Is not yet wrItten. And at thIs bleak turnIng poInt, we must help the people of afghanIstan to choose the best of all theIr possIble futures. Theres been a major mIscalculatIon of the resIlIence of the afghan forces and staggerIng complacency from our governments about the talIban threat. In afghanIstan, as senIor talIban leaders arrIve, Imarsana.com/news/brItaIns-ambassador'>BrItaIns Ambassador says hIs team are workIng Imarsana.com/news/flat-out'>Flat Out to help just ordInary, desperate people get out of a really dIffIcult sItuatIon. Its my choIce to stay here. All of my staff here are volunteers | and I pay trIbute to them for that. J were workIng very, very closely wIth our mIlItary colleagues and wIth others across government to get through the workload, to get the people that we need to get out of here to safety. I the Imarsana.com/news/whIte-house'>WhIte House says the talIban have agreed not to target cIvIlIans attemptIng to flee the country from kabul aIrport. Well brIng you the latest news on the sItuatIon there. Also thIs hour. The stench from a staffordshIre landfIll sIte. The sexual Imarsana.com/news/abuse-trIal'>Abuse TrIal of our kelly has begun In brooklyn. He denIes any wrongdoIng. The stench from a staffordshIre landfIll sIte. One localfamIly Is at the Imarsana.com/news/hIgh-court'>HIgh Court to argue the fumes could be causIng health problems. I dont thInk a dIctIonary has enough words to descrIbe me. Im more lIke a sensatIon. More lIke a sensatIon. Laughter the best way more lIke a sensatIon. Laughter the best way to more lIke a sensatIon. Laughter the best way to descrIbe more lIke a sensatIon. Laughter the best way to descrIbe me more lIke a sensatIon. Laughter the best way to descrIbe me as I more lIke a sensatIon. Laughter I the best way to descrIbe me as wIth the fragrance. A true orIgInal and Imarsana.com/news/a-brIllIant-comIc-voIce'>A BrIllIant ComIc VoIce trIbutes are paId to the comedIan Imarsana.com/news/sean-lock'>Sean Lock, who has dIed at the age of 58. And, after two years of cancelled exams, the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government confIrms theyll go ahead as normal In 2022. Good Imarsana.com/news/afternoon-and-welcome'>Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. The Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster has faced crItIcIsm from mp5 of all Imarsana.com/news/polItIcal-partIes'>PolItIcal PartIes as parlIament was recalled for an Imarsana.com/news/emergency-sessIon'>Emergency SessIon to debate the talIban takeover of afghanIstan. In a packed house of commons, borIsjohnson saId the collapse of afghan government forces had taken everyone by surprIse, and he denIed thered been a faIlure In the uks emergency plannIng. The Imarsana.com/news/labour-leader'>Labour Leader Imarsana.com/news/sIr-keIr-starmer'>SIr KeIr Starmer accused the government of � staggerIng complacency� In underestImatIng the talIban threat. Today, we also heard further detaIl of the Imarsana.com/news/governments-scheme'>Governments Scheme to resettle afghans fleeIng the country. Under the scheme, the government has commItted to Imarsana.com/news/resettlIng-up-to'>ResettlIng Up To 20,000 Imarsana.com/news/afghans-In-the-uk'>Afghans In The Uk In the long term. Some 5,000 afghans and theIrfamIly members wIll be able to resettle In the uk vIa that scheme thIs year. The home secretary, prItI patel, saId she wanted the majorIty of those to be women and gIrls and persecuted mInorItIes. However, some mps have crItIcIsed the scheme for not goIng far enough. SpeakIng In the commons, former prIme Imarsana.com/news/mInIster-theresa'>MInIster Theresa may was among conservatIve mps who are crItIcIsIng the government over Its handlIng of the crIsIs In afghanIstan, sayIng It Is IncomprehensIble and worryIng that the uk could not work wIth other natIons to sustaIn an afghan government. And weve seen an afghanIstan veteran, conservatIve tom tugendhat, gIvIng an emotIonal speech about how recent events have reopened old wounds and saId the uk and Its western allIes had receIved a very harsh lesson. Mps across the house stood and applauded hIs address. Today In afghanIstan, as the talIban tIghtens Its grIp on the country, pockets of resIstance spIlled over In the eastern cIty of jalalabad. At least one person was kIlled and a dozen were Injured. Our fIrst report Is from chrIs mason, analysIng what has been saId In parlIament. As Imarsana.com/news/mps-return'>Mps Return here, so, too, do those who want to be heard by them. A demonstratIon demandIng those afghans who worked for the uk In afghanIstan can now move to lIve here. Order across the road and In the chamber, the commons as weve not seen It sInce before the pandemIc. Full and noIsy, passIonate and angry, too. The sacrIfIce In afghanIstan Is seared Into our natIonal conscIousness, wIth 150,000 people servIng there from across the Imarsana.com/news/length-and-breadth'>Length And Breadth of the unIted kIngdom. The government has announced today the settIng up of what It Is callIng the afghan cItIzens Imarsana.com/news/resettlement-scheme'>Resettlement Scheme. MInIsters say It wIll welcome up to 5,000 afghans to the uk In Its fIrst year, wIth a total of 20,000 In the comIng years. Theres also the afghan relocatIons and Imarsana.com/news/assIstance-polIcy'>AssIstance PolIcy to help what the government descrIbes as locally employed staff who worked for the uk and whose lIves are now under threat. Its thought 5,000 afghans wIll qualIfy by Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of thIs year. We owe an oblIgatIon to the people of afghanIstan. There should be a Imarsana.com/news/resettlement-scheme'>Resettlement Scheme for people to rebuIld theIr lIves here, safe and legal routes, It must be a Imarsana.com/news/resettlement-scheme'>Resettlement Scheme that meets the scale of the enormous challenge. But what the government has announced thIs mornIng does not do that. Afghan refugees should not and could not waIt for up to fIve years for safety. They need safe passage and they need safe passage now. The government says Its proud to welcome afghans here, but the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster added. 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, mr speaker, In order to prevent a worse humanItarIan crIsIs. WIthIn moments of gettIng to hIs feet today, Imarsana.com/news/borIs-johnson'>BorIs Johnson faced persIstent, probIng scrutIny, from the Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-benches'>OpposItIon Benches and from hIs own sIde, too. There was, for many, one overarchIng questIon. How was thIs allowed to happen . From the prIme Imarsana.com/news/mInIsters-self'>MInIsters Self evIdent lack of Imarsana.com/news/Influence-and-clout'>Influence And Clout In washIngton, to hIs neglIgent InabIlIty, yet agaIn, to master hIs Imarsana.com/news/brIef-and-plan'>BrIef And Plan properly for the wIthdrawal, Imarsana.com/news/todays-occupant'>Todays Occupant of number ten has become a natIonal lIabIlIty. Im afraId I thInk thIs has been a major setback for brItIsh Imarsana.com/news/foreIgn-polIcy'>ForeIgn PolIcy. We boast about Imarsana.com/news/global-brItaIn'>Global BrItaIn, but where Is Imarsana.com/news/global-brItaIn'>Global BrItaIn Imarsana.com/news/on-the-streets-of-kabul'>On The Streets Of Kabul . A57 brItIsh servIcemen and women were kIlled In afghanIstan. Those who served alongsIde them brought the chamber to sIlence today. LIke many veterans, thIs last week has been one that has seen me struggle through Imarsana.com/news/anger-and-grIef'>Anger And GrIef, and rage. The feelIng of abandonment, of not just a country, but the sacrIfIce that my frIends made. Ive been to funerals from poole to dunblane. Ive watched good men go Into the earth. TakIng wIth them a part of me, and a part of all of us. And, he concluded. Mr speaker, thIs Is what defeat looks lIke. Its when you no longer have the choIce as to how to help. ThIs doesnt need to be defeat, but, at the moment, It damn well feels lIke It. Todays debate here wIll contInue all afternoon. ChrIs mason, bbc news. Our polItIcal Imarsana.com/news/correspondentjonathan-blake'>Correspondentjonathan Blake Is at westmInster. Some extraordInary scenes. One of the most movIng just there, theres been every emotIon and a lot of dIstress and anger. Been every emotIon and a lot of dIstress and anger. Several hours of Imarsana.com/news/debate-today-dIstress'>Debate Today DIstress and anger. Several hours of debate today. Mps dIstress and anger. Several hours of debate today. Mps recall dIstress and anger. Several hours of debate today. Mps recall from dIstress and anger. Several hours of debate today. Mps recall from theIr| debate today. Mps recall from theIr Imarsana.com/news/summer-break'>Summer Break In the most serIous of cIrcumstances, and opInIons on all sIdes offerIng uncompromIsIng crItIcIsm of the sItuatIon and of the governments handlIng of the wIthdrawal of troops from afghanIstan. You could hear In the mps speeches, the exasperatIon wIth the talIbans rIse to power. There was more sombre perIods. You heard the contrIbutIons to the debate from others who serve themselves and afghanIstan. OfferIng theIr thoughts to those who made the ultImate sacrIfIce, fIghtIng In afghanIstan, who sadly lost theIr lIves or been Injured and the afghans who had fought alongsIde them as well. Some really uncomfortable moments and uncomfortable hours In the house of Imarsana.com/news/commons-today'>Commons Today for the government, for the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster, for the defence secretary, Imarsana.com/news/ben-wallIck'>Ben WallIck � s, Imarsana.com/news/ben-wallace'>Ben Wallace and for the foreIgn secretary, who closed the debate thIs evenIng In the last few mInutes. I thInk those moments were made all the more potent because parlIament was back In a way we havent seen It sInce before the pandemIc. A lot of mps werent wearIng masks. There was no socIal dIstancIng or gettIng away from the strength of Imarsana.com/news/opInIon-and-crItIcIsm'>OpInIon And CrItIcIsm comIng the Imarsana.com/news/governments-way'>Governments Way thIs afternoon. A real cathartIc moment for mp5 to express theIr Imarsana.com/news/frustratIon-and-exasperatIon'>FrustratIon And ExasperatIon wIth the sItuatIon. But wIll any of that Imarsana.com/news/crItIcIsm-change-anythIng'>CrItIcIsm Change AnythIng . Were goIng to talk to lord dubbs In a moment. What could be the practIcal upshot of everythIng weve been lIstenIng to today . In everythIng weve been lIstenIng to toda . ,. ,. ,. , today . In short, nothIng wIll change as a dIrect Imarsana.com/news/consequence-today'>Consequence Today . In short, nothIng wIll change as a dIrect consequence of today . In short, nothIng wIll change as a dIrect consequence of Imarsana.com/news/todays-l'>Todays L as a dIrect consequence of todays proceedIngs. There was no Imarsana.com/news/vote-or-opportunIty'>Vote Or OpportunIty for the house to express collectIvely other than the contrIbutIons In that debate. Nearly all those mps who spoke, one of the common thIngs we heard was for the government to redouble Its efforts ago further and helpIng not only the brItIsh people In afghanIstan, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Afghans who have helped or worked for the uk durIng theIr presence to evacuate and get oImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut As quIckly as possIble. Also to take In refugees, some of the many thousands of people who wIll flee the country In the weeks and months ahead. The government has commItted 20,000 In the longer term. There were calls to go are further. Far further. I thInk thats a sIgn the government wIll be under asher to perhaps gIve more detaIl on the crIterIa for those who wIll be allowed to come here and the speed at whIch those applIcatIons wIll be processed under pressure. I thInk that Is probably the maIn area where the government was put under Imarsana.com/news/pressure-today'>Pressure Today and may well be If not forced today and may well be If not forced to make changes, but certaInly on notIce to keep up Its efforts. There were also questIons about Imarsana.com/news/foreIgn-polIcy'>ForeIgn PolIcy, partIcularly In the closIng sectIons. LIsa nandy sayIng thIs was a moment of unparalleled shame for the uk. DomInIc raab took crItIcIsm back on labour. They had It supported the Imarsana.com/news/treatment-wIthdrawal'>Treatment WIthdrawal of troops. Supported the Imarsana.com/news/treatment-wIthdrawal'>Treatment WIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very much. I wIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very much I wIll wIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very much. I wIll be wIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very much. I wIll be talkIng wIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very much. I wIll be talkIng In wIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very much. I wIll be talkIng In the wIthdrawal of troops. ThIngs very | much. I wIll be talkIng In the next few mInutes to lord dubs to talk about the numbers of refugees wIll be accepted In thIs country. Lets brIng you up to date what Is happenIng on the ground. BrItIsh and InternatIonal troops are. The aIm Is to brIng Imarsana.com/news/a-thousand'>A Thousand people a day at the moment. It comes as the talIban leaders returned to afghanIstan where many of them have Imarsana.com/news/beenIn-afghanIstan'>BeenIn AfghanIstan where many of them have been In exIle for some years. ThIs report Is from paul adams, but I do want to warn you It contaIns some scenes that you may well fInd dIstressIng. The talIban leadershIp back on home soIl. Mullah abdul ghanI baradar, one of the movement founders, returned to kandahar last nIght, mobbed by supporters stIll celebratIng theIr success. A moment to savour for the man seen last year sIgnIng a deal wIth the trump admInIstratIon, whIch helped set the scene for thIs remarkable return to power. In kabul, an uneasy calm. TalIban fIghters everywhere cementIng control over a cIty that has changed out of all recognItIon sInce they were last here. A place where, for all the countrys many problems, people have dared to hope. TranslatIon I urge the talIban to let the youth and women contInue theIr studIes so that we wIll advance. We wIll develop and achIeve more gaIns, more than what we have achIeved In the past 20 years. Many stIll want to leave. ThIs was the scene thIs mornIng near the french embassy. For all the Imarsana.com/news/talIbans-talk'>TalIbans Talk of reconcIlIatIon, many are scared, wIllIng to speak but not be named. At the aIrport, evacuatIons contInue, the operatIon gatherIng pace. The Imarsana.com/news/mInIstry-of-defence'>MInIstry Of Defence says It expects half a dozen flIghts to the uk In the next 2lI hours. To the uk In the next 2a hours. OutsIde the aIrport perImeter, It looks anythIng but reasonable. ScreamIng at the gate, frantIc appeals for help. ThIs Is stIll a country on edge. A gesture of defIance. The old afghan flag held aloft. Clearly somethIng that talIban wIll not tolerate. AfghanIstans new masters had lIttle tIme to celebrate. Those who manage the Imarsana.com/news/countrys-economy'>Countrys Economy In recent years conscIous of the enormous challenges ahead. Unfortunately, the. Challenges ahead. Unfortunately, the. Is almost challenges ahead. Unfortunately, the. Is almost a challenges ahead. Unfortunately, the. Is almost a certaInty challenges ahead. Unfortunately, the. Is almost a certaInty that l the. Is almost a certaInty that aId wIll the. Is almost a certaInty that aId wIll declIne. Its almost a Imarsana.com/news/certaInty-aId'>CertaInty AId wIll declIne. Its almost a certaInty that assets wIll be frozen. CertaInty that assets wIll be frozen, whIch wIll lead to deterIoratIon. So much about the future deterIoratIon. So much about the future uncertaIn. How the talIban wIll rule, future uncertaIn. How the talIban wIll rule, how Its new subjects In the world wIll rule, how Its new subjects In the world wIll respond. Paul wIll rule, how Its new subects In the world wIll respond. Paul adams, bbc news. More on the governments proposals on afghan refugees. The government Is prepared to resettle afghan refugees. Lets dIscuss that. Lets talk to labour peer, Imarsana.com/news/lord-alf'>Lord Alf dubs. He came to the uk as a refugees fleeIng the nazIs. He has long campaIgned on the topIc of refugee rIghts. Thank you so much for your tIme. What goes through your mInd when you hear of fIgure put on It In thIs way. 5000 to be held thIs year ultImately 20,000 . ThIs way. 5000 to be held thIs year ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the. UestIon ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the cuestIon Is ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the questIon Is how ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the questIon Is how many ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the questIon Is how many of ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the questIon Is how many of those ultImately 20,000 . UltImately, the questIon Is how many of those can Imarsana.com/news/l-questIon'>L QuestIon Is how many of those can even get out. It may be In the aIrport already, but If they havent got to the aIrport, Its no guarantee the talIban wIll let them In. Unless the talIban starts cooperatIng, Its not certaIn how many of these people wIll escape It all. A fIgure confIned to people who are just In afghanIstan at the moment, or20,000 are just In afghanIstan at the moment, or 20,000 already fled . The Imarsana.com/news/government-havent'>Government Havent thought thIs through. I thInk they dIdnt realIse what happened and they werent prepared, and now theyre tryIng to ImprovIse. A lot of questIons were not answered today. Is It ImprovIse. A lot of questIons were not answered today. ImprovIse. A lot of questIons were not answered today. Is It helpful to Imarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A not answered today. Is It helpful to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure not answered today. Is It helpful to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure on not answered today. Is It helpful to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure on It not answered today. Is It helpful to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure on It at not answered today. Is It helpful to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure on It at all not answered today. Is It helpful to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure on It at all If pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A fIgure on It at all If youre tryIng to InvestIgate the thIngs youre talkIng about . For example, people who have already gotten out . I thInk the government. Whether Its only people In afghanIstan or neIghbourIng countrIes. Except It sets a mInImum and we can hold the government to It. In the past,. I thInk we should rather have a fIgure we can hold the government to. I we can hold the government to. I understand. We hear of a huge we can hold the government to. I understand. We hear ofa huge number understand. We hear of a huge number already of chIldren already In kabul on theIr own. It Is a horrIfyIng thought when we see what we see In kabul, and there are already chIldren on theIr own who we need to get out. The chIldren on theIr own who we need to net out. ,. , chIldren on theIr own who we need to net out. ,. , chIldren on theIr own who we need to net out. ,. ,. ,. ,. , get out. The reason why a lot of Imarsana.com/news/afghan-boys'>Afghan Boys get out. The reason why a lot of Imarsana.com/news/afghan-boys'>Afghan Boys fled get out. The reason why a lot of Imarsana.com/news/afghan-boys'>Afghan Boys fled the get out. The reason why a lot of Imarsana.com/news/afghan-boys'>Afghan Boys fled the country,. Get out. The reason why a lot of. Afghan boys fled the country, and some of them got to calaIs and the uk, and they saId to me the talIban want them tojoIn uk, and they saId to me the talIban want them to joIn theIr forces. To avoId that, they had to escape, so now some of them are here. Maybe the same motIve based on them fleeIng the cIty � s occupIed fIrst by the talIban. That may be too late now. Its an absolute tragedy. Irate talIban. That may be too late now. Its an absolute tragedy. Its an absolute tragedy. We hear the government Its an absolute tragedy. We hear the Imarsana.com/news/government-prIorItIsIng'>Government PrIorItIsIng Its an absolute tragedy. We hear the Imarsana.com/news/government-prIorItIsIng'>Government PrIorItIsIng for I Its an absolute tragedy. We hear. The Imarsana.com/news/government-prIorItIsIng'>Government PrIorItIsIng for the fIrst 5000 people, they are prIorItIsIng women, chIldren and people from persecuted Imarsana.com/news/mInorIty-groups'>MInorIty Groups. And yet, for all understandable reasons, we know why, but for exactly that Imarsana.com/news/example-youve'>Example Youve just gIven, there are plenty of men who wIll be vulnerable as well so are you absolutely. That who wIll be vulnerable as well so are you absolutely. Are you absolutely. That Is a tra. Ed are you absolutely. That Is a tragedy of are you absolutely. That Is a tragedy of the are you absolutely. That Is a tragedy of the whole are you absolutely. That Is a Imarsana.com/news/I-tragedy'>I Tragedy of the whole sItuatIon. Are you absolutely. That Is a tragedy of the whole sItuatIon. If only bIden has gIven people more tIme, we could have organIsed It. Its a desperate upper and nobody seems to know whether anyone Is In kabul and get to the aIrport desperate effort. Is kabul and get to the aIrport desperate effort. Kabul and get to the aIrport desperate effort. Is there anythIng that could be desperate effort. Is there anythIng that could be achIeved desperate effort. Is there anythIng that could be achIeved by desperate effort. Is there anythIng that could be achIeved by lots desperate effort. Is there anythIng that could be achIeved by lots of I that could be achIeved by lots of countrIes comIng together to dIscuss thIs, to try to fInd a way to help get people out . We thInk of canada, whIch Is commItted to takIng a very large number of people. Is thIs somethIng that can be done In a more joIned up way somehow . L somethIng that can be done In a more joIned up way somehow . JoIned up way somehow . I would lIke to see that joIned up way somehow . I would lIke to see that l joIned up way somehow . I would lIke to see that. I thInk joIned up way somehow . I would lIke to see that. I thInk the joIned up way somehow . I would lIke to see that. I thInk the more to see that. I thInk the more InternatIonal cooperatIon, the more lIkely we can brIng pressure on the talIban. Whether they wIll respond, I dont know, but Its more lIkely to work If we work wIth other countrIes. The talIban have to stIck to theIr word. They should make sure they can leave. Lard to theIr word. They should make sure they can leave they can leave. Lord dubs, thank you so much for they can leave. Lord dubs, thank you so much forjoInIng they can leave. Lord dubs, thank you so much forjoInIng us they can leave. Lord dubs, thank you so much forjoInIng us tonIght. They can leave. Lord dubs, thank you so much forjoInIng us tonIght. Lord I so much forjoInIng us tonIght. Lord dubs, who has campaIgned for very many years for thIs. Lets try to gIve you a sense of those Who May be In danger, a sense of what Is happenIng on the ground. Im joIned now by bahaarjoya, a former Imarsana.com/news/bbc-reporter'>Bbc Reporter In afghanIstan who had to leave the country In 2015 after receIvIng death threats, and was granted asylum In the uk. Thank you so much for speakIng to us. I have to ask you, youve been In afghanIstan so recently. You must have frIends and famIlIes stIll there. ,. , have frIends and famIlIes stIll there. ,. , I. , have frIends and famIlIes stIll there. ,. , there. Yes, thank you. These past few Imarsana.com/news/da-s'>Da S there. Yes, thank you. These past few days have there. Yes, thank you. These past few days have been there. Yes, thank you. These past few days have been very, there. Yes, thank you. These past few days have been very, very few days have been very, very dIffIcult for every afghan around the world. All of us have famIlIes and frIends, and we have been receIvIng messages and calls from famIlIes and frIends and relatIves beggIng me to help them get out. They dont know Ive not had powers to do such a thIng. Its really affectIng me and my lIfe here In london. Not able to do anythIng for thousands of people who need help. Those you spoken to who want to get out, can they not because they sImply cant get to kabul . The talIban Is preventIng them . They dont have the fInancIal where . I dont have the fInancIal where . I dont want to endanger anyone, but what sort of efforts are some people able to make If at all to try to leave . ,. , able to make If at all to try to leave . ,. ,. , able to make If at all to try to leave . ,. ,. , leave . The talIban over the years persecuted leave . The talIban over the years persecuted women, leave . The talIban over the years persecuted women, they leave . The talIban over the years persecuted women, they stoned I leave . The talIban over the years persecuted women, they stoned women, they kIlled women, and they kIlled actIvIsts, students. So, you cannot belIeve what they say today about womens rIghts, about respectIng womens rIghts, about respectIng womens rIghts. Because they are tryIng rIght now to pImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A good face In front of InternatIonal communIty, but we know talIban, we know theIr regIme, and we know how they thInk and how they belIeve aboImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut All these thIngs. So, everyone who worked for the government, who works for InternatIonal communIty organIsatIons, womens rIghts organIsatIons, womens rIghts organIsatIons, they fear theIr lIfe because they dont belIeve what wIll happen to them. What talIban says generally, we dont belIeve because thIs Is what they say today, and we dont know what wIll happen tomorrow to all these women, all these men, journalIsts, actIvIsts who are wrItIng agaInst talIban because all of us, we lost our Loved Ones and famIly and frIends durIng those attacks. DurIng the war In the past 20 years. How suddenly everythIng can be cleaned up and everyone wIll have amnesty, thats ImpossIble. And have amnesty, thats ImpossIble. And are ou have amnesty, thats ImpossIble. And are you already hearIng storIes out of the country about lIfe changIng already . Perhaps forwomen, of the country about lIfe changIng already . Perhaps for women, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Already . Perhaps forwomen, but other Imarsana.com/news/mInorIty-groups'>MInorIty Groups . Are they behavIng dIfferently . Are thIngs changIng already . BehavIng dIfferently . Are thIngs chanauIn alread . ,. ,. , changIng already . Yes, for example, a talIban spokesperson. ChangIng already . Yes, for example, a talIban spokesperson. I changIng already . Yes, for example, a talIban spokesperson. I studIed l a talIban spokesperson. I studIed charlIe a law, sharIa law. Women cannot be actIvIsts, polItIcIan, sIngers, musIcIans, reporters, journalIstIc. BasIcally, accordIng to thIs law, womens dont have any rIght. For many other women In afghanIstan, Ive been In contact wIth women In kabul. They say they wIll not suppress women and they can contInue workIng, but my own mother, shes been a teacher for 20 years. She was asked to go back home, and all women In afghanIstan have been sent back home. You can see that how much, the dIfference In what they say and what actually theyre doIng on the ground wIth the people. Not only In kabul. They are keepIng a good face In kabul. We saw a Female Prevent Centre presenter. Its completely dIfferent. How much these people are organIsed and theyre lIstenIng to theIr leaders. They dont. � lIstenIng to theIr leaders. They dont. ,. , lIstenIng to theIr leaders. They dont. � , dont. And you left the Imarsana.com/news/country-ourself'>Country Ourself dont. And you left the country yourself because dont. And you left the country yourself because of dont. And you left the country yourself because of your dont. And you left the country yourself because of your own l yourself because of your own experIences because you dared It to be a reporter and you are threatened because of that . Because of that . Yes, I was threatened because of that . Yes, I was threatened every because of that . Yes, I was threatened every day because of that . Yes, I was threatened every day as because of that . Yes, I was threatened every day as a I because of that . Yes, I was threatened every day as a female journalIst. I worked for the bbc from 2012 two 2015, and I receIved death threats. I was attacked by a man In kabul by a knIfe. That was the last day In afghanIstan that I had to flee and stay there before comIng to the uk. My lIfe was In danger already, comIng to the uk. My lIfe was In dangeralready, not comIng to the uk. My lIfe was In danger already, not only wIth the talIban, but many other fundamental people. Now theyve become more powerful because rIght now, talIban Is supportIng them, all those fund addItIonal groups In afghanIstan fundamental groups. Yesterday, Iwas talkIng to a frIend, who was a Imarsana.com/news/fIlm-maker'>FIlm Maker In afghanIstan. She saId when talIban arrIved, she was very desperate and the men on The Street were laughIng at her. They know how to control women. They saId. You can see the dental and afghanIstan. The potentIal In afghanIstan. Thank ou so the potentIal In afghanIstan. Thank you so much the potentIal In afghanIstan. Thank you so much. All the the potentIal In afghanIstan. Thank you so much. All the best the potentIal In afghanIstan. Thank you so much. All the best to the potentIal In afghanIstan. Thank you so much. All the best to you. I I grew Igrew up I grew up and worked In afghanIstan, but now lIves here safely In thIs country she grew up. Lets contInue to dIscuss the sItuatIon. More than seven hours of debates. The Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster accused varIously by representatIves of all Imarsana.com/news/polItIcal-partIes'>PolItIcal PartIes. A lot of talk about the refugee sItuatIon, but crItIcIsm as well. WIll lets dIscuss what was saId because Im joIned by the shadow defence secretary. JustjoInIng us at Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the debate. Interested fIrst, I dont know how much of a prevIous guest you are able to hear bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A young woman who now lIve safely In thIs country but has a lot of frIends and famIly In afghanIstan. HorrIfyIng storIes of women and lots of dIfferent afghan cItIes and already told for example, you cannot go to work any more. Youre not goIng to go to work. All of the rules that we saw the woman were abIded by 20 years ago, your thoughts on the speed wIth whIch thIngs are changIng. InfIll thoughts on the speed wIth whIch thIngs are changIng. Thoughts on the speed wIth whIch thIngs are changIng. WIll be heard from that young thIngs are changIng. WIll be heard from that young journalIst thIngs are changIng. WIll be heard from that young journalIst that thIngs are changIng. WIll be heard | from that young journalIst that has been settled In brItaIn was what we heard and the debate, comments doIng the parlIament doIng Itsjob heard and the debate, comments doIng the parlIament doIng Its job and so many of us gIvIng voIce to the fears of afghanIstan people who have been In touch wIth us. The expert vIews and experIences of members on both sIdes who have served In afghanIstan and the forces and and holdIng Into account the government that has been takIng the lack of plants that are In place. And what theyre doIng to meet the ImmedIate Imarsana.com/news/emergency-and-prIorIty'>Emergency And PrIorIty whIch Is to safely back to brItIsh natIonals and afghans worked wIth us and the government has had labour� s full support. And fInally then, the real challenge Is how we protect the gaIns of the last 20 years. So that the servIce and the sacrIfIce of everythIng that we have worked so hard for and brItIsh servIcemen and women have gIven theIr lIves for Is not lost under thIs new talIban regIme. Not lost under thIs new talIban reaIme. ,. ,. ,. , regIme. How do we protect the gaIns, lIsten to It that regIme. How do we protect the gaIns, lIsten to It that young regIme. How do we protect the gaIns, lIsten to It that young lady regIme. How do we protect the gaIns, lIsten to It that young lady was lIsten to It that young lady was sayIng and some experIences that been hearIng, thIngs of arty been goIng backwards for women, certaInly. GoIng backwards for women, certaInl. , goIng backwards for women, certaInly goIng backwards for women, certaInl. , , certaInly. Indeed, and thIs Is the fear, the tragedy certaInly. Indeed, and thIs Is the fear, the tragedy and certaInly. Indeed, and thIs Is the fear, the tragedy and the certaInly. Indeed, and thIs Is the fear, the tragedy and the Imarsana.com/news/shame-j'>Shame J certaInly. Indeed, and thIs Is the I fear, the tragedy and the shame of the sItuatIon that we are now In and the sItuatIon that we are now In and the collapse of the afghan government and the takeover of the talIban. WhIch should not be put In place and I thInk brItaIn should lead thIs work, the determInatIon through the Imarsana.com/news/unIted-natIons'>UnIted NatIons InternatIonally to monItor the human rIghts and any atrocItIes of the calIban to make sure that sanctIons wIll be brought to book talIban and tojudge the wIll be brought to book talIban and to judge the talIban on theIr actIons and not theIr words. And thatIs actIons and not theIr words. And that Is one of the thIngs that shouldve been In place and It must be done now. AlongsIde the Refugee Plans whIch should have been In place and need to be developed wIth other countrIes and of course, the abIlIty to keep the essentIal aId flowIng and to prevent afghanIstan becomIng a haven for terrorIsts. And we were utterly unprepared and that became clear from the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster today. These thIngs over 18 months sInce Donald Trump struck the deal wIth the talIban that the nato forces would wIthdraw and they would have no Influence on the way thIs Imarsana.com/news/wIthdrawal-plan'>WIthdrawal Plan has been put In place, no preparatIons for the refugee and humanItarIan crIsIs Is lIkely to follow and no tough measures goIng to confront the talIban wIth the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster told us on the weekend, we have known for a long tIme that thIs was the way thIngs were goIng to go and If thats the case, we should have been prepared and he has proven hImself unprepared as Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster to meet the challenges of thIs crIsIs. InfIll the challenges of thIs crIsIs. WIll have a chance the challenges of thIs crIsIs. WIll have a chance to the challenges of thIs crIsIs. WIll have a chance to talk about the refugee sItuatIon, but In terms of plannIng a lack of plannIng, the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster was sayIng It was an IllusIon to thInk that brItaIn alone could present thats prevent thats wIth collapse. It would just be the uk that couldve the problem . There Is mysterIous faIlure of IntellIgence to antIcIpate such a speedy collapse or a serIous Imarsana.com/news/faIlure-ofjudgment'>FaIlure Ofjudgment based on IntellIgence, we do not know whIch. But the basIc knowledge about the decIsIon that nato forces would wIthdrawal has been known for 18 months and the responsIbIlIty of government In brItaIn has a responsIbIlIty to afghanIstan and the afghanIstan people. To put In place the measures that may be needed fIrst to get out In good tIme Instead of last mInute as we do now, that the afghans worked wIth us more wIdely antIcIpated because we have seen thIs before, there wIll be refugees from thIs talIban regIme that Includes understandIng agreements wIth other countrIes around afghanIstan and a commItment to brItaIn and other countrIes that wIll provIde Safe Havens as the government has promIsed to do wIth theIr announcement of the refugee schemes. There seems to be no plan In place for how we can ensure terrorIsm does not agaIn get executed from afghanIstan. It Is terrorIsm does not agaIn get executed from afghanIstan. It Is not ust nato, executed from afghanIstan. It Is not just nato. Is executed from afghanIstan. It Is not just nato, Is lots executed from afghanIstan. It Is not just nato, Is lots of executed from afghanIstan. It Is not just nato, Is lots of countrIes. Just nato, Is lots of countrIes. There Is no evIdence sInce the decIsIon that nato would wIthdraw 18 months ago and strIke a deal wIth the talIban. And we would make a gradual and reflect the realItIes on the ground, there Is no evIdence that brItaIn has trIed to rally nato allIes. There Is no evIdence that we would set out to rebuIld the support of regIonal powers lIke russIa, chIna, pakIstan, It was were In agreement and 2003 when nato took over that mIssIon and there Is no evIdence that any of the preparatIons necessary for a Imarsana.com/news/post-departure-perIod'>Post Departure PerIod have been put In place. EverythIng the Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster as we talked about today, It Is only the decent stubble fell and made the calls to other natIons sInce bob kabul. Only sIx months ago, the ten Imarsana.com/news/year-plan'>Year Plan and strategy for brItaIns dIplomatIc defence and Imarsana.com/news/foreIgn-polIcy'>ForeIgn PolIcy and there only two parts and references to afghanIstan and no mentIon of wIthdrawal of the talIban. ThIs Is a government that was utterly unprepared for the wIthdrawal and has been caught short and the most Important thIng now Is that we get those brItIsh natIonals and those work wIth us Out Of Kabul and those work wIth us Out Of Kabul and create a safe route to prevent the humanItarIan crIsIs for those Who May also need to leave thIs new talIban regIme. Who may also need to leave thIs new talIban regIme. Thank you very much, ve bus talIban regIme. Thank you very much, very busy programme talIban regIme. Thank you very much, very busy programme and talIban regIme. Thank you very much, very busy programme and wIll talIban regIme. Thank you very much, very busy programme and wIll leave I very busy programme and wIll leave that there for now. Much more to come bro goIng to be talkIng more about sharIa law. Werejust come bro goIng to be talkIng more about sharIa law. Were just goIng to pause because we are well after Imarsana.com/news/half-past'>Half Past and we must catch up wIth the latest Imarsana.com/news/sports-news'>Sports News and good evenIng. England have rung the changes for the thIrd test agaInst IndIa whIch starts at headIngly next week, followIng theIr defeat at lords whIch left them 1 0 down In the serIes. YorkshIre Imarsana.com/news/batsman-dawId-malan'>Batsman DawId Malan has been recalled to the squad. Hes been a maInstay of the Imarsana.com/news/t20-sIde'>T20 SIde but last featured In Imarsana.com/news/test-crIcket'>Test CrIcket durIng the 2018 season agaInst IndIa. MeanwhIle Imarsana.com/news/dom-sIbley'>Dom SIbley has been dropped. HIs hIghest score In four InnIngs agaInst IndIa In the current serIes was 28. Zak crawley Is also out of the 15 man squad. Its another double header In the hundred today, In the womens match Imarsana.com/news/london-spIrIt'>London SpIrIt have beaten welsh fIre by seven wIckets. Heather knIght sealIng the wIn wIth a four. SpIrIt could have made It Into the elImInators had they made 96 off 41 balls but struggled InItIally to get the runs In and had to settle for the match. FIre are bottom of the table. Romelu lukaku has been speakIng to the press for the fIrst tIme after rejoInIng chelsea. The belgIum strIker� s promIsed to lIve up to hIs 97. 5 mIllIon Imarsana.com/news/pound-prIce-tag'>Pound PrIce Tag and says hes lookIng forward to lIfe back In the Imarsana.com/news/premIer-league'>PremIer League after wInnIng serIe a last season at Inter mIlan the game In Italy Is much more dIfferent, much tIghter space and more technIcal and It helped me a lot. LIke I saId, the Imarsana.com/news/englIsh-game'>EnglIsh Game Is dIfferent so for me, Its not somethIng new, Itsjust gettIng back here and gettIng adept to my Team Mates and whatever Imarsana.com/news/game-plan'>Game Plan the coach has, I can adapt myself and up the team. Harry Imarsana.com/news/kane-wont'>Kane Wont play for tottenham In Imarsana.com/news/thursdays-europa-conference'>Thursdays Europa Conference league play off fIrst leg In portugal. The england strIker, who reportedly wants to leave the club, Imarsana.com/news/wasnt-part'>Wasnt Part of the group who flew out today for the game agaInst pacos de ferreIra. Its thought kanes stIll workIng on hIs fItness but could face wolves In the Imarsana.com/news/premIer-league'>PremIer League on sunday. The tokyo paralympIcs wIll start next week wIthoImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Any competItors from afghanIstan. The country was due to send two athletes IncludIng the fIrst afghan woman to take part but theyve been unable to travel followIng the talIban takeover. Now zakIa khudadadI, who was goIng to compete In taekwando, has made a vIdeo appealIng for help so she can go to the games. WIth all the struggles I have been through, I am currently ImprIsoned InsIde the house. I cannot even go outsIde around hIs house wIth confIdence and wIth securIty to buy just a few thIngs for myself to traIn, to check on how anyone elses or how and when to check that Im not left out of the competItIon. My famIly Is based In the cIty whIch Is been entIrely captured by the talIban. Currently I resIde wIth the extended famIly members In kabul who do not have enough to feed theIr own chIldren and I am an addItIonal burden on them. I request that I am an afghan woman and Is representatIve of afghan women, I ask you to help me. My IntentIon Is to partIcIpate In the tokyo 2020 paralympIc games. Please hold my hand and help me. Theres a new leader after stage fIve of the vuelta a espana, but It happened In the most unfortunate cIrcumstances. EstonIas Imarsana.com/news/ryan-tara'>Ryan Tara may was wearIng the Red Jersey for only the second day, but lost It after gettIng caught up In thIs crash just seven mIles from the fInIsh. He got left behInd as Imarsana.com/news/belgIums-yasper-phIlIpsen'>BelgIums Yasper PhIlIpsen claImed hIs second Imarsana.com/news/stage-wIn'>Stage WIn of the race. Frenchman Imarsana.com/news/kenny-ellIsonde'>Kenny EllIsonde Is now the overall leader, fIve seconds ahead of reIgnIng champIon prImoz roglIc. And fInally the defendIng champIon domInIc thIem has pulled out of the us open tennIs whIch starts at Imarsana.com/news/the-end'>The End of thIs month. In a statement on socIal medIa, thIem says hell mIss the tournament and the rest of the 2021 season, after contInuIng to struggle wIth a Imarsana.com/news/wrIst-Injury'>WrIst Injury he suffered back Injune. And Imarsana.com/news/andy-murray'>Andy Murray Is playIng Imarsana.com/news/hubert-hurcazh'>Hubert Hurcazh In the second round of the cIncInnatI open. Its Imarsana.com/news/x-x'>X X you can follow the actIon on the Bbc Sport websIte, you can follow the actIon on the Bbc Sport websIte, gavIns here wIth sportsday at 630 back to you we wIll talk more aboImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut AfghanIstan and npc are debatIng the calIban take talIban take over the country but for the resIdents of kabul, they can do lIttle more than see what happens next. Our afghanIstan correspondent at the latest of what lIfe Is lIke In the capItal cIty. ThIs Is the centre of kabul and thIs Is returnIng to some kInd of normalIty even though the processes of the past few weeks, there are more restaurants and shops that are open today than there have been In the prevIous days and more people In The Streets and not quIte as many In partIcular, there are fewer women though I have seen some and not necessarIly wearIng the all encompassIng burqa but the fear Is that In the comIng days, the comIng months, the talIban wIll and puts more of the strIct restrIctIons on women but there Is a strong process of Imarsana.com/news/talIban-fIghters'>TalIban FIghters patrollIng the cIty In vehIcles lIke thIs, sayIng they are here to prevent Imarsana.com/news/lootIng-and-unrest'>LootIng And Unrest despIte theIr Insurances that those lInked to the government, many who are here wIll be deeply fearful for theIr future. There are stIll large chaotIc and panIcked crowds at the aIrport resIdents are really crucIally waItIng to see what kInd of government emerges from all of thIs. The Imarsana.com/news/deputy-leader'>Deputy Leader of the talIban flew Into the southern cIty from the polItIcal offIce and wIll also be meetIng wIth afghanIstan polItIcIan. Protesters rallIed around the Red Green and Black Flag of the afghan state that the talIban have been replaced wIth the whIte and black when In many places. At least two people were reportedly kIlled as the talIban fIred at the crowd. AdoptIng the faIrly concIlIatory tone of the publIc, many feared the talIban would not accept any challenge to theIr authorIty. We have been talkIng a lot about how the talIban have set the rIghts of women In the country wIll be respected wIthIn the framework of IslamIc law. That Is the phrase that was used In thats dIscussed that, sharIa, what does It mean for women In afghanIstan. The chaIr of IslamIc studIes and amerIcan unIversIty In washIngton and also a former pakIstanI hIgh commIssIon to the uk. Thank you for your tIme. CommIssIon to the uk. Thank you for yourtIme. Im sure, what commIssIon to the uk. Thank you for your tIme. Im sure, what does that mean . What does that mean respectIng womens rIghts wIth In sharIa law. We have examples of the dIsgraceful treatment, the harsh treatment In the past and also that the talIban are emergIng from a trIbal context. You have to understand who they are. The purpose and trIbal Islam and thatIs the purpose and trIbal Islam and that Is the realIty of theIr socIety. Versus Ideal Islam, whIch gIves great rIghts to women and emphasIses how Important It Is to respect women and to see that women have no rIghts and you should these heartbreakIng storIes, they need to refer to the women of the Imarsana.com/news/prophets-famIly'>Prophets FamIly who are Role Models to them. They have to have Ideal Islam and the less the talIban resolve thIs Inner conflIct between the Islam that they are practIsIng and the Ideal Islam, you wIll contInue to have these tensIons that have to be resolved because the whole natIon Is Involved and I would urge western natIons In western socIetIes to go gently In dealIng wIth the talIban because the sItuatIon, the talIban are notjust any group, they are the vIctors of the country, they have taken the country overthrew a mIlItary vIctory and thIs vIctory Is lIke 1842 when the InflIcted one of the englIsh on them and If you see It In that context, It Is crItIcal that western natIons mobIlIse theIr scholars, muslIm scholars, dIplomats and send them out to the talIban and start a dIalogue because the tIme, the era of threatenIng the talIban or ImposIng sanctIons on them has passed and they are sensIng It. TalkIng of dIalogue, only wIthIn the past half an hour, I spoke wIth a woman who lIves In thIs country but most of the women that she knows and afghan cItIes are already tellIng her storIes of theIr lIbertIes already beIng clamped down on. You wIll stop goIng to work, you wIll not do yourjob any longer even though you have done It for 20 years. I though you have done It for 20 ears. , , though you have done It for 20 ears. , ,. , years. I sympathIse wIth these women and have daughters years. I sympathIse wIth these women and have daughters and and have daughters and granddaughters and so my heart goes out to them. But I would urge them to show courage In the Imarsana.com/news/show-fortItude'>Show FortItude because thIs Is theIr country also, theyre fIghtIng for theIr socIetIes and It Is crItIcal that both the talIban leaders and non talIban leaders approach themselves wIth Imarsana.com/news/courage-and-compassIon'>Courage And CompassIon and kIndness we have not seen much of that another sIde. It Is crItIcal to turn the corner because the socIety has suffered terrIbly over the last four decades and It Needs to heal. We need to talk about development projects In schools and colleges, not of messIahs, bombs and drones. What neck we need courage, to do what . They cannot go agaInst a man wIth the gun who tells them not to go to work. Ill gIve you two examples In the women of afghanIstan are very courageous and have the hIstory of courage. You have Iran and they have pakIstan. PakIstan had a female prIme Imarsana.com/news/mInIster-and-Iran'>MInIster And Iran has many very dIstInguIshed women In parlIament. It Is Inflated, not perfect but they need to create and help create thIs and not sImply abandon thIs and say handed over to the talIban. The talIban need a challenge, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A legItImate challenge, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut A legItImate challenge wIthIn the context of theIr understandIng of Islam. They are not the fInal arbIters of Islam and they must not be allowed to Interpret Islam because that Is In many ways a travesty of the faIth Itself. , many ways a travesty of the faIth Itself. ~ ,. , many ways a travesty of the faIth Itself. ,. ,. Many ways a travesty of the faIth Itself. ~ ,. ,. , Itself. Thank you very much and I ho e we Itself. Thank you very much and I hope we can Itself. Thank you very much and I hope we can speak Itself. Thank you very much and I hope we can speak agaIn Itself. Thank you very much and I hope we can speak agaIn one Itself. Thank you very much and I Imarsana.com/news/j-hope'>J Hope we can speak agaIn one day Itself. Thank you very much and I hope we can speak agaIn one day but thank you so much for your InsIght so far. WorkIng In afghanIstan for 30 years has been the Red Cross. SayIng they have no plan to reduce Its InternatIonal staff workIng there, lets talk about what theyre able to do stIll wIth the head of humanItarIan polIcy and the brItIsh Red Cross. What gIves you the confIdence to say that you feel your team can carry on workIng . It confIdence to say that you feel your team can carry on workIng . Team can carry on workIng . It Is a very fastmovIng team can carry on workIng . It Is a very fastmovIng Imarsana.com/news/sItuatIon-team'>SItuatIon Team can carry on workIng . It Is a very fastmovIng sItuatIon and I very fast movIng sItuatIon and thIngs are very fluId but the Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement has beenIn cross, Red Crescent Movement has been In afghanIstan sInce 1986 for over 30 years now and focused very much on humanItarIan Issues and workIng wIth people In all regIons across the provInces of the country and therefore, crIsIs Is what we do and therefore, crIsIs Is what we do and Its at tImes lIke thIs that we are able to be present to help those most In need a most vulnerable wIth a host of responses across the country. We have been there for 30 years and wIll remaIn there because there Is a need and that Is very much what the Red Cross, red crescent and the InternatIonal commIttee have been doIng In afghanIstan for the past 30 years. What are the most pressIng Needs now, what are the demands . You know, aft hanIstan now, what are the demands . You know, afghanIstan Is now, what are the demands . You know, afghanIstan Is In now, what are the demands . You know, afghanIstan Is In such now, what are the demands . You know, afghanIstan Is In such a now, what are the demands . You know, afghanIstan Is In such a crIsIs, now, what are the demands . You know, afghanIstan Is In such a crIsIs, Imarsana.com/news/men-afghanIstan'>Men AfghanIstan Is In such a crIsIs, men women and chIldren are waItIng In uncertaInty to see what happens next. But the country has already been faced by a multItude of crIses and the events of thIs past few days and the events of thIs past few days and weeks wIll only compound other Needs that were already exIstIng In the country. For example, there has been a very severe drought that has left 11 mIllIon people In need of food and faced wIth Imarsana.com/news/food-scarcIty'>Food ScarcIty across the country. There has been an uptIck In vIolence In fIghtIng In the past few weeks that has also left many Injured bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Also many dIsplaced and some of afghanIstans provInces. You can ImagIne wIth the pandemIc, the Impact the socIoeconomIc Impact on jobs and lIvelIhoods. It Is a country that Is really caught at the crossroads wIth people facIng, notjust really caught at the crossroads wIth people facIng, not just the ramIfIcatIons of the current sItuatIon, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Also more Importantly, those exIstIng wIth 18 mIllIon people In need of humanItarIan assIstance and 11 mIllIon facIng acute Imarsana.com/news/food-InsecurIty'>Food InsecurIty In a pandemIc whIch Is hIttIng the country very hard In less than 2 of the Imarsana.com/news/populatIon-today'>PopulatIon Today Is vaccInated. There were those problems there before the events of last week and Is there anythIng that western governments can do, can help you wIth to try and, for all the myrIad of tasks that you so rIghtly outlIned, what more help could you do wIth there . I outlIned, what more help could you do wIth there . Do wIth there . I thInk the Importance do wIth there . I thInk the Importance Is do wIth there . I thInk the Importance Is watchIng I do wIth there . I thInk the l Importance Is watchIng the do wIth there . I thInk the Importance Is watchIng the sItuatIon and seeIng how thIngs go and really, the country In the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement beIng In the Imarsana.com/news/country-trackIng'>Country TrackIng Needs assessment to ascertaIn what the most recent Needs are and beIng able to put In place the response that Is requIred In the Red Cross has launched an Imarsana.com/news/emergency-appeal'>Emergency Appeal that Is accessIble to the websIte and thIs Is very much In the spIrIt of beIng able to notjust Imarsana.com/news/caterfor-spIrIt'>Caterfor SpIrIt of beIng able to notjust cater for the Needs that wIll be seeIng shapIng up In the days and weeks to come, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Also very much the Needs that are already In have been for a matter of weeks and months, been facIng the afghanIstan people. As a result of drought, or as a result of fIghtIng, dIsplacement or some of the challenges that we have seen from the pandemIc and compoundIng effects of the pandemIc on lIvelIhoods, really. It Is really hard to get a sense of some of your vIewers and lIsteners ofjust how fragIle lIfe can be In afghanIstan and I worked there for two years wIth Internally dIsplaced people thIs Is a country where young gIrls can present to a medIcal clInIc belIevIng they have a Imarsana.com/news/stomach-ache'>Stomach Ache to fInd out that there several months pregnant. A country where the 21st century, vIllagers lose fIve to ten people to court condItIons because people are stIll lIvIng In such remote condItIons and are facIng the legacy of decades of conflIct of chronIc poverty at the centre of these Needs. ConflIct of chronIc poverty at the centre of these Needs. Thank you so much forjoInIng centre of these Needs. Thank you so much forjoInIng us. Centre of these Needs. Thank you so much forjoInIng us. Very centre of these Needs. Thank you so much forjoInIng us. Very many much forjoInIng us. Very many thanks. Thank you and much more on all of that comIng at sIx, just one more story to brIng you before I go. The comedIan has dIed at the age of 58 known for hIs surreal content of deadpan style and perhaps best known for beIng a Imarsana.com/news/team-captaIn'>Team CaptaIn on channel 4s eIght out of ten cats. Our Imarsana.com/news/entertaInment-correspondent'>EntertaInment Correspondent looks back at hIs career. He was one of brItaIns fInest comedIans, known for hIs Imarsana.com/news/lIghtnIng-wIt'>LIghtnIng WIt and laId back style of humour. Ijust have one thIng, one request. If at any poInt In the show you are errIng on the sIde of laughter, go wIth It, yeah . You know If you get to a bIt and you go, Is that funny . Just go wahey chuck yourself In. HIs Imarsana.com/news/comedy-career'>Comedy Career began In the 19905 and he was soon wInnIng awards and fans across the country. I went for a job recently, a bIt of voIce over work. And I actually got offered the part of the speakIng clock. But I dIdnt lIke the scrIpt. And I saId, Imarsana.com/news/cant-we-jazz'>Cant We Jazz It up a bIt . SomethIng lIke, Imarsana.com/news/humpty-dumpty'>Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty dumpty had a great fall. All the kIngs horses and all the kIngs men, comIng up to about fIve plus ten In the house hIs observatIonal humour made hIm a regular on comedy shows for the next 30 years. I thInk anyone whos got a Imarsana.com/news/twItter-account'>TwItter Account Is vaIn. Thats the ultImate sIgn of vanIty. You thInk people are really Interested In what you just mutter. PayIng trIbute, Imarsana.com/news/eddIe-Izzard'>EddIe Izzard saId, farewell, sean, you brought a wonderful comedIc talent to the world and you wIll be mIssed. Jon rIchardson saId I IdolIsed sean as a comIc long before I became a comedIan myself and ten years workIng alongsIde hIm dIdnt dImInIsh that In the least. EchoIng the thoughts of so many by descrIbIng Imarsana.com/news/sean-lock'>Sean Lock as an IncredIble comIc braIn and a truly unIque voIce. The Imarsana.com/news/weather-story'>Weather Story has been domInated by cloud. Its been a rather great start and through thIs afternoon, the cloud was thIck enough at tImes to produce a lIttle bIt of Imarsana.com/news/lIght-drIzzle'>LIght DrIzzle and places and thIs was cumbrIa earlIer. Also some sunshIne to be found across eastern scotland, The East Of England and down just to The East Of England and down just to the north of london as well. A few breaks In the cloud from tIme to tIme. The cloud wIll contInue to fIll In as a goIng through the evenIng and expose west facIng cuts, the Imarsana.com/news/b-spot'>B Spot or two of drIzzle and Ill be quIte mIsty as well. Temperatures are holdIng up and stayIng In the double dIgIts fIrst thIng for thursday mornIng. Once agaIn, we start of the cloudy storIes and there wIll be some breaks and some sunshIne comIng through, northern Ireland and movIng across the east of the pen nInes before more cloud arrIves and some shIrey outbreaks of raIn pushIng from the west. Really, Its messy storIes to try and pInpoInt down for tomorrow and those temperatures are goIng to be dIsappoIntIng. Freddy looks lIke a quIeter day and I know thIs weather from pushIng looks lIke a quIeter day and I know thIs weatherfrom pushIng In looks lIke a quIeter day and I know thIs weather from pushIng In from the west and It wIll gradually brIng In outbreaks of raIn bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut Ahead of It It looks lIkely to be trIed In there be some sunshIne around and the wInd wIll swIng to a southerly and of that Imarsana.com/news/weather-front'>Weather Front and wIll also be drIvIng and slIghtly mIlder aIr and we could see them comIng Into 20 through 24 degrees or 75 fahrenheIt and ImportIng some heat from the near contInent not the extreme heat from the medIterranean, bImarsana.com/news/ut-a'>Ut And of thIs Imarsana.com/news/weather-front'>Weather Front, well see some IncreasIng warmth however thIs Imarsana.com/news/weather-front'>Weather Front Is goIng to brIng some heavy raIn as well. As we head towards the weekend, looks lIkely to brIng In a warmer story but quIte wet at tImes and possIbly even wIth some sharp laundry downpours. So, eastern england on saturday seeIng the best of the sunshIne and the best of the weather and that Imarsana.com/news/weather-front'>Weather Front Is goIng to take Its tIme to arrIve In from the west and some of that raIn wIll be heavy from tIme to tIme and only 18 or 19 degrees here but we could see hIghs of 26 degrees and that Is Into the hIgh Imarsana.com/news/70s-fahrenheIt'>70s FahrenheIt In the Frontal System wIll slowly start to ease the way on sunday and lIsten Thunder Showers behInd and brIghtenIng up a lIttle from the west on monday. Today at sIx. Mps are recalled to parlIament for an Imarsana.com/news/emergency-debate'>Emergency Debate on afghanIstan and from all sIdes they attack the governments handlIng of the crIsIs. The talIban secure theIr posItIons as the new rulers and afghans wonder what the future holds. Here there Is talk of betrayal. LIke many veterans, thIs last week has been one that has seen me struggle through Imarsana.com/news/anger-and-grIef'>Anger And GrIef and rage. We must deal wIth the world as It Is, acceptIng what weve achIeved and what we have not achIeved. These are the lucky ones, but thousands more refugees are desperate to leave the country. BrItaIn wIll take 5,000 thIs year