as an extraordinary success. he said no other country would have been able to fly out so many people, and the us achieved everything it set out to do in afghanistan. the taliban have been celebrating the us departure, describing it as a victory which should serve as a lesson for other invaders. but the group said they want good relations with the united states and the rest of the world. a huge rescue operation is taking place in the us state of louisiana — after it was struck by hurricane ida. at least four people have been killed by the storm and millions remain without power. the bbc s moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has left russia, after being expelled by the authorities. the kremlin says it's in response to the expulsion of a russian