good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it was just one flight out of kabul but it brought to an end the 20 year presence of foreign forces in afghanistan. as america pulled out it left behind an uncertain future for the afghan people and huge questions for the international coalition about what had been achieved. the taliban claim they have won their independence. but they too have questions can they make the transition from brutal insurgents to responsible government? ourfirst report this evening is from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, and her cameraman robbie wright, in kabul. american uniforms, american guns, but these are taliban special forces. badri unit 313. they are in charge at kabul airport.
good evening. the taliban have been making the most of their first day in full control of afghanistan an enjoyable moment of victory according to the leadership. taliban fighters have been keen to show off some of the equipment and weapons left behind by us forces while pointing out that they now control more of afghanistan than they did 20 years ago when the military intervention started. the taliban are claiming they have won independence but there are hugely challenging problems facing afghanistan, and the taliban leadership in particular, as they try to establish some kind of stable government. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet and cameraman robbie wright sent this report from kabul. american uniforms, american guns, but these are taliban special forces. badri unit 313.
correspondent lyse doucet, and cameraman robbie wright, sent this report from kabul. american uniforms, american guns, but these are taliban special forces. badri unit 313. they are in charge at kabul airport. translation: our message i to the americans is they should not have any plans to attack muslims again. 0ur message to all afghans is we are going to protect them. surreal to enter what was a us hub. whiteboards from a moment in time just days before kabul fell, when us soldiers plotted an orderly pull out. this is what they left behind. hangers are full of helicopters.
as america pulled out, it left behind an uncertain future for the afghan people and huge questions for the international coalition about what had been achieved. the taliban claim they have won their independence. but they, too, have questions. can they make the transition from brutal insurgents to responsible government? our first report this evening is from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet and her cameraman robbie wright in kabul. american uniforms, american guns, but these are taliban special forces. badri unit 313. they re in charge at kabul airport. translation: our message - to the americans is they should not have any plans to attack muslims again. our message to all afghans is we are going to protect them. the last us flight took off yesterday, just before midnight.
and weapons left behind by us forces, while pointing out that they now control more of afghanistan than they did 20 years ago. the taliban are claiming they have won independence but there are hugely challenging problems facing afghanistan and the taliban leadership in particular as they try to establish some kind of stable government. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, and cameraman robbie wright, sent this report from kabul. american uniforms, american guns, but these are taliban special forces. badri unit 313. they are in charge at kabul airport. translation: our message - to the americans is they should not have any plans to attack muslims again. 0ur message to all afghans is we are going to protect them. surreal to enter what was a us hub.