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I won't reiterate the figures but after the passage of nearly a month, my pride in their accomplishment remains undim i shalled. -- undiminished. 13 service members made the ultimate sacrifice and we'll never forget them. a combat operation, a non-combatant evacuation carried out in contact with the enemy in this case was isis k-that would have killed many more americans and innocent afghans if it were not for the vigilance of our forces there. on 29 august we undertook a strike against what we thought was an imminent threat to the airport. it was a mistake and i take full responsibility for t...

Elsewhere are still grappling with the practicalities. for example where and to what extent should they set up processing centres in neighbouring countries? it is always controversial when we get involved in foreign conflicts but it is proving withdrawal after 20 years brings practical and political difficulties of its own and those will persist after our troops come home this weekend.— will persist after our troops come home this weekend. thank you, iain watson at westminster. _ america and its allies will will now have to consider how best to deal with the threat from the off—shoot of th...

With isis—k, what is that about? ht is really tricky and complicated. president biden said we will hunt for those who did this, isis—k. the challenge is how. it'll be harder when the us is no longer on the ground in afghanistan, hasn't got troops, hasn't got the ability to collect intelligence in the same way. the pentagon says we got over the horizon capabilities, code for drone strikes but one of the questions is will they be able to continue this uneasy relationship they've had with the taliban in securing the airport to also go after isis—k or will it break down? how will the relatio...

The pentagon defense officials have said they've established alternative routes to transport americans and afghan allies to the kabul airport due to threats posed by isis-k. that's something national security adviser jake sullivan spoke to earlier today. take a listen. >> the threat is real and persistent. our commanders on the ground have a ride variety of capabilities they're using to defend the airfield against a potential terrorist attack. we're working hard with our intelligence community to try to isolate and determine where an attack might come from. it's something we are placing paramo...