Taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on forming a government. Let me know your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag. In other news, The Cost Of Living rose by 2 in the year tojuly. Thats lower than most economists were expecting, suggeting upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. Nando� s says its been forced to close stores after running out of chicken, blaming supply issues. Half A Million children in desperate need of Shelter And Drinking water in haiti, after the earthquake which has left nearly 2000 dead. And the trial is due to begin of the Singer R kelly, accused of racketeering, bribery and Sexual Abuse. Good Morning And Welcome to bbc news. Mps will begin debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan in the next half hour, as parliament is recalled from its Summer Break. The government is expected to face questions about why the uk and its allies underestimated the speed at which the taliban would recapture the country. Meanwhile, Up To 20,000 afghans will be resettled in the uk over the coming years, under a new scheme announced by ministers. It follows the talibans return to power in afghanistan, which has sparked fears of a refugee crisis. 0pposition parties have criticised the government for not going far enough, as our political Correspondent Nick eardley reports. Arriving in the uk Last Night, british citizens and their afghan allies, some of those who have now fled kabul after the taliban takeover. Back in afghanistan, many more are desperate to leave. These images from monday show how far some are prepared to go to flee. The government is announcing today that Up To 20,000 refugees will be allowed to settle in the uk in the coming years 5000 of them within 12 months. The scheme will be similar to the ones set up during the syrian war. But with the taliban now in control of afghanistan, the government admits there will be a challenge to get people out. Waheed is an Nhs Doctor who came to the uk as a refugee from afghanistan. When people arrive in the uk, they just want to be treated as human beings. They are like You And Me they want shelter, they want the basic living necessities. They want safety, their human right, but also they all need compassion, a fair assessment of their asylum and then to be given the same opportunities that i received when i came to the uk aged 15 and that allowed me to become a doctor. Ministers here and Around The World have been rushing to come up with schemes in the face of the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. The Uk Programme will prioritise what ministers are calling those most in Need Women and girls in particular. The government will work with local councils and the devolved governments to figure out the best places for refugees to be housed. 0pposition parties have called on the government to go further, saying the plan announced today doesnt match the scale of the crisis. The commitment to 20,000, 5000 over the next year, is welcome but i suspect this may not be sufficient to deal with the crisis. Parliament is being recalled from its Summer Break this morning so mps can discuss the situation in afghanistan. With the government likely to face questions about the speed of the talibans takeover. Nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. 0ur Poltical correspondent Jessica Parkerjoins Me now from the central lobby. 0bviously, unusual for parliament to be recalled but this is a crisis. What are the key question for the government going to be . I what are the key question for the government going to be . Government going to be . I think there will be government going to be . I think there will be a government going to be . I think there will be a Lot Government going to be . I think there will be a lot of government going to be . I think there will be a lot of Questions L Government going to be . I think i there will be a lot of questions for there will be a lot of questions for the government, we have a five Hour Debate getting off at 9 30am, the prime Minister Opening it but i think there will be a lot of questions pitched to the government, not least of all some of the detail around this scheme that the government has announced overnight for refugees from afghanistan. We know of course that they are planning to take 5000 in the coming year, 20,000 in the longer term, and the priority is going to be women, girls, minorities like religious minorities as well but how soon will start arriving . What exactly will the criteria be . How will those people actually be reached and extracted from afghanistan safely . Priti patel, the Home Secretary, has spoken a bit more about the scheme this morning. We are saying 5000 in the first year, which will be on top of the work we are already doing to bring other afghan nationals out of afghanistan. But importantly, we have to be able to bring people over to the uk and resettle them and we know that this figure of 5000 in the first year is absolutely deliverable. It would be terrible, quite frankly, to bring people over and not be able to give them the support they would need in terms of accommodation, resettlement, and giving them the opportunity to basically rebuild a new life in the united kingdom because that is effectively what they would be doing. Of course, this has been pretty hastily pulled together, the scheme, so as i say, a lot of details outstanding. The Home Secretary admitted this morning that there are significant challenges on the ground. But we will wait to see whether we get more detail from the Government Today but i think it is obviously clear that the Prime Minister did not want to come to the House Of Commons empty handed, so he has a scheme to talk about but how effective it will be and how soon it will start will be some of the questions today, i think. Questions today, ithink. Boris Johnson Questions today, ithink. Boris johnson and questions today, ithink. Boris johnson and Joe Questions today, ithink. Boris johnson and Joe Biden questions today, ithink. Boris johnson and Joe Biden have i questions today, i think. Boris johnson and Joe Biden have had a phone call, discussing the importance of not losing the gains that have been made in afghanistan over the past 20 years. Is there any detail on what they mean by that, how to protect the changes that have been made, and also, diplomatically, how the government is going to respond to what is unfolding there with the taliban and obviously, these talks about a new administration . These talks about a new administration . , ~. , administration . Yes, i think that is another Thing Administration . Yes, i think that is another thing that administration . Yes, i think that is another thing that will administration . Yes, i think that is another thing that will be administration . Yes, i think that is another thing that will be talked i another thing that will be talked about today, the bilateral relationship between Britain And America and indeed global Britains Role in the world after this hasty exit from afghanistan. In terms of what the government can do, of course, that taliban is now in control. We have heard the chief of Defence Staff talking about collaborating with the taliban in order to get people safely to the airport and evacuate them from afghanistan so british authorities are working with the taliban who are essentially in control. We had yesterday from the taliban, saying that they dont want to cause any concerns come at the moment, they are really trying to put out an image that they are going to, within sharia law, allow for example women to continue participating to some extent in public life but the details of that are not clear. What happens in the future . We have heard from foreign secretary dominic raab, raising the possibility for example of sanctions, should the taliban. He was talking about them not keeping to their word on certain issues but really we dont have the detail on how the new government will be run. So it is very much depend on what happens in terms of the new government in afghanistan over the coming weeks and months and indeed years. But the truth is, and we have seen this of course in kabul, theiR British authorities, The American authorities are in no way in control of what is really going on, they are running operations out of the airport. So they dont have a lot of control over what is going to happen in the coming months and years because there is now no effective british or allied Military Presence in the country, aside from what is going on at the airport. I think all of that will obviously play out in the House Of Commons as well today and i think we will hear criticism from Opposition Parties but quite probably from conservative mps as well about whether the scheme to assist some people to leave afghanistan and take refuge in the uk, whether it goes far enough. Thank you forjoining us. We will have full coverage of the Debate Onceit have full coverage of the debate once it starts in the commons in 20 minutes time. In the past 2a hours, weve seen more Taliban Leaders returning to afghanistan from qatar. 0ur Chief International Correspondent is following developments from dubai. These are really early days and even the taliban have been surprised by the speed of their success across afghanistan. Ten days, taking over the entire country, which must be historical precedent. As you have been reporting, the taliban leader, the Deputy Leader of the taliban and their chief, one of their chief negotiators, abdul ghani baradar, is now in the symbolic, the birthplace of the taliban, kandahar. A significant first stop for him on return to afghanistan and once he and other senior leaders go to kabul, there will certainly be much discussion about how they are going to implement what they describe as their strong or pure islamic system. As we have been reporting in kabul, they seem to be making quite significant efforts to try to present an image of moderation, of respect, of openness, of listening. But the reports we are getting from the provinces, the places where there are almost no Journalists Operating is something much different, of taliban going House To house, searching for people. Also, those reports, i have to say, coming this morning from the afghan capital, kabul. And in the months where the taliban were overrunning districts in rural areas, we had persistent accounts of girls not going to school, music being banned, people being told, especially women, to stay in their homes. So a much different image, an image which was more consistent with the kind of harsh rule of the taliban in the 1990s, which the taliban so far has been saying, that is not going to be the same this time. Britains Armed Forces continue to evacuate Uk Nationals and some afghans from the country. Earlier we asked the uks chief of the Defence Staff, sir general Nick Carter, how that would work in practice. The afghans need to get themselves to a sort of rendezvous with our people to then process them and get them to the airport. At the moment, it is working fine. It is something we are going to be watching constantly. We are having, as i say, decent collaboration with the taliban at the moment who are prepared, it would appear, to allow people to leave who want to leave and they are behaving in a reasonable fashion. We need to be clear that this is only possible if they behave in a reasonable fashion. We have to hold our nerve and we have to give them the space to form a government and we have to give them the space to show their credentials. I have been talking a lot over the weekend to my afghan network. I talk every few hours to president ahmed becausei, the former president , who you will call was president , who you will call was president from 2004 until 2014 and he has got a very important meeting with the taliban political commission today, who have now come to afghanistan. He will also talk to the military commission. I think subject to how that meeting goes, i think we may well discover, if we give them the space, that this taliban is of course more reasonable. But what we absolutely have to remember is that they are not a homogenous organisation. That taliban is a group of disparate Tribalfigures Taliban is a group of disparate tribal figures that taliban is a group of Disparate Tribalfigures that come taliban is a group of disparate tribal figures that come from all over rural afghanistan and some of the behaviour that we are hearing reported at the moment may not be in line with what the political commission wants its country to be in the future but of course, the reality is often different in different parts of the ground. As president ahmed car as i said to me yesterday, they are Country Boys and how Country Boys may behave, given that they behave according to the local culture, what we call pashtun wally, and the code of honour that goes with it, remains to be seen. But my take is, let me give them the space to see how they are going to govern at the moment and it may be see they have seen how afghanistan has changed in the last 20 years, and the civil society i refer to and have referred to repeatedly over the last few weeks may well be something they absolutely take into account because they want perhaps to have an inclusive government and an inclusive government and an inclusive country. Inclusive government and an inclusive country. General sir Nick Carter, the inclusive country. General sir Nick Carter. The uks inclusive country. General sir Nick Carter, the uks chief inclusive country. General sir Nick Carter, the uks chief of inclusive country. General sir Nick Carter, the uks chief of the carter, the uks chief of the Defence Staff. Speaking to us is tim naor hilton, chief executive of refugee action, from manchester. Thank you forjoining us. The government is talking about bringing 20,000 refugees in from afghanistan but it is going to be over a period of probably five to seven years, they are talking about 5000 immediately, what is your reaction to that . ~ to that . Well, given the deteriorating to that . Well, given the deteriorating Situation L to that . Well, given the| deteriorating situation in afghanistan and the terrible risk that civilians are under at the moment, we do massively welcome this announcement that the government has made. It is a very positive development to be talking about protecting 20,000 afghans at risk. And make no mistake, this will save lives. However, it is only a start. There is no fixed timeline at the moment. We are being told 5000 in Year One and then an open ended line for the rest of the 20,000. And that could be two years or it could be 20 years and obviously, if it is 20 years, that is a very different picture and a much poorer commitment. I think what we want to see is using this announcement and how welcome it is as a springboard to a full global Refugee Protection Programme that this country commits to, and a commitment to resettling more than 10,000 people per year. We need to make sure this kind of programme is based on principles rather than just in headlines. Programme is based on principles rather thanjust in headlines. It needs to be flexible and responsive, if we need to resettle more people from afghanistan, as this crisis develops. But it also needs to be responsive to other global situations that are developing, other crises that are yet to happen and the more intractable Refugee Situations that exist in many parts of the world. We need to make sure this is not the governmentjust dipping its toe into Refugee Protection and picking and choosing Theissuesit Protection and picking and choosing the issues it wants to deal with. And links to that, we also need to be really sure that this announcement is not a figleaf for the continuing assault on the Uk Asylum system. The bill that is currently going through parliament at the moment, the anti Refugee Bill, promises to punish people for trying to seek safety rather than protecting them. And if for example an afghanfamily protecting them. And if for example an afghan family who are experiencing Persecution Or Gender based violence but are not able to get onto the current programme that has been announced, if they choose to make the dangerous journey to the uk because there will be no other routes to protection, they will be treated very differently from the way in which people on this programme will be treated. So i think our messages to the government, if you are really serious about Refugee Protection, you need to ditch the anti Refugee Bill that is going through parliament at the moment and commit to a really expansive global Refugee Resettlement Programme of at least 10,000 people per year. So Resettlement Programme of at least 10,000 people per year. 10,000 people per year. So ust on the 10,000. 10,000 people per year. So ust on the 10,000. You i 10,000 people per year. So ust on the 10,000, you are i 10,000 people per year. So ust on the 10,000, you are talking 10,000 people per year. Sojust on the 10,000, you are talking aboutl 10,000 people per year. Sojust on| the 10,000, you are talking about a global Resettlement Programme but you mean 10,000 per year global Resettlement Programme but you mean 10,000 peryear in global Resettlement Programme but you mean 10,000 per year in britain . 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The Big Question is how the programme. Are in a position to leave . The big i question is how the programme will work and so far, the Government Announcement does not explain how that will happen. For example, how will those people who are living in hiding at the moment, petrified, terrified, trying to work out what decision to make, we have friends, Afghan Friends and colleagues and people we work with who have family and friends in exactly that situation in afghanistan. It is not clear how this particular programme, yet, will work to be effective for them. But what we also know is that lots of people have already crossed the afghan border and we would be looking to the united nations refugee agency, the unhcr, to work with the Uk Government to establish a process for ensuring that people can come to this country. Hater a process for ensuring that people can come to this country. How have ou can come to this country. How have you arrived can come to this country. How have you arrived at can come to this country. How have you arrived at that can come to this country. How have you arrived at that figure can come to this country. How have you arrived at that figure of you arrived at that figure of 10,000 . You are not obviouslyjust talking about afghan refugees but when we look at the situation currently in afghanistan and the number of people fleeing their homes, obviously, the numbers are enormous. I think we have got a technical glitch and the line is freezing. Can you still hear me . Yeah, absolutely, well, over the last. Can you still hear me . It is not great. Last. Can you still hear me . It is not great. Im last. Can you still hear me . It is not great, im afraid, last. Can you still hear me . It is not great, im afraid, it last. Can you still hear me . It is not great, im afraid, it would have been good to carry on talking but unfortunately, we cant hear you say we will have to leave it there but thank you very much indeed. Get in touch with me directly on twitter for your thoughts on this. Remember that we will be joining the House Of Commons at 9 30am for the start of that debate on what is happening in afghanistan. For many British Army veterans and their Loved Ones, the talibans Swift Takeover In Afghanistan has left them wondering whether the sacrifices made during the afghan war were worth it. 0ur Reporter Matt graveling has been speaking to soldiers whose lives were changed forever in afghanistan, and to the families of those who did not make it home. Ben had got to ten days before he was due to come home. We thought he had got through it. The following day, six oclock in the evening, a knock on the door. A man in uniform. We knew we knew in that Split Second that life had changed. In 2006, ben Parkinsons Army Land rover detonated a mine in afghanistan. He had two collapsed lungs, he lost his spleen, massive chest injuries. Of course, the big ones the massive head injury. The Liaison Officer spoke to andy and actually told him that ben was not going to make it home. Ben is one of the most severely injured british soldiers to survive the war. Ben, he knows how many are now suffering with ptsd and lifelong injuries. He knows how many we have lost. And it is very hard to see that there was any point. While Bens Family continue to help him recover, other Loved Ones were not so fortunate. My husband had said to him, you do realise the risks, dont you . And he said, dad, we know the risks, but we just dont think about it, because if you think too much about it, he said, | nobody would ever go. Richard was flown home afteR Being fatally wounded in an explosion while on a Vehicle Patrol in Helmand Province in 2009. They told me there was no hope. They said, just be with him as long as you can be. So i went to his bedside. The padre said to me, you have got to let him go. He said, you have to. Tell him it is ok to go. So thats what happened to him. The hardest thing i have ever done in my life. I am incredibly sad. Quite bitter. And incredibly angry about it, I Because everything that the lads and girls out there have worked so hard for has just crumbled away. Jack cummings served two tours of afghanistan. In 2010, he lost his legs in an explosion. We signed up on the dotted line. We knew the risks. I was very proud to serve my country. But looking atjust the Way Afghanistan collapsed, you have just got to question it. Was it worth it . I dont think it was. Me personally. I honestly dont think it was. I really hope my opinion changes but, at this present time, just seeing what is happening in afghan. You know, you see the footage on the airfields. These poor afghans trying to flee their country. I am sure, with recent events, what is unfolding in afghanistan, it might set off a few people. All i can say is, if you are struggling, please, speak to your family and friends. Get round each other. Lets not struggle in silence. On sunday, as the taliban continued to reclaim afghanistan, hazel visited her son on the 12th Anniversary of his death. I put the flowers on his grave and i sat and talked to him. I i tell him what has been going on. I said, all your sacrifices have| just been in vain, sweetheart. And i am so sorry. Those who lost Loved Ones in afghanistan and we will be covering the debate in the House Of Commons at 9 30am. Now for some other news. The cost of living rose by 2 in the year tojuly, according to figures published this morning by the office for national statistics. Thats a lower rate of inflation than most economists were expecting, down from a rate of 2. 5 the previous month. The drop in the rate provides some support for the view that upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. Nandos has had to temporarily close around 50 of its restaurants after running out of its peri peri chicken. The company apologised in a statement online, saying the Uk Supply chain is at fault. Northern ireland has not been affected by the supply issues. A tropical storm has severely hampered efforts to help survivors of saturdays powerful earthquake in haiti, which has left more than 1,900 people dead. According to the un, around 1. 2 million people have been affected in the aftermath, with many having limited or no access to shelter, clean water or food. 0ur Correspondent James Clayton reports now from the town of les cayes, one of the worst affected areas. At times, it feels like haiti is being hit from all directions on multiple fronts. First the earthquake, then the storm. It hit just after dark. Violent winds and horizontal rain, misery loaded on top of misery. All across this town, people have been left with a stark choice. Do they either sleep in unsafe structures, or do they decide to sleep on the streets in the wet and the cold . This is the biggest camp in the area. People seeking refuge on a football field. They were told they would be safe here, but, as the rains poured, they were soaked. Their tents ripped apart by the winds. People here are desperate and angry. Translation we have problems here. Just look at the conditions. And where are the government . They are not here. There are injured people here, too. This womans foot has a deep laceration, but she has had no medical attention. Another woman tells me she hasnt eaten since saturday. The other option here is to sleep in homes already badly damaged. This man runs the local lottery shop. He and his family were lucky The House didnt totally collapse. But they have had to make a difficult decision. Did you sleep here Last Night . Translation yes, i slept here in this broken house Last Night. | there was wind and rain. But the other people in the Tent City had to sleep outside on chairs. There are simply no good options in this situation. These are desperate times, and the storm has meant that the help that is needed by Air And Road simply hasnt arrived. James clayton, bbc news. The trial of american rnb Singer R kelly is due to begin later today in new york. The 54 year old is accused of racketeering, sexual Abuse And Bribery charges which he denies. Samira hussain reports. R kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time. Sometimes called the king of R B, kelly has been credited with redefining R B music. But for the last two years, the embattled musician has been behind bars. R kelly and members of his entourage are accused of Recruiting Women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the R B singer. He is also accused of paying victims and witnesses to cover up his alleged crimes. In a now infamous interview with an american network, kelly fervently denied any wrongdoing. I didnt do this stuff this is not me im fighting for my bleep life youre killing me with this bleep. Indistinct shouting. Robert. 30 years of my career youre trying to kill me allegations of Sexual Abuse are not new for mr kelly. He has been facing them for more than two decades. But the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. These new allegations against kelly are far more serious. If found guilty, he could spend the next several decades in prison. Mental health referrals in england are at their highest level for two years, according to new bbc research. Demand for urgent crisis care, where a patient has a serious Mental Health crisis, has also hit a two year peak. The research suggests a surge in people accessing the services post lockdown. Charities say the worst is still to come, and have urged the government to act. A family from Newcastle Under Lyme is taking the Environment Agency to the High Court over an Odour Radiating from a nearby landfill site. They claim noxious gases from the site are causing significant Health Problems for theirfive year old son, matthew, who has cerebral palsy. The Environment Agency has already received Tens Of Thousands of complaints about the so called silverdale stink, and say theyre working as fast as possible to solve the issue. Ina the in a the emits we will be live on House Of Commons to hear from the Bye Minute as he debates the unfolding crisis in afghanistan. Get in touch with your thoughts on the situation via twitter. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello again. Todays weather is not too dissimilar to yesterdays in that once again we are looking at a lot of cloud. That is thick enough or some patchy Light Rain or drizzle, weve got some Light Rain crossing the north of scotland but there will be some sunny breaks across eastern scotland, perhaps the central lowlands, north east england, South East Wales and later into Central Southern England as well as the south west. But where we dont have those breaks, it still could be thick enough, the cloud, for a spot of drizzle or two. Into the evening, a similar story in that it is going to be fairly cloudy with some patchy Light Rain or drizzle, is a mist or drizzle, some Mist And Fog patches forming, one or two clear spells and generally speaking in towns and cities, temperatures are staying in double figures, so that is how we start the day tomorrow, where we have clear spells is where we will see some early sunshine but you can see a system coming in from the west which is going to introduce some rain, turning more showery as it pushes steadily eastwards, then behind it, sunshine and showers with top temperature of 21. Welcome to viewers in the uk and Around The World. The House Of Commons is about to start debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan and borisjohnson will open the debate shortly. He has spoken to us president Joe Biden of the importance of not losing the games of the past 20 years in afghanistan. Lets go Tojessica Parker in westminster as we wait for the debate to begin. What sort of questions is the government going to be facing . Questions is the government going to be facin . ,,. , ~ questions is the government going to be facin . ~. ,. , questions is the government going to be facina . ,~. , ~ , questions is the government going to befacinu . , ~ , be facing . Speaking to some mps this mornin I Be facing . Speaking to some mps this morning i think be facing . Speaking to some mps this morning i think one be facing . Speaking to some mps this morning i think one of be facing . Speaking to some mps this morning i think one of the be facing . Speaking to some mps this morning i think one of the questions i morning i think one of the Questions Son are keen to establish on the conservative backbenches is whetheR Ben wallace the defence secretary, who was quite tearful the other day in terms of acknowledging that not everybody they wanted to evacuate they would be able to from afghanistan, where he was supported when he has talked about pushing for maintaining some kind of Military Presence in afghanistan after The Americans announced they would be leaving. Whether the Prime Minister, the foreign secretary supported Ben Wallace in that effort that has of course ultimately failed, i think more broadly as well there will be questions about this Refugee Scheme for afghans. We know the aim is to have 5000 in the first year, 20,000 in the longer term but how exactly will that work and when will it start . The Home Secretary had acknowledging this morning there are significant challenges on the ground in terms of reaching those people and Opposition Parties are likely to suggest it isnt going far enough. That obviously is going to be the sort of controversial part in terms of the uks role going forward. Is there likely to be any flexibility in the Governments Position on the numbers that it is prepared to allow into the uk . I numbers that it is prepared to allow into the uk . Into the uk . I think it would be unlikely that into the uk . I think it would be unlikely that they into the uk . I think it would be unlikely that they would into the uk . I think it would be| unlikely that they would change into the uk . I think it would be unlikely that they would change the numbers having announced them overnight. This has been hastily put togetheR Because the whole situation has unfolded so quickly and ministers have openly spoken of their surprise of whats happened. That will be another matter up the discussion. What kind of information was the Uk Covenant getting and the getting intense of how rapidly the taliban could take over . It has taken the west by surprise. General sir Nick Carter has been talking this morning that he was saying that the withdrawal of american support was seen as a significant moment and that there was a collapse in morale in his view from the Afghan Forces who he said didnt want to fight for the leadership. What kind of intelligence was the british government getting to be taken by surprise by the rapid turn of events . Of course, weve got the ongoing situation on the ground of still trying to evacuate people from Kabul Airport. We are told you could see around 1000 people evacuated today, around seven aircraft going today, around seven aircraft going to kabul as part of the effort. But this is a debate, mps will try to hold the Governments Seat to the fire, they will try and extract details about some of the questions we are talking about. There is a sense of frustration amongst some mps but this is all coming too late, its all happening rather after the event. There are these feature issues in terms of what to do about people trying to flee afghanistan, how much humanitarian aid and how to help it reach the right places. There are matters over the future to discuss but in terms of what has happened in afghanistan, the taliban are essentially in control and british forces can find to trying to help people at the airport and get them out of the country confined to trying to help people at the airport. To trying to help people at the airort. ~. , to trying to help people at the airort. ~. ,. ,. Airport. We have heard how much su ort airport. We have heard how much support there airport. We have heard how much support there was airport. 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Mr speaker, I Beg to move and I Begin by thanking Prime Minister. Mr speaker, I Beg to move and I Begin by thanking you Prime Minister. Mr speaker, I Beg to | move and I Begin by thanking you and all the parliamentary staff for enabling us to meet this morning. Before i turn to todays debate, im sure The House or want to join you, mr speaker, and me in sending our condolences to the family and friends of those killed in the appalling shooting in plymouth last week. Investigations are of course continuing, but we will learn every possible lesson from this tragedy. Mr speaker, i know members across the House Share my concern about the situation in afghanistan, the issues it raises for our own security, and the fears of many remaining in that country, especially women and children. The sacrifice in afghanistan is seared into our national consciousness. With 150,000 people serving there national consciousness. With150,000 people serving there from across the Length And Breadth of the united kingdom. Including a number of members on all sides of The House whose voices will be particularly important today. And so it is absolutely right that we should come together for this debate and, mr speaker, yes, iwill certainly together for this debate and, mr speaker, yes, i will certainly Give Way. I speaker, yes, i will certainly give wa. ~ ~ ,. , way. I think the Prime Minister for aaivin way. I think the Prime Minister for giving wav way. I think the Prime Minister for giving wav as way. I think the Prime Minister for giving way. As someone way. I think the Prime Minister for giving way. As someone who giving way. As someone who oppose this Nation Building Intervention it now brings its responsibilities. In addition to getting our nationals out safely, and in offering a generous welcome to the many refugees, will the Prime Minister assure me that all necessary resources are given to those afghans and others who have helped the British Council in its work, including the promotion of womens rights, because many are in fear of their lives, of retribution from the taliban, the scheme is slow moving at the moment, will he commit the necessary resource because the window of opportunity is narrow and No One must be left behind . Cant No One must be left behind . Can i ust No One must be left behind . Can i just remind No One must be left behind . Can i just remind people, No One must be left behind . Can i just remind people, if No One must be left behind . Can i just remind people, if you No One must be left behind . Can i just remind people, if you are No One must be left behind . Can i just remind people, if you are going to intervene it has to be short. If you intervene more than twice, you will understand why youve gone down the list will understand why youve gone down the list if will understand why youve gone down the list if there was one. Prime minister minister. Laughter. I think my honourable friend, i can assure him that i will be saying in just can assure him that i will be saying injust a can assure him that i will be saying in just a few moments we will be supporting, Doing Everything we can supporting, Doing Everything we can support those who have helped the Uk Mission in afghanistan, and investing everything that we can to support the wider area around afghanistan. And do everything we can to avert a humanitarian crisis. Mr speaker, it almost 20 years since the united states suffer the most catastrophic attack on its people since the second world war, in which 67 british citizens also lost their lives. At the hands of murderous terrorist groups incubated in afghanistan. In response, nato invoked article five of its treaty for the first and only time in its history. And the united kingdom amongst othersjoined history. And the united kingdom amongst others joined america in going into afghanistan On A Mission to extirpate alqaeda in that country, and to do what ever we could to stabilise afghanistan in spite of all the difficulties and challenges we knew we would face. And we succeeded in that core mission. Yes, Iwill Give and we succeeded in that core mission. Yes, i will Give Way. And we succeeded in that core mission. Yes, Iwill Give way. I and we succeeded in that core mission. Yes, i will Give Way. I am mission. Yes, Iwill Give way. I am crateful. Mission. Yes, Iwill Give way. I am grateful. Would mission. Yes, Iwill Give way. I am grateful. Would he mission. Yes, Iwill Give way. I am grateful. Would he agree mission. Yes, i will Give Way. I n grateful. Would he agree we are actually sealing back the country to the very insurgency we went into defeat in the first place . And the reputation of the west to support democracy across the world has suffered. There are so many lessons to be learned from what happened in the last 20 years. Willie now agree to an independent formal enquiry into the conduct in afghanistan . This into the conduct in afghanistan . As i said in The House a few weeks ago, there was an extensive Defence Review about the afghan mission after the Combat Mission ended in 2014, and I Believe that most of the key questions have already been extensively gone into. It is important that we in this house should today be able to scrutinise events as they unfold. As i was saying, we succeeded in that Court Mission and the Training Camps in the Mountain Ranges of afghanistan were destroyed. Alqaeda plots against this country were foiled because our serving men and women were there. And no successful Terrorist Attacks against the west have been mounted from afghan soil for two decades. I will happily Give Way. For two decades. I will happily give wa. ,. ~ for two decades. I will happily give wa. ,. , way. Can i ust take him back to his remarks way. Can ijust take him back to his remarks in way. Can ijust take him back to his remarks in the way. Can ijust take him back to his remarks in The House way. Can ijust take him back to his remarks in The House of way. Can ijust take him back to his remarks in The House ofjuly way. Can ijust take him back to his remarks in The House ofjuly the i remarks in The House ofjuly the 8th, when he referred to the assessment that he had made, there has clearly been a catastrophic failure of our intelligence or our assessment of the intelligence, because of the speed that this has caught us unawares. Can the Prime Minister set out for The House how we may assure ourselves that in future years we can make sure there are no future Terrorist Attacks put together in afghanistan that take place here in the united kingdom . Mr speaker, i think it would be fair to say that the events afghanistan have unfolded and the collapse has been faster than even i think the Tella Ban themselves predicted. What is not true is to say the Uk Government was unprepared or did not foresee this, because it was certainly part of our planning, pitting the very difficult logistical operation for the withdrawal of Uk Nationals has been under preparation for many months, mr speaker, and i can tell The House that the decision to commission the Emergency Handling Centre at the airport, the commissioning of that centre, took place two weeks ago. So if i canjust make a centre, took place two weeks ago. So if i can just make a little bit more progress, mr speaker. Iwill certainly Give Way in a moment. Alongside this Court Mission, we worked for a better future for the people of afghanistan. And the heroism and the tireless work of a rhyme forces contributed to national elections as well as the Promotion And Protection of Human Rights and equality is in a way that many afghanistan had not previously known. Whereas, 20 years ago, almost no girls went to school, and women were banned from positions of government, now 3. 6 million girls have been in school this year alone, and women hold over a quarter of the seats in the afghan parliament. But, mr speaker, we must be honest and accept that huge difficulties were encountered at each turn, and some of this progress is fragile. I will Give Way. I pay i pay tribute to our ambassador and our Armed Forces on the ground who have been evacuating people in extraordinary circumstances. One of the consequences is that many people have been left trapped, including many of those who should be coming to this country who served as bravely in that country. Many women who are particularly at risk. Many others across this house will have experienced chaos in the last 48 hours in communicating information through to the ground to get some of those people out of the country, so can the Prime Minister give us some assurances about how we can get that information through so we can get those brave people out of there, including many at risk of their lives right now in kabul. The honourable lives right now in kabul. The Honourable Gentleman raises exactly the right question. This morning i spoke to the ambassador as well as to Dan Blandford, the brigadier who is handling the evacuation. The situation has stabilised since the weekend, but it remains precarious and the officials on the ground are Doing Everything they can to extradite the movement. Whether the eligible people can get to the airport. At the moment, it would be fair to say that the toweR Banner allowing that evacuation to go ahead. The most important thing is that we get this done in as expeditious a fashion as we can and thatis expeditious a fashion as we can and that is what we are doing and im Grateful Notjust that is what we are doing and im grateful not just to that is what we are doing and im Grateful Notjust to the Uk Forces who are out there helping to stabilise the airport but also to the us forces. If i could make some progress. The vast majority of our troops were brought home and handed over responsibility to the afghans themselves. We continued to support their efforts. Even at that stage we should remember that the conflict was continuous and that in spite of the Bravery And Sacrifice of the Afghan Army, and we should never forget the 69,000 of those Afghan Army troops who have given their life in this conflict lives in this conflict, significant parts of the country remained contested by taliban control. When The Americans took their predicted and well drilled step of the final extraction of their forces, we looked at many options, including the potentialfor staying longer ourselves what assessment was made of the relatively fighting capacity of the relatively fighting capacity of the Afghan Army and the taliban. And could you comment on the timetable for withdrawal . Thank you. When he asks timetable for withdrawal . Thank you. When he asks for timetable for withdrawal . Thank you. When he asks for a timetable for withdrawal . Thank you. When he asks for a commentary timetable for withdrawal . Thank you. When he asks for a commentary of i timetable for withdrawal . Thank you. | when he asks for a commentary of the potential power of the taliban and Afghan Forces, its pretty clear from what has happened that the collapse of the Afghan Forces has been much faster than expected. As for our nato allies and allies Around The World, when it came for us to look at the options that this country might have in view of The American decision to withdraw, mr speaker, we came up against this hard reality. That since 2009, america has deployed 98 of all weapons released from Nato Aircraft in afghanistan and at the peak of the operation when there were 1000 132,000 the operation when there were 1000 132,000 trips on the ground, 90,000 were american. The west could not continue this us led mission, mission conceived and executed in Support And Defence of america, without american without us Air Power and without american might. And i do not believe. I power and without american might. 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I spoke to him the other day. But i really think it is americans. I spoke to him the other day. But i really think it is an day. But i really think it is an illusion to believe there is appetite amongst any of our partners for a continued Military Presence or for a continued Military Presence or for a continued Military Presence or for a Military Solution imposed by nato in afghanistan. That idea ended with the Combat Mission in 2014. And i do not believe that today. I do not believe that deploying Tens Of Thousands of british troops to fight the taliban is an option, no matter how sincerely people might advocated, and i appreciate their sincerity, but i do not believe that thatis sincerity, but i do not believe that that is an option that would commend itself either to the british people or, mr speaker, to this house. We must deal with the position as it now is, accepting what we have achieved and what we have not achieved. I will Give Way to the right honourable lady. I achieved. I will Give Way to the right honourable lady. Achieved. I will Give Way to the right honourable lady. I thank the Prime Minister right honourable lady. I thank the Prime Minister for giving right honourable lady. I thank the Prime Minister for giving way. Right honourable lady. I thank the| Prime Minister for giving way. You seem to be making an argument earlier that he had anticipated something similar to what went on, by having the rapid Response Force ready and waiting. Why then was he on his holiday, along with the defence secretary, when this catastrophe unfolded . The government has been working around the clock to deal with the unfolding situation and we must deal with the world as it is, accepting what we have achieved and what we have not achieved. In the uk will work with our international partners on a shared plan to support the people of afghanistan and to contribute to regional stability. Regional stability. There will be five arts regional stability. There will be five parts to regional stability. There will be five parts to this regional stability. There will be five parts to this approach. Regional stability. There will be i five parts to this approach. First, our immediate focus must be on helping those to whom we have direct obligations, by evacuating Uk Nationals together with those afghans who have assisted our efforts over the past 20 years. And i know the whole House Willjoin me in paying tribute to the Bravery And Commitment of our ambassador, sir Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Laurie bristow. I Give Way. Thank ou. He Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Thank you he will Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Thank you. He will be Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Thank you. He will be aware Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Thank you. He will be aware there Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Thank you. He will be aware there are l Laurie Bristow. I Give Way. Thank. You. He will be aware there are 228 missionaries in afghanistan currently under sentence of death. Those missionaries need to be taken out of afghanistan. 0f those missionaries need to be taken out of afghanistan. Of course there are Tens Of Thousands of others under sentence of Death And Fear for their life. Will the Prime Minister i sure The House that every effort will be made to bring back to Safe Haven People whose lives are under threat as a result of the catastrophe in the foreign Policy Episode were just gone on in that country . I episode were ust gone on in that count . ~ country . I thank the right honourable country . I thank the right Honourable Gentleman i country . I thank the right| Honourable Gentleman for country . I thank the right Honourable Gentleman for raising country . I thank the right Honourable Gentleman for raising the very needy case that he does im sure that colleagues across The House, literally every member, has received messages from people who know someone who needs to get out of afghanistan. I can tell the right Honourable Gentleman we are Doing Everything we can to help out of those country those people to whom we owe a date of obligation. On that point, i want to repeat my Thanks Notjust point, i want to repeat my thanks not just to point, i want to repeat my Thanks Notjust to Laurie Bristow back to the commander on the ground Dan Blandford and the entire british team in kabul. We have so far secured the safe return of 2052 afghan nationals and 300 british nationals as part of our Resettlement Programme, with a further 2000 applications completed and many more are being processed. Uk officials are working around the clock to keep the Exit Door open and the most difficult circumstances and actively seeking those we believe are eligible but as yet are not registered. I Give Way to the Honourable Gentleman. Can registered. I Give Way to the Honourable Gentleman. Registered. I Give Way to the honourable centleman. ,. Honourable gentleman. Can he explain how many people Honourable Gentleman. Can he explain how many people are Honourable Gentleman. Can he explain how many people are still Honourable Gentleman. Can he explain how many people are still eligible how many people are still eligible for relocation and are still to sign up . He is saying we are doing all we can to get people out, so what does everything we can mean . How are we identifying these people . Many are hiding and in fear of their lives. Thats why it has been so important we maintain a presence at Kabul Airport and its why we have been getting the message out that we want people to come forward. As i said earlier, it is important for everybody to understand that at the moment in the days that we have ahead of us which may be short, but at the moment this is an environment in which the taliban are permitting this evacuation to take place. These are interpreters, locally engaged staff and others who have risked their lives supporting our Military Efforts and seeking to secure new freedoms for their country. We are proud to bring these brave afghans to our source and will continue to appealfor more to to our source and will continue to appeal for more to come forward. I Give Way with pleasure. Im appeal for more to come forward. I Give Way with pleasure. Give way with pleasure. Im Very Crateful Give Way with pleasure. Im very grateful to Give Way with pleasure. Im very grateful to the Give Way with pleasure. Im very grateful to the prime Give Way with pleasure. Im very grateful to the Prime Minister. L Give Way with pleasure. Im very i grateful to the Prime Minister. The Home Secretary announced the uk will be taking 20,000 refugees from afghanistan, but thats only 5000 will be able to come this year. What are the 15,000 meant to do . Hang around and wait until they have been executed . Mr around and wait until they have been executed . ~ ,,. , . , executed . Mr speaker, the 5000 on whom we are executed . Mr speaker, the 5000 on whom we are spending executed . Mr speaker, the 5000 on whom we are spending 200 executed . Mr speaker, the 5000 on whom we are spending 200 Million i executed . Mr speaker, the 5000 on | whom we are spending 200 Million to bring 10,000 under the programme is, we will be increasing that number over the coming years too, as i said, 20,000, but the bulk of the effort of this country will be directed and should be directed, mr speaker, to supporting people in afghanistan and in the region, in order to prevent a worse humanitarian crisis. This i will tell how is that in that conviction i supported very strongly by President Macron of france and Chancellor Merkel of germany. We are Doing Everything possible to accelerate the visas. The Doing Everything possible to accelerate the visas. ~. , accelerate the visas. The member for heinber accelerate the visas. The member for Heinberg Cannot accelerate the visas. The member for Heinberg Cannot be accelerate the visas. The member for Heinberg Cannot be like Heinberg Cannot be like Everyone Else Heinberg Cannot be like Everyone Else. Stand up and down, do not hover else. Stand up and down, do not hover tike else. Stand up and down, do not hover like a else. Stand up and down, do not hover like a drone. | else. Stand up and down, do not hover like a drone. Hover like a drone. I was telling The House hover like a drone. I was telling The House that hover like a drone. I was telling The House that we hover like a drone. I was telling The House that we are hover like a drone. I was telling The House that we are Making L Hover like a drone. I was telling i The House that we are making sure that we bring back the scholars so they can come and study in our great universities. We are deploying troops to support this Evacuation Operation and i can assure The House we will continue on this operation for as long as conditions at the Airport Aloud and i will Give Way to the honourable lady. The honourable lady. Thank you, Prime Minister. The honourable lady. Thank you, Prime Minister. Mr the honourable lady. Thank you, Prime Minister. Mr speaker, i the honourable lady. Thank you, Prime Minister. Mr speaker, as| the honourable lady. Thank you, i Prime Minister. Mr speaker, as of last week, it was still home Office Policy that we would send people back to kabul because we thought kabul or sea. Back to kabul because we thought kabul orsea. Can back to kabul because we thought kabul or sea. Can the Prime Minister know also confirm its notjust about people coming out of afghanistan, its about keeping people safe here, and we will not send people back to this nightmare . She is entirely right. We will not be sending people back to afghanistan and nor, by the way, will we be allowing people to come from afghanistan to this country in an indiscriminate way. We need to be generous but we must make sure we look after our own security. And over the coming weeks we will redouble our efforts, working with others to protect the Uk Homeland and all our citizens and interests from any threat that may emanate from any threat that may emanate from any threat that may emanate from a taliban controlled afghanistan, from terrorism to trade. I Give Way. Afghanistan, from terrorism to trade. I Give Way. Does he agree with me that trade. I Give Way. Does he agree with me that we trade. I Give Way. Does he agree with me that we have trade. I Give Way. Does he agree with me that we have to trade. I Give Way. Does he agree with me that we have to do i with me that we have to do everything we can to support those who have supported us, like a Royal Marine and his charity and the immediate family who who now need Safe Passage back to the uk . Like many others. Safe passage back to the uk . Like many others. I Safe Passage back to the uk . Like many others, i have extensively lobbied on behalf of the excellent work done by the gentlemen. I am aware of his cause and the wonderful things he has done for animals in afghanistan. We will do all we can to help him and others who face particular difficulty, like himself. Asi as i say, without in any way jeopardising our national security. These are concerns shared across the international community, to all five permanent members of the un security council, and i will chair a virtual meeting of the g7 in the coming days. Third, mr speaker, we also have an enduring commitment to all the afghan people, and now more than ever we must reaffirm that commitment. 0ur ever we must reaffirm that commitment. Our efforts must be