for the past few hours, we ve been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like: the foreign occupation has ended. the islamic emirate is entering the airport. pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, we still control the gates, we still control the operation. the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a matter of time. but such is the desperation of those who got so close and now feel they may lose out, i m even receiving messages tonight. a friend said, my sister got an e mail tonight saying she can go to the airport. how can you get her there? and people there showing passports, their afghan passports, saying, how can we get there? this door is closing and closing loudly, but other windows are going to open. but will they be open enough? chief int
for those who haven t made it out, a deeply uncertain future. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. the death toll from thursday s attacks has climbed to 170, and the united states has warned of another credible threat to kabul airport. as we ve heard, the taliban says it has taken up positions on the site and will take control of the security situation as soon as american forces leave. more on that now from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, in kabul. it seems in the same way the taliban fighters stole a march suddenly on kabul last week, they re doing the same tonight at the airport. for the past few hours, we ve been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like: the foreign occupation has ended. the islamic emirate is entering the airport. pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, we still
international correspondent lyse doucet. it seems in the same way the taliban fighters stole a march suddenly on kabul last week, they re doing the same tonight at the airport. for the past few hours, we ve been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like, the foreign occupation has ended, the islamic emirate is entering the airport, pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, we still control the gates, we still control the operation. the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a matter of time. but such is the desperation of those who got so close and now feel they may lose out, i m even receiving messages tonight. a friend said, my sister got an e mail tonight saying she can go to the airport. how can you get her there?
of a chaotic evacuation effort. for those who haven t made it out, a deeply uncertain future. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let s get more on the reports that the taliban are preparing to take over kabul airport when us troops leave. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul and sent this update. it seems in the same way the taliban fighters stole a march suddenly on kabul last week, they re doing the same tonight at the airport. for the past few hours, we ve been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like, the foreign occupation has ended, the islamic emirate is entering the airport, pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, we still control the gates, we still control the operation. the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a
as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like the foreign occupation has ended, the islamic emirate is entering the airport, pictures of luxury vehicles, lights blaring, going into the airport ground. we checked with the pentagon and they say we still control the gates, we still control the operation, the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a matter of time. but such is the desperation of those who got so close and now feel they may lose out, i ve been receiving messages tonight. a friend said my sister got an e mail tonight saying she can go to the airport, how can you get her there? people there showing passports, the afghan passports, seeing how can we get there? this door is closing loudly but other windows are going to open or will they be open enough?