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Without any consultations with anyone. were you surprised how the government seem to melt away, dissolve as the taliban approached kabul question might dig expected to be that easy for it held and questioned mike i think nobody predicted that.— questioned mike i think nobody predicted that. they wake kabul colla sed predicted that. they wake kabul collapsed in _ predicted that. they wake kabul collapsed in eight _ predicted that. they wake kabul collapsed in eight hours, - predicted that. they wake kabul collapsed in eight hours, that i collapsed in eight hours, that nobody was predicting th...

The us, _ past, so the warning was from both the us, uk— past, so the warning was from both the us, uk and australian forces that there — the us, uk and australian forces that there was a suicide vest bearing _ that there was a suicide vest bearing bomber, at least one, at least _ bearing bomber, at least one, at least somewhere in the region of kabut— least somewhere in the region of kabul airport looking to target one of the _ kabul airport looking to target one of the crowded gates. the irony here is that— of the crowded gates. the irony here is that the _ of the crowded gates. the ...

People at risk at the airport. you were dismissed _ people at risk at the airport. you were dismissed in march of this year by ashraf ghani who was not happy with the security situation following a spate of taliban attacks at the time. do you, when you speak of failings, to include yourself in that? i think everyone had a plan. i mean, talk particularly about the evacuation plan failure, but certainly what is going on in afghanistan, there is a role for everyone to play and president ghani remove me because i was opposing his way of governance after the us withdrawal plans and taliban peace th...

Checkpoints, as one would describe it, where people are being searched diplomatically and being asked who they are and where they are going and what the recommendation is. i have heard colleagues talk about it, but all the approaches to the airport i have taken, there has not been that. we have seen taliban forces at times, but not checking and stopping people, certainly not on a regular basis, so this was a soft target. if someone wanted to carry out an awful suicide bombing, one can hardly fathom the rationale orjustification one can hardly fathom the rationale or justification for one can h...

And now this, sort of, as you say, it sums up the tragedy of afghanistan.— it sums up the tragedy of afghanistan. it sums up the tragedy of aft hanistan. ~ ., it sums up the tragedy of aft hanistan. ~ . ., afghanistan. what we -- we will have to really wait — afghanistan. what we -- we will have to really wait and _ afghanistan. what we -- we will have to really wait and see _ afghanistan. what we -- we will have to really wait and see what _ afghanistan. what we -- we will have to really wait and see what measures| to really wait and see what measures were put in place by the taliban in t...