afghanistan not going to be worth the cost, they wanted out and want to disrupt up trump policies. they wonder about how it is going in terms of the evacuation missions and they don t want to see headlines of american citizens or troops being killed there but i think this is a cold, hard political calculation by mr biden and i think he is thinking in the end if we get everyone out he will bejudged by if we get everyone out he will be judged by the way it ends and not how it started. that s our correspondent and not how it started. that s our correspondent in - our correspondent in washington. we ll get more on president biden s comments in a few minutes but first, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this report on the latest in kabul. and a warning there are some distressing images from the start. the feared attack, a bombing forewarned, casualties rushed yet again into kabul s emergency hospital after twin bombings close to kabul airport. this man was there. tr
of the islamic state group in the region was planning an attack. speaking at the white house, mr biden insisted that the airlift would continue despite the bombing. he said the servicemen who lost their lives were heros, and the attackers would be made to pay. we have a sacred obligation to all of you. the families of those heroes. that obligation is not temporary. it lasts forever. the lives we lost today were lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others. in the service of america. like theirfellow brothers and sisters in arms who died defending our vision and our values in the struggle against terrorism of the fall on this day they are part of a
attack on western capital. in other news the united nations secretary general antonio guterres has warned the security council that the conflict in ethiopia has spread beyond tigray, and the social fabric of the country is being torn apart. more than 200 people have been killed in fighting between the 0romo and amhara peoples in the west of the country. hundreds of greek health workers have demonstrated in athens against mandatory covid 19 vaccines. the government says workers must be vaccinated or take unpaid leave. the union organising the protest says the vast majority of health workers are already vaccinated, but it opposes jabs being made compulsory. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: seeking another escape route, thousands of afghans
great noble company of american heroes. forthose great noble company of american heroes. for those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, no this: we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down. and make you pgy- hunt you down. and make you pay. i will defend our interests and people with every measure at my command. we will not be deterred by terrorists. we will not let them stop our mission. we will continue the evacuation. i ve also ordered my command is to develop operational plans to strike isis k assets, leadership and facilities. we will respond with force and position at our time of the phase we choose the moment of our choosing.
they re bringing flight details, they re bringing whatever letter they ve ever had from any government anywhere in the world. whatever the risks there are in going to the airport, whatever the risks there are at the airport today, for all of them just look at this for them, the greatest danger is staying here in afghanistan. and tonight, that danger all too clear. there had been warnings for a week of an attack like this a last strike against western troops set to leave within days another blow to many afghans last hope of leaving this chaos behind. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. i ve been speaking to retired lieutenant colonel daniel davis, an author and american foreign policy analyst who himself served in afghanistan. this is what he had to say about the latest attack at kabul airport.