📰 Observer News
Page 263 - Observer News Today
Fast, Ad-Free News Updates
Stay updated with breaking news from Observer. Real-time updates on events, politics, business and more.
August 29, 2021
Is 13 minutes past six and shortly we will have a look at what is happening in the newspapers. the uks departure from afghanistan, and the future of those left behind, dominates this mornings front pages. "britain out of afghanistan" is the sunday telegraphs headline. the paper says borisjohnson has promised to honour the sacrifices of those who fell and "preserve the gains". the observer says that the foreign office ignored "frantic pleas to help afghans". the paper reports that thousands of e�...
August 29, 2021
And twitter accounts to say some sound bite media friendly things it does not mean this is taliban 2.0 or taliban light. we have tojudge does not mean this is taliban 2.0 or taliban light. we have to judge them tjy taliban light. we have to judge them by the actions rather than their words. there are still reports even though they talk about an amnesty the evidence points them doing the opposite. lets remember kabul as not all of afghanistan and how homogenous is this true? what are the other fi...
August 29, 2021
Coming weeks and months in a phase two of the operation to try and bring those who are eligible to the uk but there is a great deal of uncertainty about that. one thing that struck me today from the pictures this morning is that there was no sense of celebration ceremony at the end of this operation. the feeling here is rather sombre but although the troops are now out ultimately there is still much work to do in the country, work there will be difficult without a military presence there.— wil...
August 29, 2021
More than taliban leadership? these are questions we will see getting played out but itjust goes back to the point that we dont have as many levers at our disposal and looking to china and russia to help us on this when they will not be in the same page i think lee is quite an uncertain future for the people of afghanistan. uncertain future for the people of afghanistan-— uncertain future for the people of aft hanistan. .. ., , ., afghanistan. rachel, i hope we have not ou afghanistan. rachel,...
August 29, 2021
Be more than one person in each e-mait its— be more than one person in each e-mait itsa— be more than one person in each e—mail. its a pretty big underestimation. mo e-mail. its a pretty big underestimation. mo gone the briefin: underestimation. mo gone the briefing from _ underestimation. mo gone the briefing from within _ underestimation. mo gone the briefing from within the - underestimation. mo gone thel briefing from within the foreign office against people within the foreign office �...
August 29, 2021
Before the outcome will threaten everyone, pakistan and the west. the question many are asking, how it will become clear how the taliban will become clear how the taliban will rule afghanistan. the taliban saying it will be very different this time around and the observer asksin this time around and the observer asks in an article by emma graham harrison writing from islamabad how soon will the taliban show their true colours? rachel, do you hold out much hope that the taliban are different and ...
August 29, 2021
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the sunday papers. with me are mo hussein, a former conservative advisor, and the author and journalist, rachel shabi. britain out of afghanistan — the telegraph leads on the exit of uk military personnel from afghanistan after 20 years. it writes that the pm promises to honour the sacrifices of those who fell. and a look at those left behind. the sunday times focuses on the eruption of a �*blame game�* in whitehall over the thousands now trapped...
August 29, 2021
Who have been left behind are best help? who have been left behind are best hel? . ., , , who have been left behind are best hel? . ,~ help? increasingly concerned the government _ help? increasingly concerned the government doesnt _ help? increasingly concerned the government doesnt have - help? increasingly concerned the government doesnt have a - help? increasingly concerned the l government doesnt have a handle help? increasingly concerned the - government doesnt have a handle on this. we fo...
August 28, 2021
Slow the economy. of course, the recovery slow down— the economy. of course, the recovery slow down in— the economy. of course, the recovery slow down in recent weeks. there was an enormous— slow down in recent weeks. there was an enormous financial black hole to fill. an enormous financial black hole to fill all _ an enormous financial black hole to fill. all these departments are going — fill. all these departments are going to — fill. all these departments are going to want more mon...
August 28, 2021
It writes that the pm promises to honour the sacrifices of those who fell. a look at those left behind — the sunday times focuses on the eruption of a "blame game" in whitehall over the thousands now trapped in afghanistan following the end of the evacuation mission. the final stages of evacuations from afghanistan also lead on the front of tomorrows observer. it reports on claims that "thousands" of emails from charities and mps detailing afghan�*s efforts to escape that were sent to the fo...