Be attempted. they are not unified force. be attempted. they are not unified force. within - be attempted. they are not unified force. within the . unified force. within the taliban there are factions? this the taliban that has been apparent in the different districts in which combat has taken place but it is pretty clear that there has been a spare head of pakistan act taliban following a highly orchestrated and carefully designed military campaign to overthrow the government, choosing targets carefully, deploying equipment carefully, and in a way that is as much a creeping invasion by the intelligence services as there is anything spontaneous within afghanistan stopping the americans inadvertently green lit an attack of this sort are now they are facing the consequences. now they are facing the conseuuences. ., , ,., ., ~ consequences. professor, thank ou for consequences. professor, thank you for your consequences. professor, thank you for your time consequences. professor, th
Have realised the danger was much greater. have realised the danger was much greater. when you look at kabul and much greater. when you look at kabul and other much greater. when you look at kabul and other centres - much greater. when you look at kabul and other centres in - kabul and other centres in afghanistan, in the last 20 years, enormous development. the economy is very, very different to what it was when the taliban won t last ruling. in terms of what the future holds, what kind of regime the taliban will put in place, what are your thoughts on that? there is already evidence of the taliban going house to house hunting for you right journalists, people of that sort, and that bodes very ill for any notion that they are going to be different at all from what they were in the late 19905. it is likely that would be even worse since there will be even worse since there will be a high level of revenge mentality at play. they can feel quite confident that the international commu
This is bbc news. i m sally bundock with the latest headlines the desperate scramble to leave afghanistan hundreds flood kabul airport after the taliban take the afghan capital, 20 years after being forced from power. i cannot believe the world abandoned afghanistan. ourfans abandoned afghanistan. our fans are abandoned afghanistan. ourfans are going to get killed. they are going to get killed. they are going to kill us. our women are going to kill us. our women are not going to have any more rights. the taliban s arrival has sparked the closure of western embassies and the us sends in more toops to help with the evacuation effort. more than 60 western countries issue a joint statement, saying all those who want to leave afghanistan must be allowed to depart.
Graham satchell, bbc news. here in the uk, the prime minister, borisjohnson, has called on other like minded nations not to prematurely recognise the taliban. he said his immediate priority is to evacuate british citizens and afghans who ve worked with the uk. mps have been recalled to parliament to discuss the situation on wednesday. here s our political correspondent ben wright. for 20 years, the uk has committed its military, money and lives to afghanistan stop some of the fiercest fighting was here in helmand. the effort and with a frantic scramble to get out. and with a frantic scramble to net out. , ., ., get out. the situation in afghanistan get out. the situation in afghanistan continues i get out. the situation in| afghanistan continues to get out. the situation in - afghanistan continues to be extremely difficult, getting more difficult, i would say and our priority is to make sure that we deliver on our obligations to uk nationals in afghanistan, to all those who have he
Afghanistan. afghanistan. british troops have now afghanistan. british troops have now arrived afghanistan. british troops have now arrived in - afghanistan. british troops have now arrived in kabul. afghanistan. british troops l have now arrived in kabul to evacuate uk nationals and afghans who work with them. it is not 4000 in total are eligible to be lifted out. criticism of the cows now engulfing afghanistan is widespread. parliament will be recalled on wednesday to debate the crisis. a protest outside the crisis. a protest outside the white house in washington. america has long argued it trips good not stay in afghanistan forever and public opinion supported fruit withdrawal but serious questions are now being asked. i was so much money spent. trip withdrawal. so many lives lost to allow the taliban to walk back into power. the air over kabul is full of helicopters as people make their escape. 0n the ground, there is fear. it was not meant to end like this.