without legitimate paperwork. it s a mixed scene. the reinforcement, the upscale of american and uk forces i think will be welcome, because one thing we shouldn t lose sight of is the stress levels that our own troops inside the airport will be experiencing. it s an extremely stressful situation for them. sorties are increasing, planes are being over packed, safely, of course, but taking more individuals out of that war zone than we have seen before. out of that war zone than we have seen before- out of that war zone than we have seen before. ~ ., ., ,, ., seen before. what do you think about the decisions seen before. what do you think about the decisions being seen before. what do you think about the decisions being taken seen before. what do you think about the decisions being taken by - seen before. what do you think about the decisions being taken by the i the decisions being taken by the united states, which really holds the cards right now? when america goes, the airport
there are two different scenes. chaos continuing at the airport, where hundreds, thousands of people probably, have been camped out, trying to get inside, desperate to leave. many of them don t have visas or the necessary documentation and it is unlikely they will be evacuated. but they are still willing to put up with these awful conditions. taliban members are firing into the air, trying to control the crowd using sticks and whips to push people back. elsewhere in the city, aside from the burst of gunfire, thing seem to be calmer. more shops and restaurants opening up than in previous days and more people coming out and about. banks are closed, as are many government offices. we are seeing fewer women on the streets. you do see some. they are not necessarily wearing the burqa that people most closely associate with the taliban s last stint in power in the 1990s.
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the uk s defence secretary, ben wallace, said the government s aim is to get about 6,000 people out, adding that british troops would stay as long as us forces are in control of the airport. meanwhile, the uk s foreign secterary, dominic raab, has been accused by the opposition labour party of shamefully putting interpreters lives at risk, by not seeking help from an afghan minister. and one interpreter who worked for uk forces in afghanistan has begged the uk prime minister borisjohnson for help, fearing fatal reprisals from the taliban. the first of our reports comes from our north amercia correspondent, david willis. in the afghan capital, people, scared and desperate, are still trying to flee the country. the taliban are coming for me, this girl cries. one of hundreds pressed to the gates of kabul airport in the hope ofjoining a flight out. president biden continues to blame
that is why we were planning troop deployment, which we have now done. and no deployment, which we have now done. and no amount of phone calls to an afghan and no amount of phone calls to an afghan government at that moment in time would afghan government at that moment in time would have made any difference. what made time would have made any difference. what made a difference is what we are doing what made a difference is what we are doing now. that is why you are seeing are doing now. that is why you are seeing families coming out. and as we are seeing families coming out. and as we are on seeing families coming out. and as we are on the air, i think 119 afghan we are on the air, i think 119 afghan families and eligible people will he afghan families and eligible people will be flying out, followed by another will be flying out, followed by another few hundred, and nearly up to 1000 another few hundred, and nearly up to 1000 over the next 24 hours. that is what