tonight at ten, the desperate scramble to escape afghanistan, and life, under taliban rule. the militants beat back the crowds at kabul aiport, as afghans beg western embassies, for travel papers. these people have no real information about what they can do to leave afghanistan but they are desperate. in fact, they are asking us, is it true, will the canadians give me a visa? the fact is, most of these people will never get one. the uk says it will continue to help people escape, as long as the us military controls the airport. we are the lucky ones, we made it. there are lots of people who really need help. the un is warning that the taliban is systematically hunting down
south yorkshire police say they re providing support to his family. for more on this story, here s our home editor, mark easton. the headlines on bbc news. some at kabul airport hand over their children to us marines, a in a desperate bid to get them onto flights out of afghanistan. 0thers beg western embassies for travel papers. the uk says it will continue to help people escape, as long as the us military controls the airport. nearly 37,000 new coronavirus cases are reported in the uk but researchers say the main vaccines do offer good protection against the delta variant. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s mark edwards. it isa it is a busy night of football with huts tottenham hotspur, aberdeen and rangers all in action. stjohnstone
others beg western embassies, for travel papers. no real idea what they can do to leave afghanistan, but they are desperate. the uk says it will continue to help people escape, as long as the us military controls the airport. you are the lucky ones, you made it. there are lots of people who need help. one young afghan boy who did make it to the uk two week ago, falls to his death from a hotel window, in sheffield. more on that in the programme tonight. and in our other main news. nearly 37,000 new coronavirus cases are reported in the uk but research finds the covid vaccine, offers strong protection, against the delta variant.
for travel papers. the uk says it will continue to help people escape, as long as the us military controls the airport. a five year old afghan boy who did make it to the uk has fallen to his death from a hotel window in sheffield. he fled the taliban just days ago. nearly 30,000 people of the new coronavirus cases are reported in the uk but they say they knew vaccines do offer good protection against the delta variance. a current or has opened an inquest into the depths of five people who were shot a week ago. an inquest heard thatjake people who were shot a week ago. an inquest heard that jake davidson shot that his mother following an argument. we talk to the one person who will go to carleton when he needed a custom made blacksmith.
good evening. crowds of desperate people continue the scramble to escape afghanistan, fearing for their lives under taliban rule, and pleading with foreign governments to help them. kabul airport is a scene of despair and hope, as huge crowds gather, praying for seats on evacuation flights. today is afghan independence day, and in several cities around the country, protestors have taken to the streets, many of them women, in defiance of their new autocratic rulers. but others want to escape, turning up at western embassies, to try to obtain travel papers, then heading to the airport. siren wails. this is crowd control taliban style. outside the airport, thousands of people desperate to leave. this is the road anyone being evacuated has to travel along.