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People out of afghanistan, even once direct flights have ended. earlier i spoke to colonel richard kemp, a former commander of british forces in afghanistan who also worked with the uk joint intelligence committee, and he gave me his assessment on how the evacuation operation has gone in kabul. i think it was a tremendous effort by all of the international forces and diplomats and others involved and i would like to pay tribute particularly to british forces who put their own lives at huge risk in order to save others and also our diplomatic team on the ground in kabul. this situation did not need to happen. the evacuation could have begun months ago and should have done and now we are left with not only western military forces killed ....
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From around the world, jihadists, and plan attacks against us. maybe not immediately but in the relatively short to medium term we will see that threat opening up again. you have no faith that the taliban have changed? i have no faith at all. you shouldn t forget that the taliban is not a single coherent organisation. even if the people saying these things are saying what they think, which i doubt, that doesn t necessarily run across the whole of the taliban groupings and factions in afghanistan. you asked about the weapons left behind. they are now one of the best armed, if not the best armed terrorist organisation in the world. a lot of the more sophisticated equipment like attack helicopters and surveillance equipment and the like, the sophisticated stuff they will not be able to operate, except for maybe one or two cases. ....
This whole process has been. how concerned should everyone be about where afghanistan is heading now? bearing in mind so much of that military hardware has been left behind. i think it is a hugely problematic situation for the 1,100 or so who are left, people britain wanted to get out. they have become hostages now in afghanistan and if the government decides to negotiate to get their release then the taliban will ask a very high price. i think we will see the taliban, who have used some fine words talking about diversity and inclusivity, that will now finish when western forces get out, they don t need to say those things any more, and the country will descend into the same kind of horrors that existed during their previous of governing. the country will become again a very dangerous safe haven for terrorists. they will flock into the country ....
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