so, of course, that needs a little bit of time and deliberation and talks. the terror and panic at the airport today an awful ending to two decades of international efforts to rebuild this country. for all its fractures and rampant corruption, afghanistan had also seen fragile progress. the future for its people is now deeply uncertain. secunder kermani, bbc news. for the latest from kabul we can speak to the bbc s malik mudassir. we saw scenes of panic at the airport, you were there, what was it like? this morning when i went to the airport to see what the situation was like it was the most chaotic scene i ve ever seen in the last ten
afghanistan. we are not as important as we were back in 2000. that is the reason we are here, we re here to speak up for the women who worked for the united states. to speak up for the women who worked for the united states. for the united states. to date near the iranian border for the united states. to date near the iranian border in for the united states. to date near the iranian border in life for the united states. to date near the iranian border in life is - the iranian border in life is carrying on with an air of normality but what will the city and the country feel like in a few months with the taliban back in charge? will it be 2001 all over again? it s 20 years since the taliban was toppled by the us, who blamed them after 9/11 for harbouring 0sama bin laden and other al qaeda figures. the taliban say they have changed since last being in power. back then, they established sharia law and denied rights to women. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet looks no
of minority groups and for peace and stability. here, the raf is bringing more uk citizens back to safety from afghanistan, and the government is increasing the number of troops to help in the evacuation. also on the programme. a change to the rules on self isolation in england and northern ireland if you are pinged. nearly 1300 people are known to have died in a massive earthquake in haiti and a tropical storm is now heading towards the devastated country. and india pull off a stunning victory in the second test against england. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. it s a winner takes all clash in the hundred as the southern brave and the oval invicibles go head to head.
signed a deal last year with the us, their old enemy, they ve been emboldened. moments like this started to shift their international image. recent months saw their flags hoisted from the ground. district by district they won the fight against gun troops. and in many places they just walked in. not because there were strong, the government was weak. afghan troops. the were strong, the government was weak. afghan troops. the corrupt government weak. afghan troops. the corrupt government and weak. afghan troops. the corrupt government and corrupt weak. afghan troops. the corrupt government and corrupt leaders - weak. afghan troops. the corrupt government and corrupt leaders are | government and corrupt leaders are also pretty much responsible for this because they did not stand up for their own people. they did not take people into their confidence butjust take people into their confidence but just took the aid take people into their confidence butjust took the aid mon
good evening. president biden has tonight sought to defend the manner of the us withdrawal from afghanistan after chaotic scenes at kabul airport as desperate afghans tried to flee the country following the taliban s takeover yesterday. people crowded around departing aircraft, and some even clung on as the planes took off. several are reported to have been killed. us and uk troops are engaged in evacuating their citizens, while the international community tries to define its response to the taliban s lightning speed victory. we ll have more on president biden s speech in a moment, but our first report tonight is from our south asia correspondent secunder kermani. running for their lives, frantically trying to escape afghanistan on this us military plane. this is how desperate some afghans are to leave the country. a handful tragically clinging