saying, for example, that they. . . insisting that they do respect women s right to get educated and to work, things that they did not allow the previous time they were in power in the 1990s. but many here are deeply sceptical still, and they worry that as international troops have been withdrawn, as the focus, perhaps, shifts somewhat from afghanistan, that the taliban could become increasingly repressive. downing street has said the government is beefing up the number of staff in neighbouring countries to afghanistan to help those who are able to leave the country and eligible to come to the uk. let s get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. what more do we know about this surge of diplomatic staff? trier? surge of diplomatic staff? very little at the surge of diplomatic staff? very little at the minute. surge of diplomatic staff? very little at the minute. this - surge of diplomatic staff? - little at the minute. this has been stated by downing st
enough, whether that would satisfy the americans remains to be seen. the taliban have already communicated these intentions to the americans in the past and the americans in the past and the americans were not entirely convinced that it was a good idea, so i think there is still quite a bit of back and forth. t so i think there is still quite a bit of back and forth. i suppose in a sense it bit of back and forth. i suppose in a sense it is bit of back and forth. i suppose in a sense it is possible bit of back and forth. i suppose in a sense it is possible they - bit of back and forth. i suppose in a sense it is possible they could, | a sense it is possible they could, to put it crudely, even weaponised immigrants by threatening to open the borders. because for all the west says it wants to welcome people who want to escape the taliban, certainly people who have worked with international forces like interpreters, presumably what it doesn t want is a mass emigration with those peop
commitment before, what sort of help will they get to look after these people, will they be destabilising, what would it mean for the countries relationships with afghanistan in the future? because presumably the people leaving are no friends of the taliban. many issues and what sort of guarantees do they have that other countries would take refugees and relocate them? so difficult questions all round and i think that is why this is going to take quite some time to resolve. at the minute all we know is some countries have said they would take some, others saying they will help to relocate people on but only those identified by western countries as being in need and ones who would be taken by countries like germany. aha, taken by countries like germany. a couple of weekends ago, we were talking about the controversy of dominic raab being on holiday and out of the country, then some controversy over that because the transport secretary said we shouldn t be taking foreign holidays. in te
doctor antonio giustozzi, thank you for being with us. the headlines on bbc news. the last us soldier has left afghanistan. the taliban declare victory in afghanistan after the final american withdrawal at midnight last night. after hurricane ida, more than1 million people without power in the us state of louisiana. geronimo the alpaca has been put down because of bovine tuberculosis despite a campaign to save him. more than1 million people in the us state of louisiana are still without power after hurricane ida hit on sunday. it brought winds of up to 150 mph, amongst the strongest ever to hit the us mainland. at least two people have died and rescue workers are using boats and planes to search for people trapped by floodwaters. richard galpin reports. the winds having subsided in louisiana, it is now a more tranquil picture after the storm. but a huge task lies ahead
the militants have promised to govern in an inclusive way, but many we ve talked to say promises from the spokesman don t reflect reality. we ve heard reports of attacks on those who ve worked for the former government, and examples of where women and girls have been denied their rights. there is a lot of fear, there is a lot of anxiety among people in afghanistan, that their safety is. . . not sure. so that is why they are fleeing from this country, thinking that remaining in this country will be a big challenge for them. afghans are living in a new, uncertain era. today in kabul, men queued up outside banks. poverty, a drought, and the threat of islamic state all challenges for the taliban as they move from an insurgency to government. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.