across the city, we make no assumptions about that, other than that we really can t afford to pause and wait. and this is what it looks like for some. this extraordinary image from an american military flight on sunday. 650 afghans crammed on board. in the city, an uneasy, watchful calm, taliban fighters highly visible as they assert their authority and raise their flag. for now, the city appears to be functioning. those who have chosen to stay or have no choice, wondering what taliban rule will be like. let s see what afghanistan brings, i want to stay here, i want to fight for my students, i want to fight for our vision of afghanistan and i know things are never going to be the same any more, it sjust, i have to be here. in herat, which fell to the taliban last week,
650 afghans crammed on board. in the city, an uneasy, watchful calm, taliban fighters highly visible as they assert their authority. and raise theirflag. for now, the city appears to be functioning. those who have chosen to stay or have no choice, wondering what taliban rule will be like. let s see what afghanistan brings, i want to stay here, i want to fight for my students, i want to fight for our vision of afghanistan and i know things are never going to be the same any more, it sjust, i have to be here. in herat, which fell to the taliban last week, some things have not changed. schoolgirls were at their desks today, scenes unthinkable when the taliban last ruled the country. my hope is that we will continue to resist any possible regression and any possible deprivation,
military flight this morning. after yesterday s chaos, planes are once again leaving. earlier, france sent a plane to evacuate its citizens and their afghan colleagues. this vast international operation now gathering pace. the man running the british operation says he expects to bring out as many as 7000 people. how long have we got to do it? we don t really know and so every day, we are working as hard as we can to put as many forward into this pipeline as we possibly can. clearly, there is a dynamic political situation running across the city, we make no assumptions about that, other than that we really can t afford to pause and wait. and this is what it looks like for some. this extraordinary image from an american military flight on sunday. 650 afghans crammed on board. in the city, an uneasy, watchful calm, taliban fighters highly visible as they assert their authority and raise their flag.