moments of the us role and shift to a new chapter. it’s moments of the us role and shift to a new chapter- a new chapter. it s interesting, because on a new chapter. it s interesting, because on paper, a new chapter. it s interesting, because on paper, still, - a new chapter. it s interesting, because on paper, still, russia labels the talent the ban the taliban terrorist organisation. moscow is taking and proud matic approach and is making it crystal clear that it wants to engage with the taliban and strike up a good working relationship with the group. the russian embassy remains open in kabul, and in recent days, the russian ambassador to kabul has been praising the taliban and that the group has been bringing order back to the streets of kabul. that is at odds with the fact that russia views the taliban as a terrorist organisation. i think the reason moscow is so keen to engage with the group is that it wants to try to exert a degree of influence over the taliban to try t
this is bbc news, i m lyse doucet live in kabul. you re watching a bbc news special on the crisis in afghanistan. the military operation to evacuate thousands of people from the country is entering its last few hours, but some afghans desperate to flee taliban rule will be left behind. kabul is still reeling from two explosions at the city s
short term and then long term. it will involve a lot of continued engagement from the international community in this process. ambassador of pakistan and beside its readiness to play its part. bud its readiness to play its part. and of course pakistan is also yet again taking in thousands and thousands of afghans, fleeing another chapter of war in this country. it is concern thatis war in this country. it is concern that is going round the world. let s go back to london to join philippa thomas. as we ve been reporting this hour a growing number of countries have completed their emergency airlifts from kabul airport. the last people to leave are now arriving in europe many are arriving at the us air force s ramstein base in germany. it s a temporary home to wait for their next flight to a new life in the united states, but keeping pace with the scale of arrivals is a huge logistical challenge. jean mackenzie visited the base in the hours before the attacks in kabul. the smile says i
this is bbc news. i m ben brown. the headlines. the uk government says it s stopping civilian evacuations from kabul after today and admits some people will be left behind. we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and will fly them out today. that is effectively where we start to the next stage, the evacuation of our troops. following yesterday s terror attacks at the airport, hospitals in kabul are overwhelmed with the wounded president biden promises to hunt down those responsible. we will not forgive, we will not forget we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make forget. we will hunt you down and make you forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. in other news: a new study finds
kabul s latest evacuees touched down near minutes ago. there is evidence of the chaos they left behind. families have been separated, more than a dozen children are here alone. some arrivals are treated for gunshot wounds, still fresh from their struggle to get out of the country. but the us commander running this base urges people not to lose sight of their gains. this is about humanity and there are young women that can read today, there are people that are alive today because of the us. whatever policy decision and whether it s 20, 30 years, that s way out of my league. but i m just focused on people that are coming today and the people that we have helped over those 20 years. this is a mission like no other in the air base s history. in a week, it has been transformed into both a refugee camp and an international airport. the pressure is on, they are expecting 10,000 people to arrive here today alone. this is by far the biggest