Speaks for the first time in exile from the uae. For now, i am in the united arab and red so that News/bloodshed-and-gas'>Bloodshed And Gas is stopped. I am currently in talks to return to afghanistan. Here stopped. I am currently in talks to return to afghanistan. Stopped. I am currently in talks to return to afghanistan. Here we will hear the latest return to afghanistan. Here we will hear the latest from return to afghanistan. Here we will hear the latest from our hear the latest from our correspondent in kabul. Have festivals and stay vacations contributed to covid hotspots . For sexual News/abuse-trial'>Abuse Trial of the R B singer, News/r-kelly'>R Kelly, has begun In Brooklyn, he denies any wrongdoing. I dont know if the dictionary has enough words in it to describe me. Im more like a sensation, an idea. The best way to describe me as with the fragrance. fix, the best way to describe me as with the fragrance the fragrance. A true original, a brilliant comic the fragrance. A true original, a brilliant News/comic-voice'>Comic Voice the fragrance. A true original, a brilliant News/comic-voice'>Comic Voice can the fragrance. A true original, a i brilliant News/comic-voice'>Comic Voice can attributes are paid to the comedian who has died at the age of 50. Good evening, and welcome to News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. The government has come in for some scathing criticism as a recalled parliament held an News/emergency-session'>Emergency Session on afghanistan. Two broad questions dominated the attack from mps on all sides how is it that the taliban are back in power . And what does britain do now for those afghan allies who fear for their lives . The News/labour-leader'>Labour Leader News/sir-keir-starmer'>Sir Keir Starmer accused the government of staggering complacency in underestimating the taliban threat. The former prime News/minister-theresa'>Minister Theresa may was among conservative mps who criticised the government for its handling of the crisis in afghanistan, saying it is incomprehensible and worrying. And weve seen an afghanistan veteran, conservative News/tom-tugendhat'>Tom Tugendhat giving an emotional speech about how recent events have reopened old wounds. He 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 News/country-pockets'>Country Pockets of News/resistance-spilt'>Resistance Spilt over in the eastern city of jalalabad. At least one person was killed and a dozen were injured. It comes as the ousted afghan president ashraf ghani, now in exile in the uae, made a statement, defending his decision to flee afghanistan on sunday. He says he left in order to prevent bloodshed and that he was in consultation to return to the country. With our first report tonight, heres our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. Come and help, help, help. A girl at the gate screaming. The taliban are coming, they are coming for me, pleading with western soldiers at News/kabul-airport'>Kabul Airport to let her in. This is the News/front-line'>Front Line of fear in a capital turned inside out. The people who have had to run the gauntlet of new taliban check posts along the main road to News/the-airport'>The Airport. Many afghans say they are trapped, they are sending sos messages to the world. These are just some sent to me. This one i have just received from someone who has been working at the british embassy in kabul, saying he has been to the gate of News/the-airport'>The Airport three times. He says his children were almost killed when the taliban opened fire on the crowds. He, like others, is calling for a safer route out, otherwise, he says, it is better to News/stay-at-home'>Stay At Home and wait for our death. Afghans and foreigners are now managing to make it onto the airfield onto one of many lists in this massive evacuation. Everyone at the start of a new life, whatever their age. The uk, among many countries, doing what they can to help. To get through the work load, to get the people that we need to get out of here to safety, how long have we got . It really depends on other things outside our control. The security situation, the approach of the taliban. We are working on the basis of days, not weeks, so we really do have to get those numbers through. Flying in, taliban leaders, including the News/founding-member'>Founding Member of the taliban, now tipped to be president. First stop, an emotional return to kandahar in the south, birthplace of the taliban movement. Now they are creating a government. In kabul today, a former president , hamid karzai, was in talks with one of the youngest taliban leaders, a 26 year old. The family are linked to the hakani network, blamed for some of the worst attacks on afghan civilians. The youngest is now cast as a messenger of peace to political leaders who have not left. But some afghans are still resisting the change. Protest today in the eastern city of jalalabad. Afghans still holding onto their national flag. But the old order is gone. The taliban enforcing a new one. Lyse doucet, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. News/0ur-correspondent-secunder'>0ur Correspondent Secunder kermani is in the afghan News/capital-kabul'>Capital Kabul earlier today he sent in this report about what life is like on the streets. This is the centre of kabul, and this is a city that is trying to return to some kind of normality, even as its residents process the dramatic events of the past few weeks. There are more restaurants and shops that are open today than there have been in previous days. Theres more traffic in the streets, more people in the streets. There is not quite as many as usual, in particular, there are fewer women. Although, i have seen some, and not necessarily wearing the all encompassing burqa. The fear is, of course, that in the coming days, the coming months, the taliban will impose more of their strict restrictions on women. Theres also a strong presence of heavily armed taliban fighters patrolling the city in vehicles like this. They say they are here to prevent looting and unrest, despite their assurances of an amnesty for those linked to government, many who are here will be deeply fearfulfor theirfuture. That report from secunder earlier and this evening he was able to send this update on what hes witnessed in the capital today. Well, two very different scenes in kabul at News/the-airport'>The Airport, utter chaos. I saw taliban News/members-firing'>Members Firing into the air, beating people with stacks trying to control the crowd, contrast that with the News/city-centre'>City Centre where shops and restaurants are opening up and people are going out to eat ice cream. What News/i-cant-stress'>I Cant Stress enough is how significant a presence the taliban have in the city now and how surreal it is to witness it. I mean, every few minutes one of their patrols passes by, and they are heavily armed, we are talking about powerful assault rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers. For the moment, their attitude seems to be fairly friendly, but the concern, of course, is how long that will last. We have seen these protests in the east of the country now being met with violence, at least two people being killed there, im told. Publicly at least so far, the taliban have adopted a fairly conciliatory attitude and tone, but many fear that they are not going to break any kind of challenge to their authority. The News/united-nations'>United Nations says it has started moving up to 100 international staff out of afghanistan to work from kazakhstan, but stressed it is committed to staying and delivering in support of the afghan people in their hour of need. |� m joined now by laura padoan, a spokesperson for the News/united-nations'>United Nations high commissioner for refugees. Laura, commissioner for refugees. Thank you so much foi us. Laura, thank you so much forjoining us. Will any un staff, including local staff remain inside afghanistan . Local staff remain inside afghanistan . Local staff remain inside afuhanistan . ,. ,. , afghanistan . Thank you for having me. I afghanistan . Thank you for having me i spoke afghanistan . Thank you for having me i spoke to afghanistan . Thank you for having me. I spoke to my afghanistan . Thank you for having me. I spoke to my News/colleague-afghanistan'>Colleague Afghanistan . Thank you for having me. I spoke to my colleague in afghanistan . Thank you for having i me. I spoke to my colleague in kabul earlier today, and we have around 200 News/unhcr-staff'>Unhcr Staff in the country both national and international. As far as possible, they will remain in the country to stay and to deliver assistance to the displaced people in need. We are attempting to evacuate two staff members today, but the vast majority are staying there to deliver. We are used to working in emergencies. We will continue to do so as long as it is safe for our staff to Carry On. We have had assurances from the taliban that News/aid-agencies'>Aid Agencies can stay to deliver assistance. Hopefully as long as we can have access to people, we will keep doing that. How in ractical people, we will keep doing that. How in practical terms do you work with the taliban . I in practical terms do you work with the taliban . The taliban . I dont have details about that the taliban . I dont have details about that. We the taliban . I dont have details about that. We are the taliban . I dont have details about that. We are a the taliban . I dont have News/details-l'>Details L about that. We are a humanitarian nonpartisan organisation so in any conflict situation, we do work with all parties to make sure that the people who are most in need get the News/support-and-assistance'>Support And Assistance they need. So in afghanistan at the moment, we are delivering emergency tents, blankets, shelters, medical cats, hygiene kits, because the News/displacement-situation'>Displacement Situation there is really dyer. We have been warning for quite some time now have that humanitarian and displacement crisis. More than half News/a-million'>A Million people outside their home since january, and that is in addition to News/3-million'>3 Million people in the country who are internally displaced, and 80 of those are women and children, so we are really concerned about their safety and rushing to get aid around the people in need. You safety and rushing to get aid around the people in need. The people in need. You must be watchin the people in need. You must be watching along the people in need. You must be watching along with the people in need. You must be watching along with the rest the people in need. You must be watching along with the rest of. The people in need. You must be i watching along with the rest of us, the scenes at News/the-airport'>The Airport to afghanistan people and capital are trying to get out. Is there any role in the un for that . The trying to get out. Is there any role in the un forthat . In the un for that . The News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister announced in the un for that . The News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister announced today in the un for that . The News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister announced today the j in the un for that . The News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister announced today the afghan resettlement steam scheme. We dont have the fall details. It appears to be a mixture of both evacuation of afghan nationals directly from kabul alongside the News/resettlement-of-refugees'>Resettlement Of Refugees who have crossed an international border into neighbouring countries. So we look forward to working with the government to be set off some of the most vulnerable people who are in need. They only reset all refugees you have crossed the border to a third country, a host country. La raff from the un, thank you so much. Thank you. A key theme of the debate in the News/commons-today'>Commons Today the first we have seen without social distancing since the pandemic was britains response to the humanitarian News/crisis-unfolding'>Crisis Unfolding in afghanistan. Mrjohnson was accused of not doing enough to help those desperately seeking to leave the country. The government has announced plans to allow a total of 20,000 afghans to settle in the uk. Some 5,000 afghans and their News/family-members'>Family Members will be able to resettle in the uk via that scheme this year. It will focus on women and children as well as religious and other minorities in greater danger from the taliban. Heres the report from our political correspondent News/ben-wright'>Ben Wright at westminster. Prime minister, have you let down afghanistan . A statement was written, the explanation prepared borisjohnson headed to parliament, brought back from its summeR Break. Prime minister the chamber was crammed, shoulder to shoulder now restrictions are lifted. The sacrifice in afghanistan is seared into our national consciousness, with 150,000 people serving there from across the News/length-and-breadth'>Length And Breadth of the united kingdom. No matter how grim the lessons of the past, the future is not yet written. And at this bleak turning point, we must help the people of afghanistan to choose the best of all the possible futures. The News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister said the us News/pull-out'>Pull Out from afghanistan meant there was News/little-britain'>Little Britain could do. Labours leader agreed there was no military solution, but said the government had failed to prepare. Theres been a major miscalculation of the resilience of the afghan forces and staggering complacency from our government about the taliban threat. The result is that the taliban are now back in control of afghanistan. The gains made through 20 years of News/sacrifice-hang'>Sacrifice Hang precariously. Tory News/backbench-anger'>Backbench Anger was growing, and one former News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister was scathing. Was our knowledge of the position on the ground so inadequate, or did we really believe this, or did we just feel that we had to follow the united states and hope that, on a wing and a prayer, it would be all right on the night . Watching on, a demonstration demanding all afghans who worked for the uk can move here, and there is already a scheme in place. Ministers have said the uk will also take in up to 20,000 refugees over the next few years, including 5000 this year. In the commons, there were News/cross-party'>Cross Party calls for more. It should have a minimum commitment of welcoming at least 35 40,000 News/afghan-refugees'>Afghan Refugees in the uk. Numbers matter less than need. We need to reject this artificial distinction between resettlement and asylum. Todays debate revealed the depth of News/anger-and-anguish'>Anger And Anguish at whats happened. The words spoken here will make little difference to the immediate situation in afghanistan, but borisjohnson looks isolated as mps queued up to ask how a 20 News/year-commitment'>Year Commitment unravelled so fast. No more so than those who had served in afghanistan, fighting in a campaign that cost the lives of News/a57-servicemen'>A57 Servicemen and women. Like many veterans, this last week has been one that has seen me struggle through 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. The News/house-of-commons'>House Of Commons, full for the first time in over a year, had rarely seemed so quiet. 0ur political correspondent News/jonathan-blake'>Jonathan Blake is at westminster. You will have heard that the prominent stress isolated. How big an issue as that is that . I prominent stress isolated. How big an issue as that is that . An issue as that is that . I think it was interesting an issue as that is that . I think it was interesting to an issue as that is that . I think it was interesting to see an issue as that is that . I think it i was interesting to see the pressure on all sides from the house of News/commons-today'>Commons Today during the seven hours of debate. Mps were recalled from their summeR Break, but the criticism, coming their way was that no surprise. Nazi days as mps have watched their events in afghanistan unfold, leading conservative backbenchers as well as labour and other News/opposition-parties'>Opposition Parties have been speaking out with pretty uncompromising criticism of the News/governments-decision'>Governments Decision in the first place to withdraw troops, but more so the way that that decision has manifested in the tally bands rise to power so swiftly and afghanistan. What struck today certainly what struck me in the comments was the fact that it was packed in a way that we have not seen since pre pandemic, some ministers where they are having to go eyeball with they are having to go eyeball with the News/labour-front-bench'>Labour Front Bench and their own backbenchers as well as this criticism came their way. So i think i deeply uncomfortable day for the News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister and for the government where mps aired their frustration, their exasperation so clearly. Frustration, their exasperation so clearl. ~. ~. , frustration, their exasperation so clearl. ~. , clearly. What kind of debate was there about clearly. What kind of debate was there about that clearly. What kind of debate was there about that they clearly. What kind of debate was there about that they give clearly. What kind of debate was i there about that they give 20,000 News/afghan-refugees'>Afghan Refugees in total to be received . ,. , News/afghan-refugees'>Afghan Refugees in total to be received . ,. , received . Out, some opposition arties, received . Out, some News/opposition-parties'>Opposition Parties. The received . Out, some News/opposition-parties'>Opposition Parties, the scottish received . Out, some News/opposition-parties'>Opposition Parties, the News/scottish-national'>Scottish National. Received . Out, some opposition i parties, the News/scottish-national'>Scottish National party in the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats would like that figure to be more. Labour have been a number on it. Perhaps they say because it needs to respond, the system and the number of refugees coming to the uk needs to be proportionate to the situation on the ground which has yet unclear. Depending on the talibans next move, and how many people decide to flee the country. But i think it was, it is seen perhaps by some on the conservative benches has a kind of marker, a statement of intent by the government, but i wouldnt be surprised if the pressure on them to allow more to come to the uk grows, but we have seen News/brycejohnson-making'>Brycejohnson Making moves to work with other countries on the g7 to attempt to get other nations, other western nations to share the burden, you like a man to be as generous as that government would see it and other countries have been in terms of the numbers they are trying to take. Jonathan blake, thank you so much. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 30 and 11 30 this evening in the papers our guestsjoining me tonight are the political News/commentator-and-columnist'>Commentator And Columnist grace blakeley, and deputy political editor, News/daily-express'>Daily Express sam lister. The headlines on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Mps are recalled to parliament for an News/emergency-debate'>Emergency Debate on afghanistan, all sites have attacked the governments handling of the crisis. The taliban secure their position is afghanistans new relays as News/afghan-wonder'>Afghan Wonder what the future holds. The countrys former president speaks by the first time from exile saying that he may return to the country. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres mark edwards. Good evening. Harry News/kane-wont'>Kane Wont play for tottenham in News/thursdays-europa-conference'>Thursdays Europa Conference league News/play-off-first-leg'>Play Off First Leg in portugal. The england striker, who reportedly wants to leave the club, 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 News/premier-league'>Premier League on sunday. What i can tell you is that he is better. He is getting his fitness better. He is getting his fitness better and better each day. Like i said, hes got to work today, its got to work tomorrow, and he will try but the group on friday. Saturday we will make the decision with who will be involved in the game. 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 News/pound-price-tag'>Pound Price Tag and says hes looking forward to life back in the News/premier-league'>Premier League after winning News/serie-a'>Serie A last season at News/inter-milan'>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 News/english-game'>English Game is different so for me, its not something new, its just getting back here and getting adept to my News/team-mates'>Team Mates and whatever News/game-plan'>Game Plan the coach has, i can adapt myself and up the team. Plan the coach has, i can adapt myself and help the team. England have rung the changes for the third test against india having around the clock for those, the only goal of the game at the riverside comments that one from the News/penalty-spot'>Penalty Spot after seven minutes between middlesborough and News/queens-park'>Queens Park rangers, 0 0 everywhere else. 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 News/batsman-dawid-malan'>Batsman Dawid Malan has been recalled to the squad. Hes been a mainstay of the News/t20-side'>T20 Side but last featured in News/test-cricket'>Test Cricket during the 2018 season against india. Meanwhile, 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 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. Andy murray has been knocked out in the second round of the cincinatti 0pen. H es lost to wimbledon semi News/finalist-hubert-hurkacz'>Finalist Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets 7 6, 6 3. Murray showed some signs of getting back in the News/match-but-hurkacz'>Match But Hurkacz proved too good in News/the-end'>The End. And finally the defending champion News/dominic-thiem'>Dominic Thiem has pulled out of the News/us-open-tennis'>Us Open Tennis which starts at 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 News/wrist-injury'>Wrist Injury he suffered back injune. Formula 0nes japanese grand prix, due to take place in october, has been cancelled because of a rise of covid cases in the country. F1 says the decision to cancel the grand prix was taken by the japanese government. The revised calendar for the season will be revealed in the coming weeks. Theres a new leader after stage five of the vuelta a espana, but it happened in the most unfortunate circumstances. Estonias News/ryan-tara'>Ryan Tara may was wearing the News/red-jersey'>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 News/left-behind'>Left Behind as News/belgiums-yasper-philipsen'>Belgiums Yasper Philipsen claimed his second News/stage-win'>Stage Win of the race. Frenchman News/kenny-ellis-onde'>Kenny Ellis Onde is now the overall leader, five seconds ahead of reigning News/champion-pree-moz'>Champion Pree Moz rog litch. Thats all the sport for now. Well have more for you on the News/bbc-News'>Bbc News channel later on. Thanks so much, mark. Currently the situation at News/the-airport'>The Airport is stable, however, there are threats, and they are closely monitoring those at are threats, and they are closely monitoring thos are threats, and they are closely monitoring thos are threats, and they are closely monitorin thos. ,. , monitoring those at any moment, they could happen monitoring those at any moment, they could happen we monitoring those at any moment, they could happen. We can monitoring those at any moment, they could happen. We can identify monitoring those at any moment, they could happen. We can identify them, l could happen. We can identify them, if we identify them, we will take immediate News/military-action'>Military Action without hesitation in accordance with our rules of engagement. The taliban and every other organisation that country knows that. The taliban and are in and around kabul right now, but they are not interfering with our operations. Did that state department, the taliban are facilitating this a passage to News/the-airport'>The Airport for american citizens, that his us passport holders. We also have a rest, as he saw the other day, of unarmed innocent civilians massing on the airfield where it became a News/safety-hazard'>Safety Hazard to our aeroplanes, crews and also to themselves. We currently have that situation under control inside the airfield. ,. ,. ,. , airfield. The us News/chairman-oint-chief'>Chairman Oint Chief of staff i airfield. The us News/chairman-oint-chief'>Chairman Oint Chief of News/staff-updating-h'>Staff Updating H airfield. The us Chairman Joint News/chief-of-staff'>Chief Of Staff updating the News/chief-of-staff'>Chief Of Staff updating the situation at News/kabul-airport'>Kabul Airport. And two other needs now. On two other News now. 0nto the governments latest coronavirus figures now, and they show there were 33,901; new infections recorded, in the latest 24 hour period, which means, on average, there were 30,177 new cases per day in the last week. 6,321 people are currently in hospital with the virus. 111 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 94 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 89. 6 of adults in the uk, have now had their firstjab, and more than 77. 5 have had two jabs. After falling over recent weeks, the average number of daily confirmed covid cases is now showing signs of a small rise. So how much pressure is there on local areas . Have covid News/hot-spots'>Hot Spots appeared because of staycations or events like Music Festivals . News/0ur-health-editor'>0ur Health Editor News/hugh-pym'>Hugh Pym reports. There hasnt been the big surge in infections which some experts had predicted for august. Uk Case Numbers are lower than mid july, but there are some areas where theres been an increase in recent weeks, including cornwall partly linked to the influx of holiday makers. There have been reports of positive tests among some of those who were at a News/surfing-and-music'>Surfing And Music festival at newquay last week. Local officials say its too early to judge that from the data, but they acknowledge that covid has been spreading in some parts of the county. As people mix in large numbers, particularly if theyre unvaccinated, theres the likelihood that there will be spread amongst that particular News/age-group'>Age Group. We are seeing in general that the 18 to 30 year olds are having the highest rates of infection in our area. Of the top ten Infection Hotspots in england as of last week, three were in cornwall. Two more were in the isle of wight, another tourist destination. Some others were further north in england. Thats in terms of cases relative to the local population. Were going to see influxes of people to certain holiday destinations, and while that doesnt change the official population figures, it means that there are a lot more people within an area. And a lot more people in an area means theres going to be much more chance of covid and much more chance of transmission. Indoor social mixing was cited as a factor in an News/infection-spike'>Infection Spike in lincoln, with a surge in cases linked to a nightclub, though numbers have since fallen back. There could be implications for hospitals, and the nhs in the southwest of england has come under greater pressure, with ambulances having to wait at some hospitals to hand over patients. Weve got a combination of rising numbers of covid cases, but thats set alongside the fact |that people are trying to go Fullj Pelt to recover the care backlogs. Weve also got lots people who are seeking urgent News/emergency-care'>Emergency Care at the same time as staff are off on leave, and also, weve had large numbers of News/staff-self'>Staff Self isolating. I with pop up vaccination centres, local Health Chiefs in the southwest are urging people to get theirjabs and do regular lateral flow tests. Hugh pym, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. 16 and 17 year olds in wales well received their offer of the covid 19 vaccine by News/the-end'>The End of this week. There are about 67,000 people in that News/age-group'>Age Group in wales, it follows guidance on the joint committee of Vaccination Imitation on vaccinating the over 16. Teenagers have the same age in england and already been told to expect the invitations by next monday. An urgent call for medical personnel and equipment for haiti has been made by the regional News/health-organisation'>Health Organisation covering the caribbean following saturdays devastating earthquake. Haitis earthquake is now known to have killed nearly 2000 people and injured about 10,000. Carissa etienne said many hospitals in the worst affected regions had been either damaged or destroyed. News/0ur-correspondent'>0ur Correspondent, James Clayton has just sent this report from the centre of the disaster zone. Weve just got to a rural location about 25 minutes from the town of lakai, and what we are seeing here is utter devastation. More so than in in that town. So what we saw there was maybe one in six, one in seven in seven houses that had been flattened, but here, pretty much every single house has been totally destroyed. What these houses are made of are things like this, rock, poorly made cement and its really, really heavy. Of course, when they collapse in, they can cause these catastrophic injuries. And thats exactly whats happened here. We just spoke to one woman who lives in that house there and she says that her 15 year old son who has just about to finish school was killed when he was trying to charge his phone. Devastating stories everywhere. One of the things that you notice when you come into a place like this is that everyone says exactly the same thing, where is the help . Where the medical supplies . Where are the News/search-and-rescue'>Search And Rescue teams . There is nothing. He become up to us asking for food, asking for water. People come up to us asking for food, asking for water. Youve got to remember, this is now five days after the earthquake, and they have still had absolutely no News/health-care'>Health Care whatsoever. The News/comedian-sean-lock'>Comedian Sean Lock has died of cancer at the age of 58. Known for his surreal content and deadpan style, hes perhaps best known foR Being a News/team-captain'>Team Captain on channel 4s eight out of ten cats for 18 series. Ricky gervais is among many performers and writers whove been paying tribute he said News/sean-lock'>Sean Lock was one of the most influential comedians of his generation. News/0ur-entertainment-lizo'>0ur Entertainment Lizo mzimba reports. He was one of britains finest comedians, known for his 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 News/comedy-career'>Comedy Career began in the 1990s 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, News/cant-we-jazz'>Cant We Jazz it up a bit . Something like, 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 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, 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 News/sean-lock'>Sean Lock as an incredible Comic Brain and a truly unique voice. Now its time for a look at the weather with News/louise-lear'>Louise Lear good afternoon. Quiet but dull sums up the News/weather-story'>Weather Story today, probably not what you want to heaR But we have seen quite a lot of cloud around, and the best of the breaks to the east of scotland, running down through the east of the pennines and to the north of london but The Cloud out to the west thick enough for a spot of drizzle and temperatures here mid to high teens. At the very best, we could see 22c where we keep the sunshine. It stays mild through the night but that cloud continues and it will turn quite misty and damp along west facing coasts once again. Another grey start to tomorrow morning. As i say, a mild start, and we could have a window of finer weather once again, especially through northern ireland, stretching across wales and into the midlands as we go through the day. It wont last very long. Eventually, more cloud with showery outbreaks of rain moving in from the west from another News/weather-front'>Weather Front. Temperatures disappointing again for this time of year, ranging from 13 21c. Hello this is News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. The headlines. Mps are recalled to parliament for an 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 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 News/ones-britain'>Ones Britain will take 5,000 refugees this year, but what of all those News/left-behind'>Left Behind. Afghanistans former president speaks for the first time in exile from the uae. For now, i am in the united arab and red so that News/bloodshed-and-gas'>Bloodshed And Gas is stopped. I am currently in talks to return to afghanistan. There were about four and a half thousand Military Personnel In Kabul but had no hostile interactions with the he said lines remain open for communication. And festivals and vacations have contributed to covid hotspots look at all the evidence. The trial for ouNews/r-kelly'>R Kelly has begun at a federal court In Brooklyn. He denies any wrongdoing. Im such an amazing company at her, more like a sensation or an idea. Thats how he described me is with the fragrance. Thats how he described me is with the fragrance. Throughout the News/day-council'>Day Council leaders across the country have said they are ready to provide a Safe Haven for those fleeing afghanistan. Theyre calling on the government to make more money available to fund the resettlement schemes. News/0ur-correspondent'>0ur Correspondent News/alex-forsyth'>Alex Forsyth has been to calderdale in News/west-yorkshire'>West Yorkshire to see how one community is preparing to welcome News/afghan-refugees'>Afghan Refugees. Lunch at saint augustin� s is about far more than food. This centre supports Asylum Seekers, offering advice, guidance and a sense of community. Here, these families know what it is like to have to flee your home. Jan was an interpreter for the british army, he came to the uk through an official route, but now cannot contact his family who are still in afghanistan. I couldnt get to my News/mum-and-dad'>Mum And Dad like two months and i really dont know about the situation will be at the moment. Its just a heartbreaking situation. The concern about recent events is palpable. Howbeit, not his real name, has family in kabul. He is desperate for them tojoin him here. Theres my mum, News/brother-and-sister'>Brother And Sister left and wife. I have spoken to them and they are all crying. They are all crying . How are they feeling . It is bad. Here the idea of a scheme to help settle refugees from afghanistan is welcome, but they question whether it will be enough, whether some might try to make it on their own. Florence didnt come to the uk through official channels, she claimed asylum in 2016 and said the process can be tough. I was not allowed to go to school, i was not allowed to do anything within my community. How was that . It was really bad, i felt like i was in a country where i came to seek safety, but it was worse than i was before. This part of News/west-yorkshire'>West Yorkshire has long welcomed those seeking sanctuary. For more than 20 News/years-calderdale'>Years Calderdale has taken in Asylum Seekers and it volunteered to resettle syrians during the war. The council says it is ready to step up again, but the leader says they must have support. We want to be open and welcoming, but we need proper support from the government to enable us to do that without it having an impact on local people and services. In halifax News/town-centre'>Town Centre there is empathy for the plight of afghans and awareness that public services, not least housing, are under pressure. Half of me says, yes, we should help out, which is what we are doing. The other half is rightly saying, well, there are obviously people in this country who are british citizens who need help and support. If it stays at 20,000, that is fine, but it is when it starts to get into half News/a-million'>A Million and News/a-million'>A Million people. Where else are they going to go . I it is really important everybodyl opens the doors to these people. That is the political challenge, balancing the need to open the doors with the needs of existing communities, a challenge with much at stake for so many. Alex forsyth, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News, halifax. Clearly these are disturbing times for lots of people, and for details of organisations which offer News/advice-and-support'>Advice And Support with mental health, go online to bbc. Co. Uk actionline. Im joined now by carter malkasian, former us military News/adviser-and-author'>Adviser And Author of The American War In Afghanistan a history. While the americans are almost all gone and the taliban are back. Im joined now by carter malkasian, former us military News/adviser-and-author'>Adviser And Author of The American War In Afghanistan a history. Thank you so much forjoining us. The british News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister because the taliban victory in the chronicle of an event foretold. Is he right . In a sense he is. People knew going into afghanistan there is danger getting stuck in a quagmire. People understood in the united states, leaders understood that the soviets had failed there. So we knew this and nevertheless we could not find a way out and trapped in afghanistan probably because of terrorists that threats we were worried about and then partly because we wanted to help the country so much. Definitely right this was a chronicle of defeat. ,. ,. , , defeat. You described as the best brief us adviser defeat. You described as the best brief us adviser in defeat. You described as the best brief us adviser in afghanistan i defeat. You described as the best brief us adviser in afghanistan of| brief us adviser in afghanistan of the last few years. Did you see this coming . The last few years. Did you see this cominu . ~ , the last few years. Did you see this comina . Y,. The last few years. Did you see this comina . ,. , the last few years. Did you see this cominu . ,. ,. , coming . Myself and several others warned there coming . Myself and several others warned there was coming . Myself and several others warned there was a coming . Myself and several others warned there was a distinct warned there was a distinct possibility that the government would collapse after united states left and that the collapse could be rapid. Not the only possibility but we knew that from the history of afghanistan. Afghanistan has a history of when defeat happens out in the field things can unravel very quickly. Thats how we took the country in the first place in 2001, but as i say those things even having seen that in advance it does not mean it was the wrong decision to make, its a cost that must be borne but it does not mean that we should have left afghanistan, theres other things and concerns that countries have that may need to be addressed now. You that countries have that may need to be addressed now. Be addressed now. You spent a long time in afghanistan, be addressed now. You spent a long time in afghanistan, with be addressed now. You spent a long time in afghanistan, with the be addressed now. You spent a long time in afghanistan, with the there l time in afghanistan, with the there ever a moment that you thought the west and its allies might prevail in the medium to Long Term . West and its allies might prevail in the medium to longterm . Absolutely. My scepticism the medium to longterm . Absolutely. My scepticism is the medium to longterm . Absolutely. My scepticism is not the medium to longterm . Absolutely. My scepticism is not something the medium to longterm . Absolutely. My scepticism is not something i my scepticism is not something i started outwith. 0ver my scepticism is not something i started outwith. Over time it became more and more sceptical. Early on i like many others thought that we would be able to enable the government to stand on its own and with the rate of system we could do that. We will talk about the province and i worked closely with the british there, after we saw how much change occurred between 2009 and 2011, after we saw how much ground fell under News/government-control'>Government Control and how i drove places throughout the district that i was in from the top to the bottom in areas that were completely under taliban control, i saw how schools were established and how clinics kept running and got stronger and councils were formed. In that deftly gave me hope that things could go better. And it maybe it could stand on its own and especially if theres just a small presence over the time the government could on its own. 0ver government could on its own. Over time it became more and more pessimistic and overtime as her to see that may be a portrait is a very compelling argument. Has see that may be a portrait is a very compelling argument. See that may be a portrait is a very compelling argument. Has the News/talent-band'>Talent Band significant compelling argument. Has the News/talent-band'>Talent Band significant change compelling argument. Has the News/talent-band'>Talent Band significant change from compelling argument. Has the News/talent-band'>Talent Band significant change from the News/i-band'>I Band significant change from the time it ran the country from 1996 to 2001 . ,. , time it ran the country from 1996 to 2001 . Y. ,. , i time it ran the country from 1996 to 2001 . ,. ,. , �. , 2001 . They have changed. Im not sure whether 2001 . They have changed. Im not sure whether or 2001 . They have changed. Im not sure whether or not 2001 . They have changed. Im not sure whether or not we 2001 . They have changed. Im not sure whether or not we can 2001 . They have changed. Im not sure whether or not we can see i 2001 . They have changed. Im not. Sure whether or not we can see that it significant. The international community understands that they want to administer the country and they dont want to harm like they have in the past, and they understand they dont want to see attacks coming up to the rest of the world. Trying to portray that its rate different than making actions necessary to do. When i think about what was said the other day they would say women will be free within the bounds of islamic law, but im not sure exactly what the taliban interpretation of that will mean. In the past has not been good. Ive spoken to many taliban over years and when they talk about freedoms for women they will say things like this, we protect women, we make sure they are safe from the violence of the world. Its you in the west to let women to be vulnerable to this kind of violence. So statements like that i have great scepticism of how the taliban are actually going to change. The person who served in actually going to change. The person who served in afghanistan actually going to change. The person who served in afghanistan was i actually going to change. The person who served in afghanistan was the i who served in afghanistan was the british mp who gave a News/speech-today'>Speech Today in the News/house-of-commons'>House Of Commons decrying a lack of strategic patients in afghanistan by the west and questioning what the west stands for, do you share those views . To a sense i for, do you share those views . To a sense i do. For, do you share those views . To a sense i do, to an for, do you share those views . To a sense i do, to an extent for, do you share those views . Trr. Sense i do, to an extent i dont. We stay there from 2001, the whole 20 years is very concerned about the return of terrorism and the last ten years when all of the countries went out a very small presence and manage the forces much better, able to use Air Strikes and Special Operations Forces in a very in depth way. In a small number of troops usually around 10,000, we kept back tens of thousands of taliban. And i think thats a big human accomplishment. And i think there was patient throughout that time. Could we have kept on going to afghanistan . Yes we could have it was a viable option and yes we could have done it. But i think at the time and perhaps even now still departure was more compelling option. Now still departure was more compelling option. Now still departure was more comellin otion. , ~. Compelling option. Thank you so much for oininr compelling option. Thank you so much forjoining us lets speak now to dave, who worked for an international charity from 2009 to 2011 in herat in afghanistan where he used News/physiotherapy-and-disability'>Physiotherapy And Disability inclusion to help afghans back into their communities, jobs and schools. If you have been in contact in recent days and will have people say to you . Recent days and will have people say to ou . � , , to you . Its been quite interesting to you . Its been quite interesting to have firsthand to you . Its been quite interesting to have firstNews/hand-experience'>Hand Experience i to have first News/hand-experience'>Hand Experience through friends who i worked with in that time who are still over there and living to hear how the takeover was actually occurring. They were reporting, the war was happening about five km outside and that it was two climbers in the next minute theres the takeover. So hearing from them they are very fearful. They are fearful of their lives and that we were working for a charity and we had nothing to do with the army because they primarily were the targets we were kind of secondary so to keep well away from them was our aim and we were concentrating more on the work we were doing in disability inclusion. They have been there all the time in terms of my colleagues they had been through the talent been before and then there was this time of kind of rest, but really in the background there was always a fear, it was constantly a fear and so hence we had a very strict Security Rules to help not only protect us but also to protect them and its interesting that at them and its interesting that at the time you were thinking that while, i needed to experience afghanistan and we were invited to peoples homes, or Security Measures said we were not allowed at the time that was very frustrating. Now im so grateful because it not only protected us but primarily now it is protecting our colleagues. Bier . Protecting our colleagues. Very briefl , is protecting our colleagues. Very briefly. Is it protecting our colleagues. Very briefly, is It Safe protecting our colleagues. Very briefly, is It Safe for protecting our colleagues. Very briefly, is It Safe for them i protecting our colleagues. Very briefly, is It Safe for them to Carry On working right now . Thea;r Carry On working right now . They are workin , it Carry On working right now . They are working. It is Carry On working right now . They are working, it is not Carry On working right now . They are working, it is not safe Carry On working right now . They are working, it is not safe for Carry On working right now . They are working, it is not safe for them i Carry On working right now . They are working, it is not safe for them to i working, it is not safe for them to Carry On because you are looking at a very unpredictable time. You are looking at something thats just literally five days in we have seen whats happened. And we are here reports of girls being bashed in the streets. Horrible things which are basically where it unpredictable time as to what is going to happen and thats where we all feel so hopeless. Weve got the latest official figures on The Cost Of Living today and it turns out that prices are not rising by as much as some were predicting. The consumer News/prices-index'>Prices Index which is a way of measuring inflation was 2 injuly. That compares to 2. 5 the previous month. Cheaper clothing is one reason for the dip in the rate of inflation. But theres a News/warning-inflation'>Warning Inflation could go much higher later this year. News/0ur-consumer'>0ur Consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, reports. In the last few weeks, theres one thing thats been stretching budgets across the country. Fuel prices have been rocketing. In fact, thejuly News/fuel-price'>Fuel Price was the highest seen in eight years. Thereve been some pretty good Summer Sales when it comes to clothing and shoes, and thats been Keeping Prices overall a bit lower. But the thing thats still been pushing inflation up are those News/eye-watering-petrol'>Eye Watering Petrol and diesel prices. And with more long Road Trips for holidays in the uk this summer, people are really feeling the cost of a full tank. When you fill a car up like that, it costs about £70. He travels about 25 miles there, 25 miles back every day for work, so its a big expense, really, for diesel. Yeah. Its pretty expensive again, 130 odd, locally. Its notjust drivers who are impacted. This News/months-inflation-figure'>Months Inflation Figure is normally used to set the News/price-rise'>Price Rise for News/rail-season'>Rail Season tickets, but not this year. The government say they havent yet decided when or if theyll be putting prices up. Thats music to the ears of transport campaigners. Would be really good News if injanuary, we hear that theres no increase. The situation, really, is going to be terrible if they were to increase it. I cant imagine that they would because were coming back from a pandemic and we need to get people back on board and get people in towns and cities spending. But its not all bad News for those splashing out over the holiday season. Summer clothing sales are back after the disruption of last year. Well, ijust assumed it was because lots of the seasons clothes werent selling, people werent going on holiday and that kind of thing, so everythings been slashed. Although prices havent increased as quickly as some economists were expecting, costs will go up more in the autumn because a big energy News/price-rise'>Price Rise will kick in at News/the-end'>The End of september. All of this is putting the chancellor under pressure to scrap his plans to increase the News/pension-rate'>Pension Rate by more than inflation the so called triple lock. Pensioners are due an increase of around 8 , which is a News/pay-rise'>Pay Rise most of the workforce can only dream of. With Household Budgets set to be squeezed on all sides after a News/summer-holiday-spending'>Summer Holiday Spending splurge, its time to buckle up for the months ahead. Colletta smith, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News, in barnsley. Exams in scotland will go ahead as normal next year if it is safe for them to do so. The News/scottish-government'>Scottish Government said nationalfive, higher and advanced higher exams would be held in spring providing public News/health-advice'>Health Advice allows them to take place. New analysis suggests Sixth Form Colleges in england face a big fall in funding per pupil. The Institute For Fiscal Studies says an extra 570 Million pounds is needed to keep up with the rising number of students. The trial of the News/grammy-award'>Grammy Award winning us News/singer-r'>Singer R kelly got under News/way-today'>Way Today at a Us Federal Court in new york. The News/r-b-star'>R B Star is accused of racketeering, sexual News/abuse-and-bribery'>Abuse And Bribery charges which he has denied. If the singer is convicted on all counts he could face ten years to life in prison. Samira hussain reports. For News/r-kelly'>R Kellys many accusers, this federal court In Brooklyn is where, finally, their voices may be heard. Jonjelyn savage is here. For years, she has been pushing for charges against kelly. She says her daughter had been held captive by the musician. The opening statements will open some peoples eyes to what we have been knowing for the last five and a half years, when we started this journey, because we knew something wasnt right and we knew that it had to stop. In those opening statements, prosecutors said kelly targeted, groomed and exploited young girls and boys for his own satisfaction, and that this case is not about a celebrity who likes to party, but a sexual predator. I believe i can soar. R kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time, credited with redefining R B music. But in a spectacular fall from grace, the musician has spent the last two years behind bars awaiting trial. 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. I didnt do this stuff News/r-kelly'>R Kelly has been confronting allegations of Sexual Abuse for more than two decades, but the only time he faced criminal charges, back in 2008, he was acquitted. These new charges against News/r-kelly'>R Kelly are far more serious, and this time several victims will testify against him. But also perhaps there has been a shift in culture the Me Too Movement has made it harder for rich, famous abusers to hide their misdeeds. Samira hussain, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News, new york. Geronimo the alpaca will be slaughtered after his owner lost a last ditch high News/court-bid'>Court Bid to save him. The animal has twice tested positive foR Bovine tuberculosis and, as a result, the department for environment, food and rural affairs has ordered its destruction. His owner helen macdonald, says she will fight the decision. I wont to break the law, but there is plenty of things that we can do. And we will do it. Because this is wrong, and i have been ignored by News/george-eustis'>George Eustis now since 2018, and hes the environment secretary, and he has to stand up now and be counted for his officials behaviour. There are people in that department that have blatantly told lies, and this animal should not have to pay with his life. In a Who Dunnit Worthy of tinseltown, a huge News/hollywood-style-sign'>Hollywood Style Sign has appeared on the outskirts of wrexham and nobody� s sure where it came from. Some locals have linked it to a list actors Ryan Reynolds and News/rob-mcelhenney'>Rob Mcelhenney who recently bought the towns News/football-club'>Football Club. Ian haslam has been trying to find out more. Whichever angle you look at it from, the News/wrexham-sign'>Wrexham Sign has brought a touch of News/glitz-and-glamour'>Glitz And Glamour to the News/slag-heap'>Slag Heap upon which it now so proudly stands. And News/people-cant'>People Cant get enough of it. Its a little bit of fun so yeah, i think its a great idea. Its fun for the kids, isnt it . Theyve come to have a look. Youve come to take a look at it today. Are you impressed Close Up . Yes, its huge when you get up close to it. Is this putting wrexham on the map . Its about time it is clearly based on the hollywood sign, that worldwide symbol of the entertainment industry, which has inevitably led to suggestions that wrexham afc is behind it. After all, the national News/league-club'>League Club is now owned by hollywood actors robert News/mcelhinney-and-ryan'>Mcelhinney And Ryan reynolds, who recently told the bbc about his vision for the future. The News/wrexham-club'>Wrexham Club is incredible. More incredible still is the community around it. So this is as much a Project Investing in the wrexham Red Dragons as it is investing in the community of wrexham itself. So we are really excited. But not excited enough to stick up a giant News/wrexham-sign'>Wrexham Sign, apparently. He tweeted, i wish i had thought of that. But if i were to really dig into it, i wish i wasnt someone who wished theyd thought of that. So who did . We asked the leader of News/wrexham-council'>Wrexham Council for his thoughts. It brought a smile to peoples faces. From all over the world, people have been contacting me. So lets hope it stops here for as long as it possibly can. There is the connection with wrexham News/football-club'>Football Club and the new owners, and i think people are trying to put two and two together. None of us know, nobody knows. Who do you think is responsible for the sign . I reckon its probably Ryan Reynolds or somebody like that, definitely. I yeah, definitely Ryan Reynolds. But surely there are other people in this town that might want to do that . No one else that could afford to do something like that. Its only plastic. Still a lot of money, isnt it, surely. Why, do you know who put it up . No, thats why i am here im trying to find out from people like yourself so no closure on the matter, only continued speculation and intrigue. Surely we will find out soon. Now its time for a look at the weather with News/louise-lear'>Louise Lear good evening. So far this week, the News/weather-story'>Weather Story has been dominated by cloud. Its been a rather grey start, hasnt it, really . And through this afternoon, The Cloud was thick enough at times to produce a little bit of News/light-drizzle'>Light Drizzle in places. This was cumbria earlier on. There was also some sunshine be found, though, across eastern scotland, to the east of england and down just to the north of london as well. We had a few breaks in The Cloud from time to time. Now, The Cloud will continue to fill in as we go through the evening as well, and once again along exposed west facing coasts, itll be thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle. Could be quite misty as well across the hills. Temperatures are holding up, though, staying into double digits first thing for thursday morning. So, once again, we start off with a cloudy story. There will be some breaks and some sunshine coming through northern ireland. You can see a slice just moving across the east of the pennines before yet more cloud arrives and some showery outbreaks of News/rain-push'>Rain Push in from the west. So, a really messy story to try and pinpoint down for tomorrow, and again, those temperatures are going to be disappointing. Friday looks a slightly quieter day. Yes, i know theres a News/weather-front'>Weather Front pushing in from the west, and it will gradually bring outbreaks of rain. But ahead of it, it looks likely to be dry. Therell be some around, the News/winds-swinging'>Winds Swinging to a southerly ahead of that News/weather-front'>Weather Front, will also drive in slightly milder air. So, with the sunshine, we could see temperatures peaking at 23 or 2a degrees thats 75 fahrenheit. And in fact, were going to continue to import some heat from the near continent. Not the extreme heat from the mediterranean, but ahead of this News/weather-front'>Weather Front, we will continue to see some increasing warmth. However, this News/weather-front'>Weather Front is going to bring some heavy rain as well. So, as we head towards the weekend, it looks likely to be quite a warm story, but also quite wet at times, possibly even with some sharp, thundery downpours. So, eastern england on saturday seeing the best of the sunshine, the best of the weather. 0ur News/weather-front'>Weather Front is going to take its time to arrive in from the west, some of that rain will be heavy from time to time. Its only 18 or 19 degrees here, but we could see highs of 26 degrees thats into the high 70s fahrenheit. The Frontal System will slowly start to ease away on sunday, leaving some thundery showers behind. Brightening up a little in the west, though, from monday. This is News/bbc-News'>Bbc News im Christian Fraser our top stories. The exiled afghan president has spoken for the first time since the taliban seized power. Ashraf ghani says he still wants a leading role and only left the country to stop afghanistan imploding like yemen or syria. In the uk, borisjohnson faces a barrage of criticism from his own mps who accuse him of retreating from afghanistan on a wing and a prayer2. The News/prime-minister'>Prime Minister was told his Foreign Policy is in tatters. We will talk tonight to the female afghan journalist who upended years of taliban doctrine by sitting down with one of the groups top News/leaders-yesterday'>Leaders Yesterday for an exclusive interivew. And with that in mind, well ask what the taliban were promised by the News/trump-administration'>Trump Administration in last years peace agreement, and whether a leopard really can change its spots