let s get more on those reports that the taliban are preparing to take over kabul airport when us troops leave. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul and sent this update. it seems in the same way the taliban fighters stole a march suddenly on kabul last week, they re doing the same tonight at the airport. for the past few hours, we ve been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like: the foreign occupation has ended. the islamic emirate is entering the airport. pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, we still control the gates, we still control the operation. the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a matter of time. but such is the desperation of those who got so close and now feel they may lose out,
eight children. he had hoped to give them a better life. instead, this afternoon, they said a final goodbye. those killed in this awful attack were trying to escape years of violence in afghanistan. instead, they became the latest victims in a country torn apart by bloodshed. tens of thousands of people have been flown out of the country but now only foreign nationals are being allowed inside the airport. the british government has acknowledged some of those who want to leave will be left behind, like this former interpreter. there is no place for us to stay and we are so worried about our future. i think it s not fair. it is like a betrayal of their own heroes. these are the last days of a chaotic evacuation effort. for those who haven t made it out, a deeply uncertain future. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.
i m even receiving messages tonight. a friend said, my sister got an e mail tonight saying she can go to the airport. how can you get her there? and people there showing passports, their afghan passports, saying, how can we get there? this door is closing and closing loudly, but other windows are going to open. but will they be open enough? chief international correspondent lisa doucet. let s talk more about how the last evacuation flight from kabul airport is going to take place. joining me now is dr jonathan schroden. he s the director of countering threats and challenges programme at the think tank cna, a non profit research and analysis organisation based in arlington, virginia. thank you very much for being with us. in these closing moments, what will be military priorities be? priorities be? well, the priority priorities be? well, the priority first priorities be? well, the priority first and - priorities be? well, the i priority first and foremost priorities be? well, t
you re watching bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: the taliban say they re ready to take control of kabul airport as soon as american forces leave. it s thought us and uk troops could end their operations there within hours. this store is closing and closing loudly, but other windows are going to open. but are they going to be open enough? the us warns of another possible attack at the airport, as the death toll from thursday s suicide bombing climbs to 170. also on the programme, us intelligence agencies say covid 19 was not developed as a biological weapon, but remain split on its origins. and football superstar cristiano ronaldo is returning to manchester united 12 years after he left.