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BBC News-20210815-17:20:00

there will be pressure in that direction. that is why it could be toxic— direction. that is why it could be toxic for— direction. that is why it could be toxic forjoe biden. the policy enjoyed — toxic forjoe biden. the policy enjoyed support that american should pull enjoyed support that american should putt forces _ enjoyed support that american should pull forces out. but the manner in which _ pull forces out. but the manner in which it— pull forces out. but the manner in which it is— pull forces out. but the manner in which it is done. you've got nationat— which it is done. you've got national security republicans saying it is a _ national security republicans saying it is a catastrophe. trump supporters saying what a mess joe biden— supporters saying what a mess joe biden has— supporters saying what a mess joe biden has made of it, democrats saying. _ biden has made of it, democrats saying, hang on, ithought biden has made of it, democrats saying, hang on, i thought we were building _ saying, hang on, i thought we were building civic society and the women we have _ building civic society and the women we have told can do what they like are now _ we have told can do what they like are now throwing away their books. those _ are now throwing away their books. those are _ are now throwing away their books. those are bad optics and there will be pressure for america to take in the people — be pressure for america to take in the people who have helped the american military in afghanistan, these _ american military in afghanistan, these past 20 years and all of this as america — these past 20 years and all of this as america prepares to remember the 20th anniversary of 9/11. then the tallban— 20th anniversary of 9/11. then the taliban were in control and now nearly— taliban were in control and now nearly 20 — taliban were in control and now nearly 20 years later, they're back in control —

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BBC News-20210815-17:02:00

city today. the taliban said they are in talks with officials from the government about a peaceful transfer of power. these images show us staff being helicoptered to the airport. the us said they have succeeded in their mission. we the us said they have succeeded in their mission.— their mission. we can do right by their mission. we can do right by the peeple _ their mission. we can do right by the peeple who _ their mission. we can do right by the people who stood _ their mission. we can do right by the people who stood with - their mission. we can do right by the people who stood with us, i their mission. we can do right by the people who stood with us, in| the people who stood with us, in afghanistan all these years, including afghans who worked for the embassy and our military. we have a massive effort to bring afghans out of country. it is up to the afghans, the government, up to the taliban, to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul. iiit

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BBC News-20210815-17:03:00

to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul.- to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul. in the uk, boris johnson _ country, including kabul. in the uk, boris johnson has _ country, including kabul. in the uk, boris johnson has been _ country, including kabul. in the uk, boris johnson has been speaking i borisjohnson has been speaking after an emergency meeting with ministers. , ., , , ., ministers. our priority is to make sure that we _ ministers. our priority is to make sure that we deliver _ ministers. our priority is to make sure that we deliver on _ ministers. our priority is to make sure that we deliver on our- sure that we deliver on our obligations to uk nationals in afghanistan, to all those who have helped the british efforts in afghanistan over 20 years. and to get them out as fast as we can. so the ambassador is working around—the—clock, has been there in the airport, to help process the applications. as you know about 2,000 have already, 2,000 afghans have already left and come to this country under our resettlement scheme and we will get as many out as we can. but plainly the situation remains very difficult. it is clear that there is going to be, or there is going to be shortly a new government in kabul, or a new

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BBC News-20210815-17:01:00

operation there was a success. tt is operation there was a success. it is u n operation there was a success. it is u- to the operation there was a success. it is up to the afghans, the government, the taliban, — up to the afghans, the government, the taliban, to decide the way forward — the taliban, to decide the way forward for the country, including kabuh _ hello, welcome to bbc news, whether you're watching in the uk or around the world. the taliban are on the verge of taking control of afghanistan, 20 years after being removed from power. reports suggest the group have ordered their fighters to enter kabul after local police deserted their posts. they have seized every other major city in afghanistan after a lightning advance that saw the government army flee from their past. the president, ashraf ghani, has fled the country. these pictures filmed by the bbc show people trying to get out of

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BBC News-20210815-17:19:00

in the _ later, they have taken kabul and are in the presidential palace and ashraf— in the presidential palace and ashraf ghani has gone. it showed afghanistan was entirely being propped up by the us and for the billions _ propped up by the us and for the billions spent on training and equipping the afghan army to be fighting — equipping the afghan army to be fighting force to see off the taliban, _ fighting force to see off the taliban, its looks like the taliban made _ taliban, its looks like the taliban made one — taliban, its looks like the taliban made one puff and the afghanistan armed _ made one puff and the afghanistan armed disappeared. that is a huge embarrassment to them and the american. — embarrassment to them and the american, who thought they would be able american, who thought they would be abte to— american, who thought they would be able to look after them. you hear tony— able to look after them. you hear tony blinken saying it is up to to afghan— tony blinken saying it is up to to afghan people to look after themselves, well, yes, but only because — themselves, well, yes, but only because everything else has failed. is there _ because everything else has failed. is there a _ because everything else has failed. is there a sense of responsibility to get more afghans out, those who helped the us and its allies? yes. helped the us and its allies? yes, there will be _ helped the us and its allies? yes, there will be pressure _ helped the us and its allies? yes, there will be pressure in - helped the us and its allies? yes, there will be pressure in that direction _

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BBC News-20210815-17:09:00

where it could take over a lot of territory and now it is in a position where it has essentially taken over pow inner all but em—— power in all but name. i'm not sure that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whetherfrom that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whether from the, that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whetherfrom the, what had been the government in kabul, other political stake holders, will be in a position to lobby for a role in the next government. i think it is critical this not be a government thatis is critical this not be a government that is completely controlled by the taliban, it needs to be a power sharing arrangement, that was the intention. but the taliban has the upper hand. the government has collapsed. the military lost the will to fight. and i think if there is going to be little standing in the way of taliban being able to dictate any settlement. we are looking at a situation where the taliban will be controlling the lion's share of power and maybe all

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BBC News-20210815-17:17:00

force today, but the transition is very much under way. t force today, but the transition is very much under way.— force today, but the transition is very much under way. i would like ou to very much under way. i would like you to stay _ very much under way. i would like you to stay us _ very much under way. i would like you to stay us with. _ very much under way. i would like you to stay us with. we _ very much under way. i would like you to stay us with. we are i very much under way. i would like you to stay us with. we are going | very much under way. i would like l you to stay us with. we are going to speak to the bbc�*s north america editor about what is happening from the point of view of washington and we are bringing together what is happening in washington and kabul. jon, we heard a steely statement from antony blinken, saying it is up to the people of afghanistan to fight for themselves. it is up to them now. t fight for themselves. it is up to them now— fight for themselves. it is up to them now. ~ ., , , ., them now. i think he was trying to ut a them now. i think he was trying to put a brave _ them now. i think he was trying to put a brave face _ them now. i think he was trying to put a brave face on _ them now. i think he was trying to put a brave face on a _ them now. i think he was trying to put a brave face on a situation i them now. i think he was trying to | put a brave face on a situation that has turned — put a brave face on a situation that has turned chaotic. you can debate the policy— has turned chaotic. you can debate the policy about pulling american forces _ the policy about pulling american forces out — the policy about pulling american forces out of afghanistan and there are people people who think you can't _ are people people who think you can'tiust— are people people who think you can'tjust sign a blank are people people who think you can't just sign a blank cheque for ever— can't just sign a blank cheque for ever that — can't just sign a blank cheque for ever that american forces will keep, pfop ever that american forces will keep, prop up— ever that american forces will keep, prop up a _ ever that american forces will keep, prop up a government in afghanistan that doesn't command support of the people _ that doesn't command support of the people and _ that doesn't command support of the people and if the taliban come necking, — people and if the taliban come necking, maybe that is the —— come knocking, _ necking, maybe that is the —— come knocking, maybe that is the result. but joe _ knocking, maybe that is the result. butjoe biden seems to have ignored

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BBC News-20210815-17:04:00

political dispensation, however you want to put it. i think it is important that the west collectively should work together to get over to that new government, be it by the taliban or anybody else, that nobody wants afghanistan once again to be a breeding ground for terror and we don't think that it is in the interests of the people of afghanistan that it should lapse back into that state that, pre—2001 state. and so what the uk will be doing is working with our partners in the un security council, to get that, in nato, there a council on friday, to get that message over, we don't want anybody recognising the taliban, we want a united position

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BBC News-20210815-17:26:00

authority on religious affairs. one of his deputies is mullah mohammad yaqoob. the un estimates the taliban has income ranging from 300 million dollars a year. most of their funds are criminal activity such as drug production. we were hearing about the situation in kabul. my colleague, who is from afghanistan, has been talking to residents in kabul through the day and she has been speaking to us about what people are telling her. flillie been speaking to us about what people are telling her.— been speaking to us about what people are telling her. one of my friends has _ people are telling her. one of my friends has been _ people are telling her. one of my friends has been trying _ people are telling her. one of my friends has been trying to - people are telling her. one of my friends has been trying to leave l friends has been trying to leave afghanistan because it is not safe for him. he said he went to the indian embassy to get a visa, the queues are so big he cannot even talk to an official. and he said that they have been told that the

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BBC News-20210815-17:23:00

so far. we will have to see if that holds up. ﬁt. so far. we will have to see if that holds u -. �* ., so far. we will have to see if that holds u -. . ., , so far. we will have to see if that holdsu.�* ., , holds up. a lot will be about discipline — holds up. a lot will be about discipline and _ holds up. a lot will be about discipline and whether- holds up. a lot will be about discipline and whether it i holds up. a lot will be about discipline and whether it is l discipline and whether it is discipline and whether it is discipline and whether it is discipline and civility, rather than chaos and violence?— discipline and civility, rather than chaos and violence? yeah, i think the city needs _ chaos and violence? yeah, i think the city needs order _ chaos and violence? yeah, i think the city needs order right - chaos and violence? yeah, i think the city needs order right now i chaos and violence? yeah, i think| the city needs order right now and the city needs order right now and the sooner that happens, the better it is going to be harder to govern a big city like kabul than take it. i think we need to wait and see what happens before we rush to judgments about what is going to happen. something else i want to ask you about since you're there, we have been reporting that thousands of people have been displaced from other parts of afghanistan and many of them i guess went to ca i be, think —— kabul, thinking that is where they could get help. do you see people on the streets homeless? you know last week, you've seen the huge influx of people, the park near where i live was full of refugees,

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