carry air strikes against islamic state leaders from aircraft sent from the bases. they would have to find them though be a question of how quickly they could do that and whether these leaders would be going underground just as quickly. during those who fled the taliban of the past few months first president macron says more than 2000 africans deemed at risk among the people of france evacuated from kabul on military flights. those flights are due to end today though the french government says it is taking a prudent approach. our paris correspondent has been speaking to afghans in calais. among the regulars lining up for lunch at a well known migrant camp near calais, a new phase. mohammed arrived here a week ago after getting on a french evacuation flight from kabul airport. i evacuation flight from kabul airort. . ., evacuation flight from kabul
many people will say, what is actually the point of us having armed forces and a spanking new aircraft carrier pivoting somewhere towards the asia pacific when this is breaking out? we may as well pack up is breaking out? we may as well pack up and go home, that is not what we should be doing, we should be asserting our right to get the taliban to sit by its agreement and use force if necessary, definitely. thanks very much for your time. i am rushing you at the end because i can see at the corner of my eye angela merkel is just talking and she has been saying for the last while that we assume the attacks in kabul were carried out by suicide bombers, attacking and targeting people to leave kabul airport. and targeting people to leave kabul airort. , ., ., and targeting people to leave kabul airort. , ., , , airport. is another possibility and we now airport. is another possibility and we now have airport. is another possibility and we now have to airport. is another possibility a
joining us now is ben wallace, the defence secretary. he was there in parliament for that big commons debate yesterday. thank you forjoining us. can we start with the latest news you have got for us on what is happening at kabul airport? for us on what is happening at kabul airort? , ., , , for us on what is happening at kabul airort? , , ., , , airport? yes, i was up early this mornin: airport? yes, i was up early this morning speaking airport? yes, i was up early this morning speaking to airport? yes, i was up early this morning speaking to our - airport? yes, i was up early this i morning speaking to our command airport? yes, i was up early this - morning speaking to our command on the ground, first of all, the taliban are letting our people through but the challenge is that they are letting everyone else through which is why you see this horrific footage of people trying to get into the airport. that creates a public order problem rather than a security problem but nevertheless