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Person counted around a thousand, were left behind and theyve said that their safety is now in the hands of the taliban.- that their safety is now in the hands of the taliban. we can speak now to rina amiri, senior fellow at the center for international cooperation at new york university and a former special advisor to the us state dept on afghanistan. she has close personal ties with the country, so thank you very much for joining us. what are your thoughts as the evacuation operation draws dow...

A certain person in kabul or from her majestys government who could have given more the last two or two and half weeks. the effort has been truly humbling. to see the exhaustion on peoples faces we have tried our best. we have absolutely tried our best. sadly, it has not closed the gap that should not take away from the pride in what weve achieved. it was 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11 that the first british troops arrived in afghanistan, part of a us—led mission. one of the first objectives, t...

Best outcome for the afghan people because i mean at the very least there needs to be conversations around aid, and obviously, stability. around aid, and obviously, stability-— stability. absolutely. the international _ stability. absolutely. the international community | stability. absolutely. the i international community has stability. absolutely. the - international community has to engage the taliban and i think its not simplyjust going it alone. the situation is and dramatically differen...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 20 years after being sent in the last british troops have left have left afg ha nista n. the evacuation in the wake of the taliban taking charge is over. fee effort has been truly humbling to see the hours worked. the exhaustion painted on peoples faces. �* , ., exhaustion painted on peoples faces. �* ~ ., , faces. but hundreds of afghans eliaible faces. but hundreds of afghans eligible for _ faces. but hu...

Will make seven paralympics gold medals for hannah cockroft as she competes, completes her mission. china still sits firmly on top of the paralympic table with 88 medals in total — 35 of them are gold. find in total - 35 of them are gold. and what about — in total — 35 of them are gold. and what about those afghan athletes. it must be particularly special for them to have arrived in tokyo? absolutely. we were missing them in the opening ceremony. the afghan flag was actually carried out b...

These countries coming together with the support of western countries? well, the taliban obviously more than anything else needs recognition, so that they can access assistance. afghanistan is incredibly poor and dependent on foreign aid and at the moment that is blocked, so there is a big incentive for them to try and get recognition. thats probably the only range that the west has on trying to influence them. inaudible. thank you so much for joining us, christina lamb. i hope you could hear mo...

Disastrous— global terror because that would be disastrous for afghanistan. now, global terror because that would be disastrous for afghanistan.- disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering _ disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering that - disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering that as - disastrous for afghanistan. now, it is worth remembering that as we l disastrous for afghanistan. now, it. is worth remembering that as we have seen this morning,...

And diplomats left kabul airport last night bringing to an end the uks 20 year military presence in the country. more than 15,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan by the uk in the past fornight. but hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation and uk nationals have been left behind. us presidentjoe biden has warned that another attack at kabul airport could come in the next 36 hours. the first of our reports comes from jon donnison. packing up and heading out. the last british soldie...

Dilemma for doctors a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays. at the paralympics great britains hannah cockroft wins her third successive 100m gold. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has paid tribute to the military and other personnel involved in the evacuation operation in afghanistan. mrjohnson described their efforts as "heroic" and said the uk departure from afg...

Their houses and interrogating them, ransacking their offices and that makes me really fear that what we haveis makes me really fear that what we have is the taliban of the 1990s. the taliban argues that because its a situation of instability that things will become much betterfor the population and i wish that they could make that case to the afghan public because right now they are running round terrified, risking their lives. you dont show up at their lives. you dont show up at the airport wi...