in their respective cycling events. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us military says it s carried out a drone strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic state group known as isis k. the group is thought to have carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed, inluding 13 american service personnel. in a statement, us central command said that.
and british husband and wife not only win gold but break the world record in their respective cycling events. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us military says it s carried out a drone strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic state group known as isis k. the group is thought to have carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed, inluding 13 american service personnel. in a statement, us central command said. meanwhile, the last british flights carrying civilian refugees
carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed inluding 13 american service personnel. in a statement, us central command said that the unmanned air strike occurred in the nangahar province of afghanistan. initial indications are that we killed the target. we know of no civilian casualties. meanwhile, the last british flights carrying civilian refugees out of afghanistan are leaving kabul today. this report from graham satchell. the final flights leaving kabul airport. the british effort here is all but done. it has been a mammoth logistical operation. in just two weeks, more than 14,000 people airlifted by the raf to safety in the uk. but the ministry of defence acknowledges as many as 1,000 former interpreters and other staff will left behind. we are so worried about our future. i think it s not fair. it s like a betrayal of their own heroes.
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the united states and britain have both warned of a high risk of an attack at kabul airport and advised their nationals not to travel there. the warning comes 2a hours after president biden highlighted the danger posed by extremists linked to the group calling itself islamic state. the pace of the airlift at kabul airport continues to pick up with dozens of military flights ferrying close to 20,000 people out of afghanistan in the past 2a hours. the us has insisted american efforts to help people leave the country will continue past the august 31st deadline. a study in britain indicates that protection from catching covid 19 given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines starts to wear off within six months. the study s authors underlined the importance of getting vaccinated but urged the government to make plans for boosterjabs. the taliban took over afghanistan s third largest