On the impact on afghan families settled in the uk who are desperate to help Loved Ones who they believe are stuck in limbo. New research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the Pfizer And Astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. And its a golden start in tokyo for Paralympics Gb as Cyclist Dame Storey takes the 15th gold of her career in her eighth games a public consultation is getting under way to ask if beavers should be re introduced to englands rivers once widespread in britain they were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united States Airlift from afghanistan beyond The 31st Of August saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the White House Last Night, President Biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic State Group. Some us s
President biden remains committed to a full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by August 31st, so time is running out for the thousands of people who are still hoping to leave. The hard deadline is only days away. In recent days, the Evacuation Effort has ramped up. Planes out of the country are now reportedly leaving every a0 minutes. But its increasingly hard for afghan nationals, even those who have permits, to make it to the airport. Thats because the the taliban has said afghans should not head to the airport. Heres One British National whos stuck In Kabul. Getting to the airport is extremely difficult if not impossible. Thousands of people at the foregates of Kabul Airport, and someone with young children and elderly parents. Theres no way for us to get to the gates. And i know people who have attempted to three or four times and have gone back home. In spite of the challenges, the biden administration is emphasising the successes of the Evacuation Effort. Heres a tweet from t
By August 31 if all stays on track. But if a Terror Attack shuts down the airport or if the taliban prevents americans or our visa holders, et cetera, from coming, then we may need more time. The administration had been facing intense pressure to keep troops past the August 31st deadline not just from Western Allies who pressed the president in an Emergency Meeting of the g7 earlier today, but also from allies in congress. Some of whom say it is unlikely the u. S. Will complete the mission in the next seven days. Heres House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff on monday. I think its possible, but i think its very unlikely given the number of americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of sivs, the number of others who are members of the afghan press, Civil Society leaders, women leaders. Its hard for me to imagine all of that can be accomplished between now And the end of the month. Of course extending the deadline would have put the u. S. On a track towards conflict with
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