the setting up of what it is calling the afghan citizens resettlement scheme. ministers say it will welcome up to 5,000 afghans to the uk in its first year, with a total of 20,000 in the coming years. there is also the afghan relocations and assistance policy to help what the government describes as locally employed staff who worked for the uk and whose lives are now under threat. it is thought 5,000 afghans were qualified by the end of this year. were qualified by the end of this ear. ~ ., ., ., ., ., year. we owe an obligation to the eole of year. we owe an obligation to the people of afghanistan. year. we owe an obligation to the people of afghanistan. there - year. we owe an obligation to the i people of afghanistan. there should be a resettlement scheme for people to rebuild their lives here, safe and legal roots, it must be a resettlement scheme that meets the scale of the enormous challenge. but what the government has announced this morning does not do that. afghan refugees
the prime minister defends the uk s strategy in afghanistan insisting he ll honour the commitment to the country s people. as taliban leaders return after years in exile, mps here pack the commons for an emergency debate about the crisis in the country. in parliament, borisjohnson faced criticism from all sides, as plans were announced to resettle 20,000 afghans in the uk. no matter how grim the lessons of the past, the future is not yet written. and at this bleak turning point, we must help the people - of afghanistan to choose the best of all the possible futures. - there s been a major miscalculation of the resilience of the afghan forces and staggering complacency
evacuations from the city s airport. the aim is to bring 1,000 afghans to the uk a day. it comes as the taliban s top political leaders returned to afghanistan from qatar where many were in exile. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. the taliban leadership back on home soil. : , , :, the taliban leadership back on home soil. a , ., ., ., ., ., soil. abdul ghani baradar, one of the movement soil. abdul ghani baradar, one of the movement founders, - soil. abdul ghani baradar, one of| the movement founders, returned soil. abdul ghani baradar, one of- the movement founders, returned to kandahar last night, mobbed by supporters still celebrating their success. a moment to savour for the man seen last year signing a deal with the trump administration, which helped set the scene for this remarkable return to power. in kabul, an uneasy calm. taliban fighters everywhere cementing control over a city that has changed out of all recognition since they were last here. a place where