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Was supposed to be made to dominic raab�*s counterpart in the afghan government before it collapsed was delegated to a junior minister, and it was about getting interpreters who worked with the uk out of the country, giving the deteriorating situation. yesterday we were told it had been delegated to a junior minister. today, it has emerged with a report from the daily mail that it was not made at all. the call did not happen. the government said that is because the situation meant the afghan g...

British citizens and eligible afghans out of the country. last week dominic raab was on holiday and now hes under pressure for failing to make a call to afghanistans foreign minister to try and speed up the evacuation of interpreters who worked with the uk. yesterday the foreign office said the call had been delegated to a junior minister. today, the government confirmed it hadnt happened at all. i today, the government confirmed it hadnt happened at all.— hadnt happened at all. i dont think a...

Post keating the way the afghan department of defense or their forces, the way they acted is no surprise to me. there were a select few that stood and fought and more power to them, but most of them they just gave up. >> reporter: carter also agrees with the other veteran whos say the united states has an obligation to save those afghans who directly helped u.s. efforts on the ground. >> the linguists and interpreters, our first priority should treat them as americans because they helped us. >> ...

Friday when he was advised to, because he was prioritising security and capacity at kabul airport. earlier it emerged that a call requested by his officials to discuss getting interpreters out of the country wasnt made — by him or by a junior minister. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. the foreign secretary yesterday afternoon, on a conference call with g7 ministers. the government says it is doing everything it can to get british citizens and eligible afghans out of the countr...

And the slowdown for the fact that systems cannot work, even two days ago. yesterday was a holiday, but on wednesday banks were not working, so this is another type of difficulty, but absolutely, it is existing. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, is facing further scrutiny, after it emerged that a phone call he was urged to make last week — to help evacuate interpreters from afghanistan — never happened. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. the lone wells is at westmin...

But it _ dire situation and it got even worse but it... there could have been assistance _ but it... there could have been assistance from the government in kabul_ assistance from the government in kabul to— assistance from the government in kabul to help the interpreters we wanted _ kabul to help the interpreters we wanted to evacuate and other people we wanted _ wanted to evacuate and other people we wanted to move out. i think one thing _ we wanted to move out. i think one thing that— we ...

Weve already evacuated more than 18,000 people since july and approximately 13,000 since our military lift began on august 14th. thousands more have been evacuated on private charter flights facilitated by the u.s. government. these number include american citizens and permanent residents as well as their families. it includes siv applicants and their families, those afghans who have worked alongside us, served alongside of us, gone into combat with us and provided invaluable assistance to us su...

Had he hinted the taliban was going to take over, that would under cut the confidence. he could send in more troops to stabilize the situation. thats going in the wrong direction of the policy he wanted to pursue. what he did was trying to go along with the troop levels he had, they did try to speed up visas for interpreters but obviously not fast enough, the government collapsed and thats the source of most of the disorder and challenges that we face now. it is a tough situation. it certainly d...

Weve seen all of this in the last few months as things have really deteriorated in afghanistan. but the taliban are keen to show another face. in the northern city of mazar—i—sharif, women studying as usual. is this propaganda and will it last? clearly, its not enough to dispel the fears of those converging on kabul airport. this chaotic exodus has been going on for a week. how much longer will it last? in the last hour, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has defended his actions in relati...

A ministerial lack of urgency. it was a dire situation, it got even worse but there could have been assistance from the government in kabul to help the interpreters we wanted to move out and other people we wanted to move out. i think one thing that may be misunderstood in some quarters is that in particular if youre dealing with the afghans, and the same goes for many other countries in the region, they wont deal with someone at a lower level than them. its got to be the equivalent, its got to ...