i v e i ve met with the leaders over the years. whether they can truly hold out against a concentrated taliban offensive as much as the defender has advantages in that particular setting, i think that s remained to be seen. whether they in factjust use that to negotiate some kind of resolution. but we also need to see what happens with the other northern warlords who fled from the country. a leader who was in sharif, i think it will be interesting if he tries to galvanise his supporters. there are a number of others across the northern part of the country which is not the posh, the source of power of the taliban. of the taliban. general, we have to leave it there, of the taliban. general, we have to leave it there, but of the taliban. general, we have to leave it there, but thank of the taliban. general, we have to leave it there, but thank you - of the taliban. general, we have to leave it there, but thank you for . leave it there, but thank you for your time. leave it there, b
salamander largely lined with the us. if this is the us islamic state as they say that s not something the taliban would want to happen. thea;r taliban would want to happen. they sa that taliban would want to happen. they say that but taliban would want to happen. they say that but yet taliban would want to happen. tie: say that but yet somehow taliban would want to happen. tte: say that but yet somehow they ve managed to live beside them for the last 20 years and not call them out. and in terms of where they uk is now with its evacuation with its policy on afghanistan what would you like to see from borisjohnson and his government? t to see from boris johnson and his government? government? i think the reality is that we are government? i think the reality is that we are now government? i think the reality is that we are now in government? i think the reality is that we are now in the government? i think the reality is that we are now in the closing - that we are now in t
versions of this information with the taliban. so that they can actually do some searching out there so we believe some attacks have been thwarted by them. he had been doing this for a long time. this is an attack that has been carried out and we believe it s possible but others have been thwarted. we cut down the information we get the taliban and we give them time to prevent these attacks. the other thing we try to do is push out the boundary even further. so we don t get large crowds massing at the gate. we had a larger crowd there then we would like which goes to show you that the system is not perfect. but we have gained a large element of standoff at other gates and we are going to keep that kind of standoff in place. because you know the standoff for attacks like this is always the best advantage and unfortunately you don t have the opportunity given the geography of the ground that we are on to gain that kind of standoff. we
resulted circumstances of these attacks which resulted in circumstances of these attacks which resulted in such high casualties for the us? resulted in such high casualties for the us? first of all, you understand that we the us? first of all, you understand that we are the us? first of all, you understand that we are still investigating the circumstances. that we are still investigating the circumstances. what i can tell you is this. circumstances. what i can tell you is this- the circumstances. what i can tell you is this. the attack circumstances. what i can tell you is this. the attack occurred - circumstances. what i can tell you is this. the attack occurred at - circumstances. what i can tell you is this. the attack occurred at the | is this. the attack occurred at the gate and at the gate we have to check people before they get onto the airfield. we have to ensure they are not carrying a bomb or any other kind of weapon that could nakedly onto an aircraft. and you
just heard the casualty figures, we were told thatjoe biden had changed the policy on who was allowed into the policy on who was allowed into the airfield and so my staff, even though they ve been given approval by the british government, the taliban wouldn t accept their paperwork because they been told they can only allow people in with a physical passport with a visa in it. and we were at gunpoint again so twice had somebody poke his ak in my face. we were forced to leave the airfield and just as we did that s when those two attack, not sure, happened across the abbey gate. and all hell broke loose at the airport circle which is where i was which is about a mile from where the explosions, across the abbey gate were. and we had taliban they re firing into the air, wont let off a