WEBVTT NOTE recognizability 0.938 NOTE language en-us 00:00:00.570 --> 00:00:04.650 He's at the darkest and most difficult moments the armed forces 00:00:04.650 --> 00:00:09.320 ...this country have always performed the greatest and most astonishing 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:10.730 feats. 00:00:10.730 --> 00:00:13.340 As I speak...bestowed imagine 00:00:13.340 --> 00:00:18.130 these ambassador has finally boarded one of the very large flights from 00:00:18.130 --> 00:00:23.750 ...all remaining soldiers diplomats and civil servants 00:00:23.750 --> 00:00:28.670 have now left it's the combination of a mission unlike anything we've seen 00:00:28.670 --> 00:00:33.490 in our lifetimes uk troops and officials of worked round-the-clock to a 00:00:33.490 --> 00:00:37.280 remorse this deadline in harrowing conditions 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:42.230 they have expended all the patients and cash and fault they possess 00:00:42.230 --> 00:00:46.540 to help people in fear for their lives they seen 00:00:46.540 --> 00:00:51.750 that first-hand barbaric terrorist attacks on the queues of people they were 00:00:51.750 --> 00:00:55.950 trying to comfort as well as our american friends. 00:00:55.950 --> 00:00:57.850 They didn't... 00:00:57.850 --> 00:00:59.280 They...call. 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:01.820 They go...with the job 00:01:01.820 --> 00:01:06.800 ...to the colossal inversions this country has not processed checked 00:01:06.800 --> 00:01:10.770 vetted and...more than fifteen thousand 00:01:10.770 --> 00:01:15.750 people to safety in less than two weeks and let me remind you who they 00:01:15.750 --> 00:01:18.710 are these people we now welcome who 00:01:18.710 --> 00:01:22.730 will not help to contribute in any way possible to the life 00:01:22.730 --> 00:01:27.100 and economy of the country there are the uk nationals. 00:01:28.220 --> 00:01:32.080 Or people who have proved their loyalty to this country 00:01:32.080 --> 00:01:37.050 beyond dot interpreting guiding hoping to keep our people 00:01:37.050 --> 00:01:41.750 safe for two decades in a series of afghan operations the 00:01:41.750 --> 00:01:45.780 scene one hundred fifty thousand serving men and women do 00:01:45.780 --> 00:01:49.630 tour of duty...which is cost the lives of four 00:01:49.630 --> 00:01:55.180 hundred fifty seven troops and injured thousands more. 00:01:55.180 --> 00:01:57.390 ...that suffer. 00:01:57.390 --> 00:02:00.570 Less sacrifice let me speak directly to the 00:02:00.570 --> 00:02:04.040 families and loved ones of those british troops. 00:02:05.100 --> 00:02:07.300 Who gave several? 00:02:07.300 --> 00:02:10.030 You'll suffering and your hardship 00:02:10.030 --> 00:02:15.620 when not invade it was no accident...a terrorist attack 00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:19.760 ...gets britain or any other western country from afghanistan in the 00:02:19.760 --> 00:02:24.090 last twenty years it was thanks to the bravery of armed 00:02:24.090 --> 00:02:28.930 forces fought to...in organs networks. 00:02:28.930 --> 00:02:34.300 And, thanks to the devotion of british troops...workers and diplomats and others we've helped 00:02:34.300 --> 00:02:38.490 educate three-point-six million goals. 00:02:38.490 --> 00:02:42.570 And, what ever the future may hold for afghanistan they will 00:02:42.570 --> 00:02:46.920 have that gift for the rest of their...they will pass on to 00:02:46.920 --> 00:02:52.180 ...daughters as well as their songs and the we would 00:02:52.180 --> 00:02:57.520 not have wished to leave in this way we have to recognize that 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:02.430 we came in with the united states in defense and support of the 00:03:02.430 --> 00:03:07.360 united states and the united states military did the overwhelming bulk? 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:10.950 Of the fighting and... 00:03:10.950 --> 00:03:15.460 With the united states we will remain represented in the region 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:16.540 with doubling 00:03:16.540 --> 00:03:21.160 our humanitarian assistance development assistance this year to two hundred eighty six million 00:03:21.160 --> 00:03:27.890 pounds and together with our allies in america and europe and around the world. 00:03:27.890 --> 00:03:31.220 We will engage with the taliban not on the 00:03:31.220 --> 00:03:35.700 basis of what they say but what they do. 00:03:35.700 --> 00:03:37.520 And, if the new regime in 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:42.510 cobalt one wants diplomatic recognition or to unlock the billions of 00:03:42.510 --> 00:03:46.530 the currently frozen they will have to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave the 00:03:46.530 --> 00:03:50.970 country to respect the rights of women and goes. 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:57.520 To prevent afghanistan from again becoming an incubator for global terror because 00:03:57.520 --> 00:04:02.450 would be disastrous for afghanistan and we will use every 00:04:02.450 --> 00:04:07.270 lever we have political economic and diplomatic to help the 00:04:07.270 --> 00:04:14.090 people afghanistan and to protect our own country from hall. 00:04:14.090 --> 00:04:17.600 If people look for evidence of the energy and spirit 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:20.760 and values of this country are united kingdom 00:04:20.760 --> 00:04:25.410 ...willingness to show the global leadership to help the needy 00:04:25.410 --> 00:04:27.540 and vulnerable around the world. 00:04:27.540 --> 00:04:30.690 I would point to the combo... 00:04:30.690 --> 00:04:32.150 Of the last fourteen days. 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:34.220 I thank 00:04:34.220 --> 00:04:39.190 everyone involved and I believe they can be very proud of what they...