this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. chaos at kabul airport even afghans with valid paperwork are struggling to get through, with checkpoints guarded by heavily armed militants. officials say 12 people have been killed in and around kabul airport since sunday the taliban are urging people without the legal right to travel, to go home. if you are linked to the international presence here, you are certainly going to be worried that in this chaotic situation, a taliban member will turn around to you and say, who are you, what did you do? and they may decide that you shouldn t be allowed to leave. president biden says us troops could remain in afghanistan beyond the end of august, passing his deadline for withdrawal. labour has accused the foreign
airport, to make it onto those flights. and the crowds are being controlled increasingly by the use of violence, by the use of force, by taliban fighters, weapons being fired, people being whipped or beaten with chains. the scene does seem to be continually chaotic outside of the airport. us military chiefs have said they can t extend any further beyond the airport perimeter. they are relying on the taliban to control that. taliban to control that. briefly, has there been taliban to control that. briefly, has there been any taliban to control that. briefly, has there been any reaction - taliban to control that. briefly, | has there been any reaction yet taliban to control that. briefly, - has there been any reaction yet from the taliban to what president biden had to say about us troops possibly remaining in afghanistan beyond his deadline at the end of the month? not that i have heard. it will be interesting to see what their response to that is, whether that will be welcomed, wh
heading in and out of kabul. most of those on those plain two are interpreters and others who have worked for british forces over the last 20 years. here is the defence secretary reflecting on the potential for having more time to get people out of kabul. the timetable of august 31 of the existing the timetable of august 31 of the existing timetable done during may of this existing timetable done during may of this year when the americans. the key of this year when the americans. the key here of this year when the americans. the key here is, you know, things are changing rapidly. that is why to me every are changing rapidly. that is why to me every hour counts. that is why i m me every hour counts. that is why i m putting me every hour counts. that is why i m putting on another company of soldiers i m putting on another company of soldiers today to help with public order soldiers today to help with public order to soldiers today to help with public order to get it throug
are struggling to get through, with checkpoints guarded by heavily armed militants. officials say 12 people have been killed in and around kabul airport since sunday. the taliban are urging people without the legal right to travel, to go home. the first civilian charter flight carrying refugees from afghanistan has landed in a uk airport. president biden says us troops could remain in afghanistan beyond the end of august, passing his deadline for withdrawal. labour has accused the foreign secretary, dominic raab, of a dereliction of duty, after reports he declined to phone his afghan counterpart to seek help airlifting interpreters out of afghanistan. but the government has defended his actions. survivors in haiti ask when is help coming, after saturday s earthquake killed almost 2,000 people. the largest survey of covid infection in the uk has found that both the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines are still offering good protection against the delta variant.
provinces. at the moment, we are providing water and sanitation support for the displaced population in kabul city, and doing an assessment of the need in herat and other places, where we will begin providing human terriers humanitarian assistance, mainly for water. and providing protection for women and children who are in the open without much support at the moment. ., ., ., ., ., moment. your organisation works in eiuht moment. your organisation works in eight provinces. moment. your organisation works in eight provinces, as moment. your organisation works in eight provinces, as you moment. your organisation works in eight provinces, as you said - - moment. your organisation works in eight provinces, as you said - whatl eight provinces, as you said what contact, what communication has there been with the taliban in different areas? i m assuming that your colleagues have seen up close all around the country what has happened with that swift rise back up happened with that