on to mr williamson. the question then, i guess, will be where does he go? the foreign secretary particularly criticised recently in the last few weeks since the taliban captured kabul and western forces were forced to withdraw, that a lift that we saw, questions about him being on holiday as that was happening. that airlift that we saw. and questions about the lack of preparedness for that and the urgent need to try to get people out of danger in afghanistan. sol need to try to get people out of danger in afghanistan. so i think thatis danger in afghanistan. so i think that is where he has been, that is where he has come in for particular criticism lately and that is why people have an eye on his role. also questions about the home secretary, priti patel, and whether she could be another high profile figure to be moved. and then i guess the question of who borisjohnson would move in? will he seek to shuffle around some
he has created a space in the community where goods can be distributed before they spoil. so we just went to our friends who evacuated so we cleaned out the fridge and brought it here and sharing it with the neighbours and they will be really happy about that. the storm has caused an estimated $15 billion of damage. some people have lost all they have, others are not sure how to begin to fix things. we don t want another storm like this. oh, no. we pray. we prayed we wouldn t get this one. it s awful. a sentiment shared by millions who are in the path of hurricane ida but as the seas across the globe continue to warm, feeding extreme weather events, it s probably not a matter of if but when. gail mcclellan, bbc news. it is now two weeks since the taliban captured kabul and while the group is still to announce the composition
hope that with engagement comes influence, allowing aid agencies into afghanistan to avoid a humanitarian crisis. and also, taking the taliban to task over their commitment to human rights and their commitment to human rights and the role they will allow women and girls to play in society under them. back here, the recriminations continue over the rapid rise of the taliban and the uk s withdrawal. the defence secretary ben wallace has said to an interview with the spectator magazine that the game was up spectator magazine that the game was up back injuly in terms of keeping the taliban at bay. we are told he didn t want to criticise or contradict anything the foreign secretary has said. sources close to dominic raab says he doesn t want to be drawn into a blame game. the result is a bit of an unsightly scrap over who may or may not have seen this coming, but the practice collectively, the government didn t and it is now dealing with the consequences. and it is now dealing with the con
this is the border point. thousands of desperate families, trying to escape into pakistan. these are people who knew they had no chance at kabul airport. they are desperate to reach safety. but there is chaos here, too. just a few are being let across. these families left almost everything behind. with small children in tow, exhausted from walking in the baking heat, the elderly and sick pushed on wheelbarrows. as the taliban flag flutters at the border, people tell us they don t trust their country s new rulers and see no future in afghanistan any more. no one can trust the taliban, because we have some experience 20 years ago. right now, we just want to come to a safe area. the people here have come from across afghanistan. since the taliban captured kabul, thousands of ordinary
new rulers and see no future in afghanistan any more. no one can trust the taliban, because we have some experience 20 years ago. right now, we just want to come to a safe area. the people here have come from across afghanistan. since the taliban captured kabul, thousands of ordinary afghans are crossing through the border every day. this woman is from the minority hazara community, persecuted by the taliban. she has made the dangerous trip from kabul with her daughters. she tells me that her daughter in law was killed in a taliban bombing some years ago. translation: they are terrible people. | i am scared of them. they have martyred