provide refuge for those refugees who can escape from afghanistan. those are countries that are quite sympathetic towards islamist fundamentalist dogma, even if they are not violent or themselves involved in any kind of terrorism, that distill sympathy. i just that we are going to all at the wrong people for help they still feel sympathy. really, we should be providing that help. i think that is clear and everything that is being set across the press, right and left. martin, the sunday exress right and left. martin, the sunday express writer right and left. martin, the sunday express writer frontpage - right and left. martin, the sunday express writer frontpage says - right and left. martin, the sunday l express writer frontpage says never stopping proud, the armed forces minister saying to those who served in afghanistan. i do not know about you, martin, buti in afghanistan. i do not know about you, martin, but i feel like i have spent the week talking to former british soldiers
case that armed forces minister, it was the case that afghanistan was a haven for al-qaeda, case that afghanistan was a haven foral-qaeda, it s case that afghanistan was a haven for al-qaeda, it s no longer became a haven for al-qaeda, it s no longer became a haven for for al-qaeda, it s no longer became a haven for them and that was a positive a haven for them and that was a positive step and all the advances that occurred, far from perfect, of course. that occurred, far from perfect, of course. but that occurred, far from perfect, of course, but we were advances for women s course, but we were advances for women s rights under the health care of children women s rights under the health care of children and so on, so it is not as if of children and so on, so it is not as if nothing of children and so on, so it is not as if nothing was achieved. something was achieved. unfortunately, a lot of it has been thrown unfortunately, a lot of it has been thrown away by the di
now, of course, with our own dishevelled government in number ten. number10. it seems to regard the bringing of democracy as a utopian delusion and intervention, virtual of any sort, as a full set in. the world is now uncertain of where the west stands because it is so obvious that the decision to withdraw from afghanistan in this way was not driven by grand strategy, but by politics. he has encapsulated, i think, strategy, but by politics. he has encapsulated, ithink, what strategy, but by politics. he has encapsulated, i think, what a lot of the newspapers have been saying and are leaping on this morning. they love the word imbecilic. that is being quoted quite a lot, but actually, it has the overall piece that blair has written on his website that i think is really engaging us. website that i think is really engaging na website that i think is really ennuain us. , , , engaging us. yes. martin, let s be clear about engaging us. yes. martin, let s be clear about what engaging
should. for those who fought to secure should. for those who fought to secure places that fell some time ago. secure places that fell some time ago. of secure places that fell some time ago, of course and elsewhere in trying ago, of course and elsewhere in trying to ago, of course and elsewhere in trying to do something positive in the country, i think of course, it has a the country, i think of course, it has a massively dispiriting and i understand why people feel that way. on the understand why people feel that way. on the other hand, they did to do 0n the other hand, they did to do something, they did achieve, first of all. something, they did achieve, first of all, progress for people who were there of all, progress for people who were there during the time before this horrible there during the time before this horrible return of the taliban, for one, horrible return of the taliban, for one. and horrible return of the taliban, for one, and secondly, of course
good morning, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. we ll be taking a look at the morning s papers in a moment. first, the headlines at 9.333m. seven more people have died seven more british defence officials say seven more people have died at kabul airport, as thousands desperate to leave afghanistan crowd round the area. former world leaders criticise the us withdrawal. former british pm tony blair accuses president biden of following an imbecilic policy, and donald trump attacks mr biden. byjim s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation s leader, perhaps at any time that anybody has ever seen biden s botched exit. a state of emergency is declared