what you know of the taliban then and now, do you think those hopes are in vain? i and now, do you think those hopes are in vain? are in vain? i am not quite sure what they are in vain? i am not quite sure what they are are in vain? i am not quite sure what they are grounded - are in vain? i am not quite sure what they are grounded on, - are in vain? i am not quite sure what they are grounded on, to | are in vain? i am not quite sure l what they are grounded on, to be honest, anita. we have withdrawn our military, in the last year we have reduced by two thirds the amount of foreign aid with the uk have been putting into afghanistan, so i am not sure on what basis the foreign secretary thinks we will be able to exercise influence. we have withdrawn our military, slash the foreign aid budget by two thirds and our ambassador has packed up and gone. apart from broadcasting on the bbc world service to afghanistan, i don t know how he thinks he can do it. ., ~ , ., don t know how he thi
fearful and scared things will get worse. afghanistan is in fire. my family don t have water, food. they are sleeping on the road. i have kids. i am a mother. last night i couldn t sleep. people dying for no reason, people torturing for no reason. why? because they are human? i ask great britain to help them, to have the humanity. that s all i can say. the afghanistan and central asian association centre in feltham, west london. for 20 years, this organisation has offered support to the afghan community in the uk. most who come here have friends and family in a country in crisis. the speed at which the situation has changed has proved shocking. over the weekend the taliban reached kabul. there are kids suffering. there are old people,
deeper into the numbers. jonathan boyesis deeper into the numbers. jonathan boyes is a labour market economist at the cip d, the body which represents human resources and people development. good to talk to you this morning. what do you make of these numbers? the you this morning. what do you make of these numbers? you this morning. what do you make of these numbers? the headlines are fantastic, especially of these numbers? the headlines are fantastic, especially on of these numbers? the headlines are fantastic, especially on the fantastic, especially on the employment figures, some of the statistics employment figures, some of the statistics i employment figures, some of the statistics i think need some attention or the forward looking ones attention or the forward looking ones. there is always a lead time of recruitment. ones. there is always a lead time of recruitment, the vacancies don t ust recruitment, the vacancies don t just tell recruitment, the vacancies don t
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