some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other at the baron hotel, used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere.
maintain security to the extent that we might need them to while we are conducting these operations in the face of the mounting threat. there have been strong statements prior to the attacks taking place from taliban spokesmen in apple mac saying they are keen to maintain control and to make sure it a transition as possible kabul, but as we have seen, what they are saying at face value is not being borne out by the ability to maintain security on the ground. these attacks have been fairly undermining for the taliban and their capacity to govern and maintain security on the streets. to govern and maintain security on the streets- to govern and maintain security on the streets. ~ , , , the streets. when the president says we will hunt the streets. when the president says we will hunt you the streets. when the president says we will hunt you down, the streets. when the president says we will hunt you down, in the streets. when the president says we will hunt you down, in ter
earlier. we closed the processing centre and bot across the british and the people that were working with us. 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. (05) that is where we move to the next stage which the evacuation of our 1000 trips. he stage which the evacuation of our 1000 tri s. ., , stage which the evacuation of our 1000 trips- stage which the evacuation of our 1000 tri s. ., , ., 1000 trips. he has not said when the last british soldier 1000 trips. he has not said when the last british soldier would 1000 trips. he has not said when the last british soldier would leave i last british soldier would leave afghanistan but said that will be before the us does and also said they would have to leave some equipment behind or destroy it and stressed this was a planned timetable and the suicide bombings yesterday have not made the british force