Joe Biden wanted to take US forces out of Afghanistan, but has somehow found himself drawing up fresh plans to wage war in the 'Graveyard of Empires'. Strikes on ISIS-K targets would be far from a full scale invasion or occupation, but this is certainly not what the president had in mind when he talked of bringing the troops home. Boris Johnson meanwhile says the UK's evacuation operation is going as planned.

       Inside the bubble

       Our political correspondent Ashley Cowburn on what to look out for today: