this man s life is under threat. terrified by the taliban, this man sjob as an interpreter in afghanistan made him a target. if i stayed, i would be, you know, tortured by taliban, and consequently get killed by them, because they perceived interpreters to be traitors. there were many incidents over afghan interpreters. they were tortured, they were killed, they were, you know, beheaded. to give a clear message to others to stop helping international forces. so, you and your family feared that, because of yourjob, that you could have been beheaded? yes, that was, you know, the worst thing could happen to someone. he, his wife and three year old girl fled their home,
out, their children might. this gives a sense of the scale. here, a thin line of british soldiers trying to keep order. the heartbreak of having to turn away those without the right papers. and there are still fears for those left behind. i love this country, i want to be in this country. international community, they talk about evacuating people who worked with them, which can be good. but people who are in afghanistan, they are in need, too. first of all due to war from different provinces. some people came to kabul and they don t have a roof over their head and also, they don t have food. there is some semblance of order inside the airport, with military evacuation flights continuing. britain says it s already flown out more than 1000 people. it is aiming to do that every day. but it still depends on the taliban, who control access to the airport. our people are managing to get
good afternoon. the government says the uk will continue to help people leave afghanistan as long as american troops remain in control of kabul airport. more british troops are being sent to the afghan capital today to help maintain order. the defence secretary says more than ten flights a day are bringing people back here. meanwhile, president biden says us troops may have to stay in afghanistan beyond the withdrawal deadline. outside the perimeter of kabul airport, there is chaos as desperate afghans try to flee the country. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. chaotic scenes outside kabul airport. hundreds desperate to get a flight to freedom. even passing toddlers over barricades to troops guarding the perimeter. their hope that if they can t get
other men about women. we need to be speaking to the women themselves, what do we need to do to help, how can we help? then we just need to do it. can we help? then we ust need to do it. ~ ., , can we help? then we ust need to do it. . ., , ., ,., it. we have indeed been hearing some voices on the it. we have indeed been hearing some voices on the bbc it. we have indeed been hearing some voices on the bbc and it. we have indeed been hearing some voices on the bbc and other it. we have indeed been hearing some voices on the bbc and other networksl voices on the bbc and other networks from women, who don t feel able to give their identities, no less the location because of the fear of consequences. he talk about the invisibility that has returned for some women in afghanistan, i wonder what you think of the consequences that might follow from that? it is notjust that might follow from that? it is not just what afghanistan was like 20 plus years ago, but also the question of, for
so, how are we safer now, with the taliban taking over? i m sick to my stomach. looking at a 20 year war, where joe and over 2,300 soldiers have died in the afghan war. all to be given back to the taliban. joe was specifically killed by a taliban suicide bomber. christine s son was just four years old when he saluted the coffin of his father. for all the sacrifice, there are suddenly fears the chaos far away means a new, more dangerous era here. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in new york. with me now is tyler pager, white house reporter at the washington post. we have had this interview with president biden that abc news ran