the headlines... the 20 year us military operation in afghanistan, described as america's longest war, has come to an end. washington's ambassador to kabul was on the final evacuation flight. the us says it has flown out nearly 80,000 civilians in the last few weeks. taliban fighters have now taken over kabul airport. footage shows hangers with abandon helicopters. earlier taliban forces fired their guns in the air and let off fireworks to celebrate the us completing its withdrawal. a huge rescue operation is taking place in louisiana which was struck by hurricane ida. the storm is thought to have killed at least two people, but many more are feared to have lost their lives. most of the state's southeast is without power. a number of councils