urgently engaged and will be engaged in the days to come.— in the days to come. the question is that this house _ in the days to come. the question is that this house has _ in the days to come. the question is that this house has considered - in the days to come. the question is that this house has considered the l that this house has considered the situation _ that this house has considered the situation in — that this house has considered the situation in afghanistan. can i suggest — situation in afghanistan. can i suggest to backbenchers we will be starting _ suggest to backbenchers we will be starting with seven minutes. now i call on _ starting with seven minutes. now i call on the — starting with seven minutes. now i call on the leader of the opposition, the right honourable keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. can i keir starmer. — thank you, mr speaker. can i thank you and the staff for recalling parliament voted a's debate. before i get to the urgent issue at hand, let mejoin you, mr speaker, and the prime minister in condemning the appalling shootings in plymouth last week. we all send our condolences to the bereaved families. we must resolve to ensure fire alarms do not get into the hands of dangerous people, and finally to get to grips with the way that hate thrives on the internet. turning to afghanistan, mr speaker, it has been a disastrous week. an unfolding tragedy. 20 years ago, the taliban were largely in control of