what leverage does that leave the americans in future going forward? joe biden hasn t spoken yet, he is going to have to address the country stopping this may have been donald trump s policy but it sjoe biden s and limitation and i think he will pay quite a price for the shambles that has unfolded over the last few days. in the uk, the prime minister borisjohnson has said that it s now clear there will be a new government in kabul, and that every effort is being made to move british citizens from afghanistan as soon as possible. he chaired an emergency cobra meeting on sunday afternoon, and parliament is being recalled this week. here s our political correspondent ben wright. for 20 years, the uk has committed its military, money and lives to afghanistan. some of the fiercest fighting was here in helmand. the effort ends with a frantic scramble to get out.
today s scramble to get out of kabul may not be that, but it s not far short. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. here in the uk, the prime minister, borisjohnson, has called on other like minded nations not to prematurely recognise the taliban. he said his immediate priority is to evacuate british citizens, and afghans who ve worked with the uk. mps have been recalled to parliament to discuss the situation on wednesday. here s our political correspondent ben wright. for 20 years, the uk has committed its military, money and lives to afghanistan. some of the fiercest fighting was here in helmand. the effort ends with a frantic scramble to get out. the situation in afghanistan continues to be extremely difficult, getting more difficult, i would say. and our priority is to make sure that we deliver on our obligations to uk nationals in afghanistan, to all those who have helped the british effort in afghanistan over 20 years, and to get them out
some of the fiercest fighting was here in helmand. the effort ends with a frantic scramble to get out. the situation in afghanistan continues to be extremely difficult, getting more difficult, i would say. and our priority is to make sure that we deliver on our obligations to uk nationals in afghanistan, to all those who have helped the british effort in afghanistan over 20 years, and to get them out as fast as we can. uk troops first went to afghanistan in october 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, joining us led action against al-qaeda and the taliban. by the time combat operations ended in 2014, a54 uk soldiers and military personnel had died. successive prime ministers stressed their commitment to the country and protecting the progress made. today, cross party fear that progress could vanish. the real danger is that we re going to see every female mp murdered. we re going to see ministers strung up on street lamps, and this is the decision that i m afraid has been taken. we haven t hear
jon sopel, bbc news, washington. here in the uk, the prime minister, borisjohnson, has called on other like minded nations not to prematurely recognise the taliban. he said his immediate priority is to evacuate british citizens, and afghans who ve worked with the uk. mps have been recalled to parliament to discuss the situation on wednesday. here s our political correspondent ben wright. for 20 years, the uk has committed its military, money and lives to afghanistan. some of the fiercest fighting was here in helmand. the effort ends with a frantic scramble to get out. the situation in afghanistan continues to be extremely difficult, getting more difficult, i would say. and our priority is to make sure that we deliver on our obligations to uk nationals in afghanistan, to all those who have helped the british effort in afghanistan over 20 years, and to get them out as fast as we can.
money and lives to afghanistan. some of the fiercest fighting was here in helmand. the effort ends with a frantic scramble to get out. the situation in afghanistan continues to be extremely difficult, getting more difficult, i would say. and our priority is to make sure that we deliver on our obligations to uk nationals in afghanistan, to all those who have helped the british effort in afghanistan over 20 years, and to get them out as fast as we can. uk troops first went to afghanistan in october 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, joining us led action against al-qaeda and the taliban. by the time combat operations ended in 2014, a54 uk soldiers and military personnel had died. successive prime ministers stressed their commitment to the country and protecting the progress made. today, cross party fear that progress could vanish. the real danger is we re going