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Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: Boris Johnson interview; ENGLAND: London: Downing Street: Number 10: INT Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) interview SOT. re BRITISH CASUALTIES: - I'm sorry to say I must confirm that amongst the casualties - In the contemptible attack in Kabul Airport yesterday - There were indeed two UK nationals and the child of a UK national - Our thoughts today are very much with their families and their loved ones - What their loss really underlines is the urgency of getting on and concluding operations in the way we are - Underlines the bravery of our armed services, our troops ... - The bravery of American military - The colossal nature of this task - They have been at it only for just over going on for two weeks now - They've lifted 13,000 people coming to the UK - We've never seen anything like it in our lifetimes - Of course as we come to the final hours ... - There will sadly be people who haven't got through - People who might qualify - To them - We will shift heaven and earth to help them get out in the second phase - The crucial thing is the Taliban authorities have got to understand ... - If they want engagement with the West - If they want to have a relationship with us - Safe passage for those is absolutely paramount re DANGER WE ARE LEAVING ABANDONED PEOPLE IN: - What it certainly shows ... - The government of Afghanistan is going to be extremely difficult for whoever is running it - been the case for a very long time - Taliban understand that - They are no friends of Daesh ... - They're going to need is a working relationship with western powers - To make sure we use our leverage to help the people of Afghanistan in the next steps - You are completely right, Libby - Not going to be easy to govern Afghanistan re FORGETTING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOUR OF NEED: - You need to look at the sheer scale and speed of what has been accomplished - 13,000 people and 2,000 before then - There will be el...