afghanistan away away from the rest and chaos underlined by that double suicide bombing at kabul airport. we will be live in washington and moscow and beijing. we will hear from the pakistan and macedonia. this is a crisis that draws in neighbours and allies from far away. this is a crisis of far reaching proportions. over the next hours i will be joined by my colleague philippa thomas in london. we will be talking to experts around the world but also want to draw on your deep knowledge of afghanistan. you have been reporting for us from afghanistan for so many years and know a lot of people including some of those feeling really desperate. are you hearing people are feeling that
other countries, qatar. we are engaged with the united states and we are engaged with all other european countries also. so i think it has to be a comprehensive international effort, even beyond this phase also. this horrific attack, which was claimed by islamic state, has underlined that security will be one of the main challenges. yes. again, there is criticism that, whether they are taliban or islamic state or haqqani network, they come across the border from pakistan. is this going to be a growing priority for you to try to play a role in ensuring that these attacks don t continue? these attacks are a big challenge. these attacks are a big threat. a big threat to the people of pakistan? to the people in afghanistan, first of all. those in airport operations, to the people in afghanistan. and pakistan has repeatedly said that we want to have
rights that are going on in afghanistan, nearly 20 million afghans are suffering severe food and water shortages. of course we got the human rights concerns, particularly women s rights and the third is enhanced by maintaining contacts with the taliban and i degraded by turning our backs on afghanistan. he spoke about what it was like to lose people on the battlefield. how did you deal with it, what was it like? ., ., ., , , , like? emotionally, it is very difficult being like? emotionally, it is very difficult being across - like? emotionally, it is very difficult being across the i like? emotionally, it is very i difficult being across the table like? emotionally, it is very - difficult being across the table or on the other side of the room from somebody who a moment before was trying to kill you and your soldiers and you were doing the same to them.
government makes. but i think it is in all of our interests in the west to keep in mind and evacuate those that we need to evacuate from afghanistan. help afghans deal with those severe humanitarian and human rights issues as well as the economic collapse, and then third is the counterterrorism. all of those are advanced. we work together or not when we turn our backs.- not when we turn our backs. thank ou ve not when we turn our backs. thank you very much not when we turn our backs. thank you very much for not when we turn our backs. thank you very much for your not when we turn our backs. thank you very much for your expertise i not when we turn our backs. thank| you very much for your expertise in speaking to us on this bbc news special. you re watching a bbc news special about the crisis in afghanistan. kabul airport remains on high alert for more attacks. 13 us military personnel among others were killed. a growing number of countries have now ended their operations. the
airport on thursday, which killed at least 90 people, including 13 us military personnel. president biden has vowed revenge. i m philippa thomas in london, as the world prepares for the new reality of afghanistan under taliban rule. the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan is deepening, say the world health organisation with medicines in short supply. we hear from afghans across the country facing severe food and water shortages. and i ll be talking to the first american to fight the taliban in the field as a commander and then talk to its leaders in face to face negotiations. how does the rest of the world deal with a new islamic emirate?