from their homes. these are the strongest forces of nature at work in a spectacular but destructive display, and the only option is to get out of its way. and a report from afghanistan on the dire conditions that the un says are leading to a humanitarian disaster. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6.00 in the morning in singapore, and it s 6.00 in the evening in washington dc, where the us government has announced plans to relax restrictions on air travel for fully vaccinated nationals in early november. travellers from brazil, china, india, and many european nations, including britain, will be able
working in banks in kandahar. these are two different narratives. with fighting finished, time forfun, too taliban style. not the usual image of austere islamists, but it may be but a brief pause before new rules come into force. look atjust one snapshot of how many people, afghans and foreigners, are fleeing as fast as possible. the evacuation from kabul airport proceeds ever more urgently, including britain s operations. the taliban are promising stability too, and a government that s different this time round. their words have changed, many wait to see what they really mean. lyse doucet, bbc news. the united states says it will be looking to the taliban to make good on its pledge to respect human rights. g7 leaders are to meet remotely next week to discuss a common stance towards the taliban and should the militants fail to honour their pledge to respect the rights of women, and former members of the afghan government,
afghans and foreigners, are fleeing as fast as possible. the evacuation from kabul airport proceeds ever more urgently, including britain s operations. the taliban are promising stability too, and a government that s different this time round. their words have changed, many wait to see what they really mean. lyse doucet, bbc news. well for more on the situation in afghanistan we can speak now to mariam mustafa, the founder of afgans of dc, a charity that s campaigning for the rights of women and children in afganistan. thank you forjoining us. we havejust seen in thank you forjoining us. we have just seen in that report a slave of what i presume are
look atjust one snapshot of how many people, afghans and foreigners, are fleeing as fast as possible. the evacuation from kabul airport proceeds ever more urgently, including britain s operations. the taliban are promising stability too, and a government that s different this time round. their words have changed, many wait to see what they really mean. lyse doucet, bbc news. some of those pictures are quite extraordinary. the united states says the taliban has promised safe passage for thousands of civilians scrambling to reach kabul airport. according to the pentagon the goal is to evacuate up to 9,000 every day. white house officials have just disclosed that 1100 us citizens, permanent residents and their families were flown
with fighting finished, time forfun, too taliban style. not the usual image of austere islamists, but it may be but a brief pause before new rules come into force. look atjust one snapshot of how many people, afghans and foreigners, are fleeing as fast as possible. the evacuation from kabul airport proceeds ever more urgently, including britain s operations. the taliban are promising stability too, and a government that s different this time round. their words have changed, many wait to see what they really mean. lyse doucet, bbc news. the british government has announced further details of a bespoke resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley explained what we know so far, about how it will work.