and under resourced staff who are clearly not managing to cope with the volume of what is coming in. that estimate of around 1000 people left behind seems to me that's going to be a dramatic under estimate. my office has been tracking cases by labour mps and we have more than 5000 at the current time, people trying to help lead including british nationals and many afghans who helped us. for the government, not even to be in a position right now where having promised to move heaven and earth to get people to safety, they don't seem to have done any of those basic things about setting up processes within government, putting resources, talking to regional partners, to make sure that we can set up processing centres on the other side of the border, all those basic conversations just don't seem to have happen yet. that's a really, really shameful thing for this government after the chaos of recent days to not even

a similar warning from the uk foreign office as well.lls from us allies to delay the withdrawal date for remaining american soldiers beyond the end of the month. with the time running out for evacuation flights, there's a sense of panic setting in among those trying to leave the country. secunder kermani has sent this report from kabul. shame on them! they've been through so much already. now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they're coming here in their thousands. here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. most of the people gathered don't have permission to board an evacuation flight. the few that do are struggling to make their way inside. translation: we've been waiting here for six - days and six nights. the american embassy told us to come here, but we can't get past all these crazy people. is it worth it?

within the foreign office, there are a whole plethora ofjunior ministers.he same in downing street. the critical misjudgement was made of mrjohnson and mr raab, simply thinking that the gravity of the situation could be dealt with by theirjuniors. sorry to interrupt. it's interesting. george robinson was the defence secretary under blair, he was saying on friday that actually a junior minister would never have a call accepted from a foreign minister, it isjust call accepted from a foreign minister, it is just not practical. if you are going to call it has to be done by somebody of the same rank, and that is convention around the world. w , rank, and that is convention around the world. , ., ~ rank, and that is convention around the world. , . ~ ., the world. exactly, and i think that was the misjudgement _ the world. exactly, and i think that was the misjudgement that - the world. exactly, and i think that was the misjudgement that was i the world. exactly, and i think that - was the misjudgement that was made. at the prime minister and the foreign secretar

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he has been in the uk forfive for the army and foreign office.ents and his sister is still in afghanistan. i his parents and his sister is still in afghanistan.— his parents and his sister is still in afghanistan. i didn't think this could possibly — in afghanistan. i didn't think this could possibly happen. - could possibly happen. raped, killed. — could possibly happen. raped, killed, one of my sisters had just graduated — killed, one of my sisters had just graduated from high school and she hasjust_ graduated from high school and she hasjust graduated from graduated from high school and she has just graduated from the law. they— has just graduated from the law. they were — has just graduated from the law. they were hoping for the future, for the future _ they were hoping for the future, for the future of afghanistan. but now, there _ the future of afghanistan. but now, there is no— the future of afghanistan. but now, there is no hope for them, everything isjust gone. 600 there is no hope for them, everything isjust gone. everything is 'ust gon

so i don't know what the foreign office is thinking over say the united kingdom has been part of this nature occupation over the last 18 years. the brit 1st. c and initially when to under the international pretense of a pro, humanitarian and pro democracy mission, however all carefully but the very fact and speed of this taliban take as many people point to the defeat 1st. militarily, politically, the sounds is a very humiliating time for the west and that foreign policy because the west has always predicated its entire regimes on being the most robust. and it's not jump on to will activists that have this point of view. but even some tory back benches in government, this is completely humidity eating for the west. we assembled the most incredible technologically advanced lines. the world is ever seen and were being defeated by an insurgency that armed with a k 40 sevens and all p, jeez. this will be the biggest own goal made by the west. so far this century, the humanitarian disaster that's about to unfold will be kansas straw fake. the migration challenges will be huge. we will see

the foreign office said... ., , such an attack. the foreign office said... . , . , said...redible, it is imminent. — said... the threat is credible, it is imminent, it _ said... the threat is credible, it is imminent, it is _ said... the threat is credible, it is imminent, it is lethal. - we wouldn't be saying this if we weren't genuinely concerned about offering islamic state a target that is just unimaginable. no group has yet said it carried out the attack but on tuesday president biden had this morning. the the attack but on tuesday president biden had this morning.— biden had this morning. the longer we sta , biden had this morning. the longer we stay. starting — biden had this morning. the longer we stay, starting with _ biden had this morning. the longer we stay, starting with the - biden had this morning. the longer we stay, starting with the acute - biden had this morning. the longer| we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis—k, and isis affiliated in afghanistan, which is the sworn enemy of the taliban as wel

we are told by the foreign office _ august. we are told by the foreign office he _ august.hotel room in crete, but he didn't, we learned in the daily mail this morning. — we learned in the daily mail this morning, ring the opposite number, his opposite number in kabul. his officials _ his opposite number in kabul. his officials suggested he should, to talk about the business of getting interpreters out of afghanistan, and he didn't _ interpreters out of afghanistan, and he didn't it — interpreters out of afghanistan, and he didn't. it was delegated to a more _ he didn't. it was delegated to a more junior minister. here was ben wallace _ more junior minister. here was ben wallace again when asked about this this morning, offering this as a line of— this morning, offering this as a line of defence. | this morning, offering this as a line of defence.— this morning, offering this as a line of defence. i can tell you last frida , line of defence. i can tell you last friday, because _ line of defence. i can tell you last friday, because i _ line of defence. i can tell you last fr

team in cobra, we have _ foreign office team in cobra, we have seen— foreign office team in cobra who served as comeback, we looking _ nationals who served as comeback, we looking to _ nationals who served as comeback, we looking to ramp up that on top of those _ looking to ramp up that on top of those two — looking to ramp up that on top of those two tracks, nationals and afghans — those two tracks, nationals and afghans who had served us, there will he _ afghans who had served us, there will he the — afghans who had served us, there will be the asylum route and as well as the _ will be the asylum route and as well as the ordinary asylum process we want _ as the ordinary asylum process we want to— as the ordinary asylum process we want to look at what we will do bespoke — want to look at what we will do bespoke for afghanistan. we have a modei— bespoke for afghanistan. we have a model for— bespoke for afghanistan. we have a model for that previously used in syria. _ model for that previously used in syria. iet — model for that previously used in syria, let us work the details pro

the foreign, commonwealth and development office responded to lisa nandy�*s letter, saying...key has warned of a new wave of migration resulting from attempts by afghans to flee the taliban, by travelling over land. ankkara, which receives money from the eu to stop migrants from entering europe, called on european countries to take responsibility. its neighbour greece has built a new 25—mile fence and surveillance system along its border with turkey. the greek government says it won't wait passively, for the possible impactb of the taliban takeover. —— for the possible impact. the freelance journalist daphne tolis in athens, has been telling the bbc about the wall. the a0 kilometre steel fence has been completed. the defence minister and the citizens protection minister were both yesterday, friday, there. they visited the wall, the border there. they said that greek borders will remain secure and impenetrable and that border forces are on alert for any possible wave of afghan refugees trying to cross into europe through greece. it is widely supported, i would say, especially a

reporting of an imminent attack and hence why the foreign office advice was changed last nirght. the people should not come to kabul airport, they should move to a safe place. >> thousands of afghans are crowded around the airport hoping for a flight out of the country before the u.s. military's mission ends next week. and the state department says about 1500 americans still may be in afghanistan. it has made contact with about 500 of them with specific instructions on how to get to the airport safely. >> there is no deadline on our work to henlp any remaining citizens who decide to leave do so along with the many afghans who have stood byis and want to leave and have been unable to do so. that effort will continue every day past august 31. the taliban have made public and private commitments to provide and permit safe passage for americans, third country nationals and 56 afghans past august 31. the expectation is that people who want to leave afghanistan after the u.s. military departs should be able to do so. >> so who is this isis-k group that is threatening people in afghanis

the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for firing a spokesman from the foreign office as that due foreign secretary dominic raabjoined a meeting with us counterparts about the situation in afghanistan and emphasise the importance of like—minded people to discuss arrangements for those people who are still in afghanistan and have not been rescued so far. he said that tell of that for the nationals and citizens with travel authorisations will be allowed to leave the country but mr rab also underlined that we have to judge them on their actions on whether people are allowed to spend safe passage to league. —— to leave. that is the latest on the afghanistan situation. the headlines... the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for firing rockets at kabul airport, where the us evacuation operation is drawing to a close. the rockets were intercepted by the american anti—missile system. the bbc is told ten people from one family — including six children — were killed by a us drone attack in the afghan capital, kabul. the us says they are taking reports of civilian deaths

from our colleagues at the foreign office, thank you very much. please continue to help us. worry about my father, my mother and my brothers and my sister because now i am not there. >> those without german documents are being transferred to this clearing center in brandenburg. around 100 afghans are expected to arrive here thursday evening . >> as far as i know, they are mostly local staff, possibly also people who have reason to be afraid of the taliban such as people from civil society or journalists. we will take care of them as well. >> they will be given medical assistance and tested for coronavirus before being moved to new homes around the country in the coming days and weeks. government says it is doing all it can to bring out above all those who worked closely with germany and german organizations. >> it is totally without question the local staff and their family members should come to germany. have a moral responsibility for this. these people are not refugees or asylum-seekers but rather they will receive approval to stay from the german government should out of

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

think biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy, a national security issue over the past 4 decades. remember, our biden campaigned for office by calling out donald trump says unpredictable and untrustworthy when it came to us foreign policy. well, recent moves in afghanistan are certainly not an argument in joe biden favor, you know, it's hard to know what's going through biden's mind because he does change his mind on strategic issues. and he doesn't have any clear set of guiding principles when it comes to foreign affairs. yes it's, it's somewhat of a crisis. but the crisis happened a long time ago when democrats stopped supporting a non interventionist military policy when, when democrats were all in favor of going into iraq and going into afghanistan and when they supported hillary clinton and obama, when we, when the united states military got involved in libya and other places, they already lost the logical battle. they are in a crisis happens. so this is just another symptom of bad policies within the democratic party and the democratic party losing the good things that had ever had that it stood for. meanwhile, he,

�* of emails from charities and mps detailing afghans efforts to escape that were sent to the foreign officed. words of gratitude — �*we�*ll forever be grateful.�* the express quotes the prime minister speaking about the military�*s evacuation of 15,000 people from afghanistan. and �*0ur blood on your hands, boris�* — the words from an afghan translator in hiding lead on the front page of the mirror. so, let�*s begin. we do that with the sunday telegraph. that picture of power troopers dominating the front page, really striking image. 0ne troopers dominating the front page, really striking image. one wonders what they�*ve seen and have to do over the last few days and weeks. yes, absolutely, and i�*m sure many are grateful for those troops. i look at these faces and i think both how many were even born when this started, but also they must have so many questions for the politicians, not just many questions for the politicians, notjust now, but over the last few years. this article about the last troops out is certainly not the last of the troubles for afghanistan or the questions that will b

reporter: with the foreign office under pressure, some tory m.'ound. >> supporters of the foreign secretary have said today he is hard working, and suggested one phone call would not have made a material difference given the pace of events on the ground. but this hasecome a focal point for frustration, even anger among those who questioned the government's readiness for and reaction to what's happened in afghanistan. >> there's been little coordination of security matters. our foreign policy is reactive, not proactive. it's lacking confidence in his ability to lead, lacking coordination. reporter: the prime minister after meeting some of those the government has brought toafety says the u.k.'s effort over 20 years in afghanistan has changed the lives of millions. his actions now could affect the lives of many more. alex forsyth, bbc, westminster. >> stay with us on bbc news. still to come -- ♪ here i go again ♪ >> reinventing their lives, the cast of mama mia out-of-work due to theandemic. >> washington, the world's most political city is today as

however, the foreign secretary dominic rob is new to be seen. office is his job to try and deal with these international issues, particularly in regards to foreign policy. but actually he's still on holiday. so the foreign secretary to go a while during an international crisis of this magnitude is nothing short of a shameful. i think it was amazing, staggering that the foreign secretary was still on holiday, while f canister was collapsing to the taliban. you've got to be on duty during that sort of period where we're so deeply and intimately involved in it. we haven't heard from the foreign secretary and about a week despite this being the biggest single foreign policy disasters and suez. so i don't know what the foreign office is thinking over say the united kingdom has been part of this nature occupation over the last 18 years, the brit 1st. and initially when to under the international pretense of a pro, humanitarian and pro democracy mission. however, all you believe, but the very fact and speed of this taliban take as many people point do the def

is the afghans who worked for the british interpreters for example, people who worked for the foreign officehey need paperwork, where is the paperwork? it will be a huge logistic effort, let alone to get people on the plane. in addition there are afghan special forces on there are afghan special forces on the ground trained by the british and americans who need to be evacuated as well, and taken out of kabul. the big question and the one we don't know the answer to is how long will this air bridge remain viable? and ultimately that is not really... it is to some extent because there are troops on the ground, but that is also in the control of the taliban who have now taken over afghanistan.— taken over afghanistan. jonathan beale, taken over afghanistan. jonathan beale. thank— taken over afghanistan. jonathan beale, thank you. _ it is 14 it is 1a minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime: desperate scenes at kabul airport as hundreds try airport as thousands try to leave afghanistan — following the taliban takeover. still to come... and with some restrictions still in place, what can pu