that the situation might deteriorate so fast. nevertheless, this is a big issue because hospital needs many things. drugs, consumables food, cleaning materials, these are all things that will be very difficult to be found in kabul in the coming days. to be found in kabul in the coming da s. , :, , , , ., days. obviously, we ve been hearing from the pentagon days. obviously, we ve been hearing from the pentagon tonight days. obviously, we ve been hearing from the pentagon tonight that - days. obviously, we ve been hearing| from the pentagon tonight that there are specific ongoing threats in and around kabul and we ve seen these big crowds outside hospitals like yours. are your staff wary of that in is there anything you can do to improve the security situation for the staff? we improve the security situation for the staff? ~ :, , ., improve the security situation for the staff? ~ :,, ., , ., the staff? we hope that hospital neutrality will the staff? we hope that hospital neutra
already been a violation if you like of that agreement. president biden originally set the target of the 11th of september as the deadline. so he can still meet that deadline if we go beyond the 31st of august. but i think the british government can probably evacuate most of the short term evacuees within that timetable at. after all, they have already evacuated over 6000 and there are only about another four or 5000 in this initial wave of evacuation is. so it should be possible to do that within eight days. possible to do that within eight da s. ~ ., ., ~ possible to do that within eight da s. ~ . ., ~ ., possible to do that within eight da s. ~ . ., days. what will it take, do you think, for days. what will it take, do you think, for the days. what will it take, do you think, for the taliban - days. what will it take, do you think, for the taliban to - days. what will it take, do you think, for the taliban to get i think, for the taliban to get recognition by the international co
the taliban is in control of the afghanistan. the country s president has fled and western countries are scrambling to get people out. and this took the us by surprise. i did this took the us by surprise. i did not and this took the us by surprise. i did rrot and nor this took the us by surprise. i did not and nor did this took the us by surprise. i c c not and nor did anyone else see a collapse of an army that size in 11 days. collapse of an army that size in 11 da s. . , collapse of an army that size in 11 da 5. ., , ., collapse of an army that size in 11 das. ., days. but that s what happened. across the days. but that s what happened. across the next days. but that s what happened. across the next few days. but that s what happened. across the next few minutes, i days. but that s what happened. l across the next few minutes, let s go through how, after 20 years of war, this unfolded so quickly. afghanistan is a country of 48 million. if chairs lengthy borders with
and good engagement with washington, dc and other partners. and it really is time to start seeing a complete step change in the performance of this government, which until now has been completely asleep at the wheel and guilty of staggering complacency. so i really hope we will start to see them snapping into action over the coming hours and days. action over the coming hours and da s. , ., ., ., i. days. 0k, before we get onto your oint days. 0k, before we get onto your point about days. 0k, before we get onto your point about what days. 0k, before we get onto your point about what should days. 0k, before we get onto your point about what should happen i days. 0k, before we get onto your . point about what should happen next, what do you make of the government s defence that no call that have changed the trajectory of what actually happened? changed the trajectory of what actually happened? that s complete nonsense. the actually happened? that s complete nonsense. the senior
off the the afghan government to hold off the taliban and underestimated the capacity of the taliban to advance throughout the country and that has been throughout the country and that has been clear actually four days has been clear actually four da s. has been clear actually four da 5. , , , has been clear actually four das. , days. uk says its mission in afghanistan days. uk says its mission in afghanistan had days. uk says its mission in afghanistan had and - days. uk says its mission in afghanistan had and once i days. uk says its mission in. afghanistan had and once us announced its decision to leave, despite the consequences. it is a mark of the crisis that mps and peers will be brought back from their summer break on wednesday for a day? debate. many 11 about the way afghanistan was left but talk here will not stop the taliban and all mps could do was ask ministers how the humanitarian and security disaster might be avoided. for james kyle, today is difficult. he was