iraq to be free. but rather than an end to conflict, it was the beginning of many years of bloodshed for iraq and the wider region. the failure to plan for the aftermath of the invasion led, in part, to the rise of the so called islamic state. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen talks us through some of the impact of that lack of planning. well, the americans thought they would be in and out quite quickly, that they would knock down saddam, there would be somehow a democracy and they could go home. it didn t work out that way. they lost control very quickly. there was massive amounts of looting, settling of scores, revenge attacks. and quite quickly an insurgency built up against the americans. the americans did not have a plan, no, but even had they had a better thought out plan it might not have worked then either. because there was a lot of pent up anger, i think, against the americans and against the british because of the way they had championed sections in the 1990s
about coming up. let s get some of the day s other news. the collapse of the italian government now seems likely after the 5 star movement, a coalition partner in the cabinet of mario draghi, announced it will not take part in the vote of confidence on thursday. other coalition parties have warned they will quit the government if 5 star boycotts the vote in the senate. the turkish mediators who have been overseeing talks between russia and ukraine over exports of grain through the black sea say progress has been made, and agreed to resume talks next week. the meeting was called after russia s invasion led to a blockade of ukrainian cargo ships, triggering a spike in globalfood prices. thousands of people have gathered outside the hungarian parliament in budapest to protest against new legislation that will sharply raise taxes for small firms. the new tax law was introduced by the government under the prime minister
let s get some of the day s other news. italy s 5 star movement say they will not take part in a confidence vote on thursday a move that could spell the end of mario draghi s coalition government. draghi has said he will not stay in office without the support of 5 star. other coalition parties say they will quit the government if it goes ahead with its boycott. the turkish mediators who have been overseeing talks between russia and ukraine over exports of grain through the black sea say progress has been made, and agreed to resume talks next week. the meeting was called after russia s invasion led to a blockade of ukrainian cargo ships, triggering a spike in globalfood prices. europe is continuing in the grip of a heatwave which is set to last for at least another week. the highest temperatures have been recorded in southern spain and portugal 45 degrees celsius. that s 113 degrees fahrenheit. a number of wildfires have broken out.
after russia s invasion led to a blockade of ukrainian cargo ships triggering a spike in globalfood prices. since the war started i ve been underlining dm portents of ukraine s food products and russian food and fertilisers fully available in world markets. more technical work will now be needed to materialise to this progress. that the momentum is clear. :, , progress. that the momentum is clear. :, :, progress. that the momentum is clear. ., ., , ., clear. pope francis is named three females to clear. pope francis is named three females to an clear. pope francis is named three females to an advisory clear. pope francis is named three j females to an advisory committee. amid three women to our nuns. in the roman catholic church women yet cannot become bishops and the pope said to be open to women leaving any vatican department. a well known hong kong activist known as grandma wong has been jailed for eight months for taking part in an unlawful assembly in 2019. the sixty s
possible. you may hear in the skies above me the warplanes, us warplanes constantly circling overhead. it s been like that all day. providing coverfor been like that all day. providing cover for the last us military flights to leave afghanistan, closing this chapter of the afghan war. right up until the last minute. there is peril, there is a risk of terror attacks and the risk of response to that. terror attacks and the risk of response to that. terror attacks and the risk of resonse to that. ., .., , ., , response to that. how can you begin to convey the response to that. how can you begin to convey the enormity, response to that. how can you begin to convey the enormity, the - to convey the enormity, the intensity, the hurt, the horror of this moment? of usa 20 years intensity, the hurt, the horror of this moment? of usa 20 years ago and the us led invasion led to the ousting of the taliban at the end of this unprecedented international engagement in afghanistan would not be th