Afghanistan live news: UK MPs gather to debate crisis as Kabul evacuations restart
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MPs are gathering in the House of Commons; reports of unrest at Taliban checkpoints around Kabul airport
- Taliban say they seek no ‘revenge’ and all Afghans would be ‘forgiven’
- Pakistan divided over success of Taliban in Afghanistan
- Afghan who guarded UK embassy fears for life after visa refusal
- ‘Greater stability’ as western forces help to secure Kabul airport
- Who will run the regime? Taliban leaders in line to rule Afghanistan
9.44am BST
A purely procedural point to update my earlier post: For clarity, the UK government accepted an amendment from the Conservative former minister David Davis to extend the time of the parliamentary debate. It will now end at 5pm, rather than the original finish time, 2.30pm.
9.43am BST
The UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, opens by expressing his concern for those left behind in Afghanistan women – particularly the women and children – and says the recent history of Afghanistan is seared on the mind of his country after almost 20 years of military involvement there.
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