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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 many sources in the u. k. you say that based on the number of coals desperate appeals, they're getting from relative said. they think the number could be significantly higher. well, whatever the case, nick carter says they will continue to do whatever they can in these last few hours . and he says it's gone as well as it could in the circumstances. well, the circumstances as we've been hearing are tragic and chaotic. so it's far from ideal and it's really unclear exactly how many people are stuck and what they do next. the defense secretary, ben wallace, pretty battelle, the home secretary and the foreign secretary dominic rob, have written to politicians here from thing the u. k. will use every lever to continue to try to help people leave the country off to next tuesday. and they think i
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 many sources in the u. k. you say that based on the number of coals desperate appeals, they're getting from relative said. they think the number could be significantly higher. well, whatever the...
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general sir nick carter said it was "heartbreaking" that they had not been able to rescue everybody whos eligible. a mass airlift has been under way at kabul airport since the taliban took control of the capital this month. 170 people were killed when the airport was targeted on thursday by a suicide bomber. here's our diplomatic affairs correspondent caroline hawley with the latest. at raf brize norton this morning british military personnel arriving back on uk soil. around a thousand was flown out to afghanistan to help in an unprecedented rescue mission which is now in its final hours. we've done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absently heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out. and i think that point has been made very strongly, certainly by the defence secretary and others over the last ten days or so. personally i've probably had over 100 messages from different afghans who i know in my long association with the country, and many of those friends of mine won't make it out. and for me, not a day passes without me having a bit of a tear
general sir nick carter said it was "heartbreaking" that they had not been able to rescue everybody whos eligible. a mass airlift has been under way at kabul airport since the taliban took control of the capital this month. 170 people were killed when the airport was targeted on thursday by a suicide bomber. here's our diplomatic affairs correspondent caroline hawley with the latest. at raf brize norton this morning british military personnel arriving back on uk soil. around a...
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general sir nick carter, the uk's chief of the - carter, the uk's chief of the defence staff.r hilton, chief executive of refugee action, from manchester. thank you forjoining us. the government is talking about bringing 20,000 refugees in from afghanistan but it is going to be over a period of probably five to seven years, they are talking about 5000 immediately, what is your reaction to that? ~ to that? well, given the deteriorating _ to that? well, given the deteriorating situation l to that? well, given the| deteriorating situation in afghanistan and the terrible risk that civilians are under at the moment, we do massively welcome this announcement that the government has made. it is a very positive development to be talking about protecting 20,000 afghans at risk. and make no mistake, this will save lives. however, it is only a start. there is no fixed timeline at the moment. we are being told 5000 in year one and then an open—ended line for the rest of the 20,000. and that could be two years or it could be 20 years and obviously, if it is 20 years, that is a very differe
general sir nick carter, the uk's chief of the - carter, the uk's chief of the defence staff.r hilton, chief executive of refugee action, from manchester. thank you forjoining us. the government is talking about bringing 20,000 refugees in from afghanistan but it is going to be over a period of probably five to seven years, they are talking about 5000 immediately, what is your reaction to that? ~ to that? well, given the deteriorating _ to that? well, given the deteriorating situation l to...
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and nick carter has put the number of people eligible to come to the u. k. on the repatriation lists, but who haven't made it at what he said the how you hundreds on friday the government was saying 802-1000 afghans and then 10250 british national. some sources in the u. k. believe it's significantly higher than that, given the high number of calls, for example, m p. 's have been receiving from constituents with relatives in afghanistan and charities. here in the u. k as well. whatever the case, the u. k is saying that it's done the best in the circumstances. those were the words of nick carter. they've got almost 15000 people out since mid august. it has been chaotic. it has been extremely upsetting and distressing for those people who made it through let alone the thousands of people who have been trying to get into cobble airport and have failed. now the government is stressing that this is not the end of its efforts. there's a lot of, it's been sent to members of parliament by the defense secretary, the foreign secretary and the home secretary. and the l
and nick carter has put the number of people eligible to come to the u. k. on the repatriation lists, but who haven't made it at what he said the how you hundreds on friday the government was saying 802-1000 afghans and then 10250 british national. some sources in the u. k. believe it's significantly higher than that, given the high number of calls, for example, m p. 's have been receiving from constituents with relatives in afghanistan and charities. here in the u. k as well. whatever the...
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will nick carter, general nick carter was saying it's gone as well as it could have in the circumstances. the circumstance is clearly what chaotic and distressing particularly with the attack at cobble airport. but before that, there were many people saying that it that it could have been handled better. and given more time the authority should have been given more time to prepare. regardless of the batter to cover has put out to video at the airport saying that they've moved into another phase of operations. but stressing that this is clearly not the end of the case efforts to help people in couple who wish to leave a country faring for their lives. ok, and again, bob, their lie from london, they think thank you very much. indeed we're going call as a former deputy national intelligence officer for trans national threats to c. i, a, he says, gathering intelligence in afghanistan can still be done. that it will, might be much more difficult. there are multiple kinds of intelligence that are used to form assessments. it's called all source, all source intelligence collection. so you will
will nick carter, general nick carter was saying it's gone as well as it could have in the circumstances. the circumstance is clearly what chaotic and distressing particularly with the attack at cobble airport. but before that, there were many people saying that it that it could have been handled better. and given more time the authority should have been given more time to prepare. regardless of the batter to cover has put out to video at the airport saying that they've moved into another phase...
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anger and shame that people had been left behind and to date the chief of the defence, certain nick carterar to his eyes that some of his own friends who had worked with in afghanistan had not got out either. 0ver who had worked with in afghanistan had not got out either. over the coming days, it will be time for reflection, to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had over the past 20 years, but the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been left behind can be helped to land borders, can be processed, and there are many questions unanswered at this stage, for example, how will be up? what kind of documentation will they need? at this stage, government officials who have been working frantically over the past couple couple of weeks simply cannot definitively answer those questions. thank you very much, our political correspondent that with the latest from downing street. 0n on thursday, an attack killed many people and on friday us drone attack killed two high—profile leaders. 0ur correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, gave us details
anger and shame that people had been left behind and to date the chief of the defence, certain nick carterar to his eyes that some of his own friends who had worked with in afghanistan had not got out either. 0ver who had worked with in afghanistan had not got out either. over the coming days, it will be time for reflection, to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had over the past 20 years, but the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been...
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so nick carter visited israel and between himself and senior israeli strategist, they drawer up, drew up basically a secret plan, a partnership and military partnership. between israel and britain, in fact, that goes much deeper than that it's, it's just, it's an integration of the 2 military forces where you have israelis being trained in, in ordinance design in britain ordinance design as bombs and british soldiers is being trained in, in with, with with units that have been as p d f describe as palestinian tested. so the, the, the integration of britain and especially the united states with, which gives israel $10000000.00 a day is, is complete. so it is in one sense, it's a british european american war against the people of palestine who are doing one thing. and that is refusing, exercising the moral and legal right to resist a brutal occupation. britain says it's a friend of israel, you know, the 2 sides ism that he's mandated under broadcasting restrictions as it were here. because obviously when you were talking about a draw cities, as we know, israel says the responsibility l
so nick carter visited israel and between himself and senior israeli strategist, they drawer up, drew up basically a secret plan, a partnership and military partnership. between israel and britain, in fact, that goes much deeper than that it's, it's just, it's an integration of the 2 military forces where you have israelis being trained in, in ordinance design in britain ordinance design as bombs and british soldiers is being trained in, in with, with with units that have been as p d f describe...
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the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, said it's "heart—breaking" that british troopse people have been left behind. the american—led airlift of those trying to escape taliban rule is due to end on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. the race to finish an unprecedented rescue mission is almost done. the pentagon says more than 110,000 people have been airlifted out of the country in the past two weeks by us forces and its allies. among the planes leaving kabul airport today, the last british evacuation flight for civilians. we've done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heart—breaking that we can't bring everybody out. and i think that point has been made very strongly, certainly by the defence secretary and others over the last ten days or so. personally, i've probably had over 100 messages from different afghans who i know in my long association with the country, and many of those friends of mine won't make it out. and for me, not a day passes without me having a bit of a tear in my eye about al
the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, said it's "heart—breaking" that british troopse people have been left behind. the american—led airlift of those trying to escape taliban rule is due to end on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. the race to finish an unprecedented rescue mission is almost done. the pentagon says more than 110,000 people have been airlifted out of the country in the past two weeks by us forces and its allies. among the...
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but 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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. while large numbers of afghans are still crossing now into neighboring pakistan, 20000 people pass through the chairman, spin bolduc, crossing on saturday alone. only those with pakistani residency or people needing medical treatment are currently being allowed in the u. n. refugee agencies won't half a 1000000, may flee as kind of stone in the coming months. or some of them debate is at the pakistan, afghanistan border with the something on buckets on southern border with a gun to san thousands of people in the last 24 hours have tried to crossover. we're hearing reports that a lot of people from the northern parts of abundance on because they cannot enter pockets on from the north. are moving to words kandahar trying to cross the spin bull the crossing and seek refug
but 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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. while large numbers of afghans are still crossing now into neighboring pakistan, 20000 people pass through the chairman, spin bolduc, crossing on saturday alone. only those...
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but 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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. a large numbers of afghans are still crossing into neighboring pakistan. 20000 people pass through the chairman spin, boulder, crossing on saturday, learn now or neither is with talk of sony residency or people needing medical treatment being allowed in the u. n. refugee agency has warned half a 1000000 may flee afghanistan in the coming months, or some been jade is out the past on africa border with this update on buckets on southern border, we'd have gone to san thousands of people in the last 24 hours. have tried to cross over their hearing reports that a lot of people from the northern parts of venice on. because the can and to cosign from the north are moving towards kandahar trying to cross the spin bull the crossing and seek refuge in progress bond or take their
but 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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. a large numbers of afghans are still crossing into neighboring pakistan. 20000 people pass through the chairman spin, boulder, crossing on saturday, learn now or neither is...
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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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. ok, nadine bob but that lie from london. thank you. in a dream, well as the evacuation signs and attention is not turning to can sense lands, borges, of some of the java, it is the pakistan, the scan boards are. what's it like they're sama because the have been predictions of many people turning to the landlord is particularly with pakistan to get out of the country. what have you been seeing about to receive okay, we're going to have where i'm free. we're going to have to draw part of that. unfortunately, we are having problems with some as mike, as soon as we get that sausage will, of course, bring you the view from the lines border and other important aspects of the dynamics going on around afghan
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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. ok, nadine bob but that lie from london. thank you. in a dream, well as the evacuation signs and attention is not turning to can sense lands, borges, of some of the...
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anger and shame that people had been left behind and today, the chief of the defence forces, sir nick carter it's brought a tear to his eyes that some of the friends he had worked late in afghanistan had not cut out either. over the coming days, it is going to be time for reflection and time to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had in the last 20 years. the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been left behind can be helped to be processed. there are many, many questions unanswered at this stage for example, where will the processes be set up? what kind of documentation will they need? they cannot definitively answer those questions. us presidentjoe biden has issued a fresh warning that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" in the next 24—36 hours. on thursday, the islamic state group in afghanistan killed as many as 170 people, including 13 us military personnel. on friday, us air strikes killed two "high—profile" is members in a drone attack. the taliban has condemned the air strike, describing it as a "clear attack on a
anger and shame that people had been left behind and today, the chief of the defence forces, sir nick carter it's brought a tear to his eyes that some of the friends he had worked late in afghanistan had not cut out either. over the coming days, it is going to be time for reflection and time to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had in the last 20 years. the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been left behind can be helped to be...
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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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. now glen call is a former deputy national intelligence of the trans national threats of cia. and he says, gathering intelligence in afghanistan can now still be done, but it will be more difficult. there are multiple kinds of intelligence that are used to form assessments. it's called all source, all source intelligence collection, so you will have satellites. it will have a radio transmission intercept. you'll have traffic analysis. literally, you're studying movement of vehicles and people. and then what we all think of, you have human sources. the advantage that human sources have is that they are humans are best at providing plans and intentions of your target the, the group or individual you are seeking to understand and learn about. and
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 british on services are being left behind and questions about exactly how much assistance can be provided to them right now. now glen call is a former deputy national intelligence of the trans national threats of cia. and he says, gathering intelligence in afghanistan can...
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anger and shame that people had been left behind and today, the chief of the defence forces, sir nick carters brought a tear to his eyes that some of the friends he had worked late in afghanistan had not cut out either. 0ver afghanistan had not cut out either. over the coming days, it is going to be time for reflection and time to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had in the last 20 years. the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been left behind can be helped to be processed. there are many, many questions unanswered at this stage for example, where will the processes be set up? what kind of documentation will they need? they cannot definitively answer those questions. the us operation is due to end in afghanistan by tuesday. white house officials say the next few days are likely to be the most dangerous since the evacuation began. 0ur correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul where fear and tension remain. gunfire. 0utside kabul airport, warning shots ring out. since thursday's awful suicide bombing by the local branch of t
anger and shame that people had been left behind and today, the chief of the defence forces, sir nick carters brought a tear to his eyes that some of the friends he had worked late in afghanistan had not cut out either. 0ver afghanistan had not cut out either. over the coming days, it is going to be time for reflection and time to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had in the last 20 years. the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been...
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here's the uk's chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter.ndahar, but also the west in the case of herat, are pretty important areas, because the population there is phenomenally pashtun, and of course if you go back to the 1990s, that is where their movement originally came from. so for them these are decisive places to fight for. meanwhile the taliban have said they were behind a car bomb attacking the defence minister's house that took place on tuesday night. it is the first major bombing in the city of kabulfor nearly a first major bombing in the city of kabul for nearly a year. these are pictures of the aftermath. bismillah khan mohammadi was not at home when the blast happened. his family were evacuated to safety. four of the gunmen were killed. the blast happened the upmarket sherpur neighbourhood. it's home to several government officials, and is located in an area with tight security known as the green zone. in ongoing peace talks in doha, the militant group had promised to pay greater attention to the protection of civilians and inf
here's the uk's chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter.ndahar, but also the west in the case of herat, are pretty important areas, because the population there is phenomenally pashtun, and of course if you go back to the 1990s, that is where their movement originally came from. so for them these are decisive places to fight for. meanwhile the taliban have said they were behind a car bomb attacking the defence minister's house that took place on tuesday night. it is the first major...
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here's the head of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter. know that they have got afghan people now who have seen, over the last 20 years, what it might be like to have a flourishing media, civil society, education, women at work, women in government. i think they have seen all of that. now, i hope that if trying to govern all afghans they will take account of those afghans who formed that civil society. whatever may happen, there surely has to be a political compromise and whether that means a taliban government, whether that means a government in which power is shared, that remains to be seen and very much depends upon what happens over the next few weeks on the battlefield. it may also depend on what happens in terms of the taliban coordinating with other militant groups. let's go back to ashley jackson now. militant groups. let's go back to ashleyjackson now. you have done a lot of research on exactly this. what do you make of links or co—dependence between the taliban and al-qaeda? co—dependence between the taliban and al—qaeda? the co-
here's the head of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter. know that they have got afghan people now who have seen, over the last 20 years, what it might be like to have a flourishing media, civil society, education, women at work, women in government. i think they have seen all of that. now, i hope that if trying to govern all afghans they will take account of those afghans who formed that civil society. whatever may happen, there surely has to be a political compromise and whether...
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the chief of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter, confirmed today that the uk was reaching today, and that flights out of kabul would now have to be used to bring troops home. 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. we've done an extraoridnaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out, and i think that point�*s been made very strongly, certainly by the defence secretary and others in the last ten days or so. personally, i've probably had over 100 messages from different afghans who i know in my long association with the country, and many of those friends of mine won't make it out. and, for me, not a day passes without me having a bit of a tear in my eye about all of that. i mean, you know, he uk will continue to welcome those sorts of people — we should be pretty clear of that, and i think our government has made that very clear. if they are able to get out post this evacuation, if you like, the, sort
the chief of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter, confirmed today that the uk was reaching today, and that flights out of kabul would now have to be used to bring troops home. 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. we've done an extraoridnaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out, and i think that...
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i have been speaking with the head of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter, about the fightf the conflict. since president biden�*s announcement, the taliban have made dramatic advances. is it time for the west, the americans to rethink their approach when it comes to afghanistan? i their approach when it comes to afghanistan?— afghanistan? i think not necessarily. _ afghanistan? i think not necessarily. i'm - afghanistan? i think not necessarily. i'm a - afghanistan? i think not necessarily. i'm a firm l afghanistan? i think not - necessarily. i'm a firm believer that the afghan security forces that are there and the government as a whole are capable of holding onto those bits of the country that really matter, and i think it's important they do that, because if they do, there's a chance the taliban are more likely to come to the table because they will recognise they have to find a political compromise. i always go back to the announcement from the joint religious council is about six weeks ago, where the war was declared illegal. ithink weeks ago, where the war was declar
i have been speaking with the head of the british armed forces, general sir nick carter, about the fightf the conflict. since president biden�*s announcement, the taliban have made dramatic advances. is it time for the west, the americans to rethink their approach when it comes to afghanistan? i their approach when it comes to afghanistan?— afghanistan? i think not necessarily. _ afghanistan? i think not necessarily. i'm - afghanistan? i think not necessarily. i'm a - afghanistan? i think...
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speaking to the today programme, general sir nick carter said the iranians had made a "big mistake".germany. around 40 people have been injured. the czech transport minister, says one of the trains involved, an express from munich to prague, had failed to stop, at a designated location. when the huge container ship, the ever given, ran aground and blocked the suez canal for a week in march, roughly 15% of global trade was halted. well, now the vessel has finally made it into port in felixstowe, to the relief of hard up businesses, with the whole affair highlighting just how precarious global supply chains can be. here�*s theo leggett. four months late, and still bearing the scars of her encounter with the sandy banks of the suez canal, the ever given finally limped into felixstowe, her last port of call. this giant of the seas became stranded while negotiating one of the narrowest parts of the canal. she was stuck fast, and the waterway was blocked for six days. hundreds of ships were unable to pass through, causing havoc in a global container industry that was already under intense
speaking to the today programme, general sir nick carter said the iranians had made a "big mistake".germany. around 40 people have been injured. the czech transport minister, says one of the trains involved, an express from munich to prague, had failed to stop, at a designated location. when the huge container ship, the ever given, ran aground and blocked the suez canal for a week in march, roughly 15% of global trade was halted. well, now the vessel has finally made it into port in...
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the chief of defence staff, britain's chief of defence staff general nick carter, has tended to be onhave learnt their lessons and they have seen how unpopular they have been with many people and they will try to be more inclusive. cynics would say actually, this is just window dressing, it is just lip gloss, they are saying the things the international community want to hear, but once internationalfocus moves from afghanistan, they will revert to type, oppressing women and imposing really strict hardline rule. we simply don't know the answer yet. we can guess, but we don't know. answer yet. we can guess, but we don't know-— answer yet. we can guess, but we don't know. . ~ ., , ., don't know. ok, frank, many thanks. programme — don't know. ok, frank, many thanks. programme occur. _ with so many people now hoping to escape afghanistan, turkey has warned of a new wave of migration, and called on european countries to take responsibility. greece has also built a new 25—mile fence and surveillence system along its border with turkey. the greek government says it won't wait passively for t
the chief of defence staff, britain's chief of defence staff general nick carter, has tended to be onhave learnt their lessons and they have seen how unpopular they have been with many people and they will try to be more inclusive. cynics would say actually, this is just window dressing, it is just lip gloss, they are saying the things the international community want to hear, but once internationalfocus moves from afghanistan, they will revert to type, oppressing women and imposing really...
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we heard from general nick carter, the evacuation process will end today.eds of thousands of people who just, whose lives were transformed and who no longer want to go back to et al. a van organised state. and really frankly i don't think there is any future for them naga, other than those refugee camps in pakistan, iran and so forth, which i visited and which really strike any visitor with shame and horror. find” visitor with shame and horror. and i should say of _ visitor with shame and horror. and i should say of course _ visitor with shame and horror. and i should say of course the _ visitor with shame and horror. and i should say of course the civilian evacuations will end today and then later, the military will leave, once those are completed but not necessarily on this day, the 28th. it's very difficult, isn't it, in terms of looking forward. we don't know what the taliban, how it will be organised, what it will contain and what the future holds in terms of negotiations, the relationship it will have with the west. it is in your mind, is there any ide
we heard from general nick carter, the evacuation process will end today.eds of thousands of people who just, whose lives were transformed and who no longer want to go back to et al. a van organised state. and really frankly i don't think there is any future for them naga, other than those refugee camps in pakistan, iran and so forth, which i visited and which really strike any visitor with shame and horror. find” visitor with shame and horror. and i should say of _ visitor with shame and...
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speaking to the today programme, general sir nick carter said the iranians had made a �*big mistake�*o be doing, fundamentally, is calling out iran for its very reckless behaviour. i mean, they made a big mistake on a they did against the mercer street vessel last week, because, of course, that has very much internationalised the state of play in the gulf. and i think, you know, we will work out with our allies what is the best way of providing protection. and convoys may not necessarily be the right method. we have used other methods, and we will keep reviewing our way of keeping this happening. but, ultimately, we�*ve got to restore deterrence. because it�*s behaviour like that which leads to escalation, that could very easily lead to miscalculation. and that would be very disastrous for all the peoples of the gulf and the international committee. the head of the armed forces speaking on radio 4 this morning. our security correspondent frank gardner is here. that sounds like very strong language to me. underthe sounds like very strong language to me. under the circumstances, sounds
speaking to the today programme, general sir nick carter said the iranians had made a �*big mistake�*o be doing, fundamentally, is calling out iran for its very reckless behaviour. i mean, they made a big mistake on a they did against the mercer street vessel last week, because, of course, that has very much internationalised the state of play in the gulf. and i think, you know, we will work out with our allies what is the best way of providing protection. and convoys may not necessarily be...
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let's speak to the uk chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter, who served in afghanistan on multiplecollaborating with the taliban who are providing security around the airport and keeping the streets of kabul calm and on that basis we are confident we are being given the space to do what we need to do. fin space to do what we need to do. on theissue space to do what we need to do. on the issue of collaboration on the ground, we were speaking to priti patel, and talked about the creation of safe routes for people seeking to get back to the uk. she said military personnel are working to help get people to the airport because once you are at the airport it is one thing to get on an aircraft and get out. real questions about possibly scared people making the journey from their homes to the airport itself. 0ur british military personnel involved in that? the aft hans personnel involved in that? the afghans need — personnel involved in that? iie: afghans need to get themselves to a rendezvous with our people to then process them and get them to the airport and at the moment it works fine a
let's speak to the uk chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter, who served in afghanistan on multiplecollaborating with the taliban who are providing security around the airport and keeping the streets of kabul calm and on that basis we are confident we are being given the space to do what we need to do. fin space to do what we need to do. on theissue space to do what we need to do. on the issue of collaboration on the ground, we were speaking to priti patel, and talked about the...