by pakistan s intelligence chief, general faiz hameed, and what exactly he s doing there. here are the thoughts of dr ayesha siddiqa from soas university here in london. first and foremost, it is to. let s first and foremost, it is to. let s be first and foremost, it is to. let s be very clear about it. there are taliban let s be very clear about it. there are taliban control of kabul, but it s not are taliban control of kabul, but it s not cohesive. there is a lot of tension it s not cohesive. there is a lot of tension between these groups for powen tension between these groups for power. everybody wants to be in control power. everybody wants to be in control of power. everybody wants to be in control of kabul, and that s what he s trying control of kabul, and that s what he s trying to do sort out the differences. there was a brother who was head differences. there was a brother who was head of differences. there was a brother who was head of the association nego
secondly, about consequences, it is up to our leadership what.how to proceed and what kind of decision they take. that decision will be implemented. elsewhere in kabul, there s an uneasy sense of calm. shops and some government offices are open, but the streets are still quieter than usual, whilst banks remain closed. the taliban forces have been gathering here in panjshir, the one province yet to be captured, the fighters calling themselves the resistance. for now, though, the focus is on the crisis around the airport, some are managing to make it out. my family, my newborn baby. last week, we filmed this former british army interpreter and his newborn baby. today, they arrived in the uk. many others won t be able to leave. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.
for that i want to come back to the uk, yes. another story of an escape from kabul. a woman from nottingham who s been desperately trying to leave afghanistan. she says she is also believed to be back in the uk. the 24 year old was in the country with her mother and two young siblings visiting sick relatives when the taliban took control. the family whose name we are not using for safety air two landed in the airport this morning. good to see her. lovely to see you you look so handsome. lovely to see you you look so handsome- lovely to see you you look so handsome. the . lovely to see you you look so i handsome. the sound lovely to see you you look so - handsome. the sound of handsome. thank you. the sound of o and handsome. thank you. the sound of joy and relief- handsome. thank you. the sound of joy and relief. he handsome. thank you. the sound of joy and relief. he has handsome. thank you. the sound of joy and relief. he has spent - handsome. thank you. the sound of joy an
walkers are urged to respect the mountain as the number of visitors soars. and britain s paralympians prepare for the start of competition tomorrow, hoping to beat their medal haul from rio five years ago. welcome to bbc news. the defence secretary has warned there are hours, not weeks, left to airlift people out of afghanistan. diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august the 31st deadline forforeign troops to leave. but the taliban, now in charge of course in kabul, appear to be ruling out any delay to the withdrawal. the ministry of defence says british forces have already airlifted out more than 6,000 people. the focus now, it says, is on a further 1,800 uk nationals and more than 2,200 afghans.
takes to evacuate the most vulnerable and foreign nationals from kabul and i think that it is possible to persuade the taliban to allow the evacuation to continue beyond the 31st of august. not us arguing, or indeed the americans, but using those who do have some influence with the taliban regime, which means pakistan, china, turkey operating at the airport. these countries do have some influence with the taliban and if they can be persuaded to argue for an extension, i think there is a realistic possibility that the taliban will agree. possibility that the taliban will a . ree. possibility that the taliban will a i ree, ., , ., possibility that the taliban will airee, ., ., possibility that the taliban will auree. . ., possibility that the taliban will aaree, ., ., ., agree. the taliban are saying though that it would agree. the taliban are saying though that it would be agree. the taliban are saying though that it would be a agree. the taliban are saying though that it would be