out of kabul. meanwhile, president biden has said he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw american troops from afghanistan, in a defiant speech a day after the taliban seized control of the country. joe biden said that the afghan government s collapse had happened a lot faster than expected, and placed the blame on the country s leaders and security forces. here, the foreign secretary says details of a new resettlement scheme for afghan refugees will be announced soon. the scheme will be aimed at helping those most in need, including women and girls. the home office says it will be guided by the capacity of local authorities when deciding how many afghan refugees will be allowed to settle in the uk. our first report this hour is from our correspondentjohn mcmanus. breaking short his summer holiday, president biden flew into washington dc on monday, to answer the charge that he had overseen a majorforeign policy disaster for afghanistan,
and security forces. here, the foreign secretary says details of a new resettlement scheme for afghan refugees will be announced soon. the scheme will be aimed at helping those most in need, including women and girls. the home office says it will be guided by the capacity of local authorities when deciding how many afghan refugees will be allowed to settle in the uk. our first report is from our correspondentjohn mcmanus. breaking short his summer holiday, president biden flew into washington dc on monday to answer the charge that he had overseen a majorforeign policy disaster for afghanistan, and perhaps the world. he admitted that events over the past week had caught his government by surprise, but he was in no mood to apologise. we gave them every tool they could need. we paid their salaries, provided for the maintenance of their air force. we gave them every chance
naomi osaka struggles through a press conference at the cincinatti open. it was her first since withdrawing from the french open to protect her mental health. and the rude road trip we meet the man on a moped planning to visit the places with the cheekiest names in the uk. good morning. it s tuesday, august 17th. our top story. president biden has defended his decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan. he admitted surprise at how quickly the taliban seized power, but blamed afghanistan s leaders for the defeat. military planes are reported to have begun flying again from kabul airport this morning, after yesterday s chaotic scenes, when hundreds of afghans tried to board aircraft. our correspondentjohn mcmanus has the latest. breaking short his summer holiday,
seized power, but blamed afghanistan s leaders for the defeat. military planes are reported to have begun flying again from kabul airport this morning, after yesterday s chaotic scenes, when hundreds of afghans tried to board aircraft. our correspondentjohn mcmanus has the latest. breaking short his summer holiday, president biden flew into washington dc on monday, to answer the charge that he had overseen a majorforeign policy disaster for afghanistan, and perhaps the world. he admitted that events over the past week had caught his government by surprise, but he was in no mood to apologise. we gave them every tool they could need. we paid their salaries, provided for the maintenance of their air force. we gave them every chance to determine their own future. mr biden said the buck stopped with him. but.