she delivered a baby on board. the mother went into labor and began experiencing complications during an evacuation flight from a base in the middle east. upon landing at ramstein air base in germany, a medical crew boarded the aircraft and helped deliver the baby in the cargo bay. and i m pleased to let you know the mother and her baby girl are doing well. of christ, many of those dramatic scenes as people flee afghanistan. of course, many of those dramatic scenes. a reminder of our top story as crowds continue to besiege kabul airport, the united states is trying to find ways of getting people out of afghanistan safely and quickly. americans hoping to leave following the taliban takeover a week ago have been advised not to travel to the airport unless instructed. defence officials have warned of possible attacks by a local we will keep an eye on events
flailing vaccine programme. more than 500 deaths a day. on top of that can it s grappling with its economy which is still crippled by us sanctions. so the appetite to deal with an influx of refugees like this, it s a mixed picture. 50 influx of refugees like this, it s a mixed picture.- it s a mixed picture. so a strategic it s a mixed picture. so a strategic relationship, i it s a mixed picture. so a| strategic relationship, but also what s happening in afghanistan does have a ripple effect in iran in terms of refugees. thank you so much for taking us through that. this is bbc news, our main headline. the united states has asked its citizens to avoid going to kabul airport where thousands of people continue to gather in an attempt to flee afghanistan. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. the taliban is currently on a media offensive to present themselves as a viable, legitimate government. but does their
this is bbc news, the headlines. crowds continue to gather outside kabul airport, amid reports of chaotic scenes as the us advises its citizens not to travel there until they are asked, because of security threats outside the gates. pentagon officials described the situation around the airport gates as fluid and dynamic. greece says it s completed a forty kilometre fence on its border with turkey, amid fears of a fresh surge of migrants from afghanistan. greece was on the front line of the migrant crisis in twenty fifteen when more than a million people crossed from turkey into the eu. hurricane henri is making its way towards the us, prompting the authorities in new york to declare a state of emergency. it s expected to hit the country s northeastern coast later on sunday, and could be the first hurricane to reach new england in thirty years. the government has announced plans to tighten
and a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. hello and welcome to the programme. don t go to kabul airport. that s what americans hoping to leave afghanistan have been advised unless instructed to do so. the state department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us defence officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by islamic state militants. a week after the taliban seized power, their co founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. our security correspondent, frank gardner reports. crowds, chaos, confusion. the scene at kabul airport
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