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incredibl feel about what going on now? it 3 incredibly different, for feel about what going on now? it 1 incredibly different, for anyone who has served there and has worked closely with the afghan security forces and local people, it is tragic and there are people who suffer are the population. we have seen that pasan with attacks. they were indiscriminate. they were focused on the death of serving us personnel but hundred and 50 afghans were injured, 90 deaths so far that were injured, 90 deaths so far that we know of, and most likely there have been more. afghan women and children, indiscriminate. it is heartbreaking. i speakfor children, indiscriminate. it is heartbreaking. i speak for other veteran colleagues, we are incredibly proud of the efforts of our service personnel who are out there who will be focused on doing as good a job as possible, getting people out as safely as they can and there will be time for discussion
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. president biden promises to hunt down the perpetrators. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. meanwhile, the uk enters the final stage of its afghanistan evacuation operation by air. no more people will be called forward to kabul airport to leave. the abbey gate is currently closed and will remain so and indeed we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and we will fly them out today. the risk of blood clots
the uk s defence secretary has said british forces have entered the final stages of flying people out of kabul. ben wallace said it was a matter of deep regret that not everybody could be evacuated. it comes after 90 people were killed in two bomb blasts. this includes 13 us military personnel. most of the dead were afghan civilians. an emotional us presidentjoe biden had a message to those behind the attacks saying, we will hunt you down, and make you pay. the uk says the kabul bombings will not affect the the uk forces airlift timetable. so far nearly 1a,000 british nationals and eligible afghans have been airlifted out. but there is an acceptance amongst uk officials that it is not possible to remove everyone. the first of our reports is from graham satchell. for hour after hour, well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance,
we are going to keep on advocating to get people out of afghanistan through our channels. but on this tarmac, there is relief. this is the final leg of their escape. a flight to the us and a new home. a world away from the one they fled. jean mckenzie, bbc news, ramstein air base, in germany. the headlines on bbc news. the final flights evacuating people to safety from afghnistan by the uk will take off today. it comes as at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. the risk of blood clots is almost nine times higher in those who catch coronavirus, than those who ve had a vaccine, according to a major new study. it s been 39 years since the band abba last released new music, but now their return has been teased