eric: the evacuation of u.s. personnel from the afghan capital of a kabul continues. trey yingst reported at the top of the hour that some embassy personnel have been evacuated safely. reports say the embassy is evacuated. commercial flights though in kabul are stopped. u.s. military using the one runway there. reports say hundreds of people are crammed into the terminal there waiting, trying to get out. meanwhile, new video now out of taliban insurgents, look at them, inside the presidential palace in kabul. they captured the palace, you think? they re there to announce a new government. the potential new president very well known to the united states because he was the chief negotiator in doha. he signed the agreement with the trump administration last february, the so-called peace
this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, as us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. in the last hour, the afghan president said he was working with international partners to prevent further violence in the country. the plymouth shootings devon and cornwall police face an investigation over the decision to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. the nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they re unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer.
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defenders, this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the afghan president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country afghanistan is in serious danger| of instability due to the war imposed upon us. right now, the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority. we are taking serious measures to deal with this. taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, as us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. the plymouth shootings: devon and cornwall police face an investigation over the decision to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people as southern europe records one