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The best opportunity to thwart that attack. ,. ,. , attack. Commanders will always minimise collateral attack. Commanders will always minimise collateral damage. Attack. Commanders will always i minimise collateral damage. That attack. Commanders will always minimise collateral damage. That is one of the key tenets of what, how we operate. In this case, just like Mr Kirby said, this strike prevented a high Profile Attack against both, you know, coalition, us forces, and other afghan civilians. And so, as we looked at the information that we had during the time of the strike, we took all these measures in place and the decision was made to strike and the decision was made to strike and the decision was made to strike and the walk to that attack. The five rockets, so the us protection the five rockets, so the us Protection Measures the five rockets, so the us. 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Just need to clarify the numbers you stated earlier, ive just need to clarify the numbers you stated earlier, ive got just need to clarify the numbers you stated earlier, ive got 122,000, i just need to clarify the numbers you stated earlier, ive got 122,000, isi stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 a stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 a part stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 a part of stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 a part of that stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 a part of that number stated earlier, ive got 122,000, is the 5400 a part of that number ofi the 5400 a part of that number of americans the 5400 a part of that number of americans evacuated the 5400 a part of that number of americans evacuated or the 5400 a part of that number of americans evacuated or is the 5400 a part of that number of americans evacuated or is that i the 5400 a part of that number of americans evacuated or is that a i americans evacuated or is that a separate americans evacuated or is that a separate number . 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Confident the number of troops the ground, but Are you still confident the number of troops will be out confident the number of troops will be out by confident the number of troops will be out by the confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline and confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline and also i confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline and also if. Be out by the deadline and also if you can be out by the deadline and also if you can clarify be out by the deadline and also if you can clarify when the be out by the deadline and also if you can clarify when the deadline| you can clarify when the deadline will come you can clarify when the deadline will come into you can clarify when the deadline will come into effect. You can clarify when the deadline will come into effect. Kabul you can clarify when the deadline| will come into effect. 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I escaped continuous terrorism in l i escaped continuous terrorism in afghanistan, i escaped continuous terrorism in afghanistan, even i escaped continuous terrorism in afghanistan, even after i escaped continuous terrorism in afghanistan, even after the afghanistan, even after the withdrawal afghanistan, even after the withdrawal of afghanistan, even after the withdrawal of us afghanistan, even after the withdrawal of us troops afghanistan, even after the withdrawal of us troops on| afghanistan, even after the I Withdrawal of us troops on the afghanistan, even after the withdrawal of us troops on the 31st, withdrawal of us troops on the 31st, with the withdrawal of us troops on the 31st, with the united withdrawal of us troops on the 31st, with the united states. Withdrawal of us troops on the 31st, with the united states. Would withdrawal of us troops on the 31st,| with the united states. Would they et with the united states. Would they get involved with the united states. Would they get involved in with the united states. Would they get involved in the with the united states. Would they get involved in the war with the united states. Would they get involved in the war on with the united states. Would they get involved in the War On Terror get involved in the War On Terror again . Get involved in the war on Terror Atain . ~ ~. , ~ again . Well. I think i would like to to again . Well. I think i would like to go back to again . Well. I think i would like to go back to what again . Well. I think i would like to go back to what i again . Well. I think i would like to go back to what i said again . Well. I think i would like to go back to what i said before, l again . Well. I think i would like i to go back to what i said before, to courtney to go back to what i said before, to courtney. The president has made it clear that courtney. The president has made it clear that our combat mission, oun ~~ clear that our combat mission, oun ~~ the clear that our combat mission, our. The warwe clear that our combat mission, our. The war we have been fighting in afghanistan, that is going to end in afghanistan, that is going to end and in afghanistan, that is going to end. And it is going to end very soon end. And it is going to end very soon here end. And it is going to end very soon here. But what is not going to end it soon here. But what is not going to end it is soon here. But what is not going to end it is our soon here. But what is not going to end it is our commitment, especially here at end it is our commitment, especially here at The End it is our commitment, especially here at the defence department, to protect here at the defence department, to protect the american people from threats protect the american people from threats and particularly the any Terrorist Threats and particularly the any Terrorist Threat that Could emanate from afghanistan again. And, as i said to from afghanistan again. And, as i said to the from afghanistan again. And, as i said to the previous answer, you can see in said to the previous answer, you can see iniust said to the previous answer, you can see injust the last said to the previous answer, you can see in just the last 24, said to the previous answer, you can see injust the last 24, 36 hours, that we see injust the last 24, 36 hours, that we do see injust the last 24, 36 hours, that we do have an effective over the horizon counterterrorism capability. We have employed it now twice and capability. We have employed it now twice and that capability Will Renrain twice and that capability will remain. Obviously were not going to detail remain. Obviously were not going to detail what remain. Obviously were not going to detail what it looks like on any Given Detail what it looks like on any given Day Detail what it looks like on any given day against any particular threat, given day against any particular threat, but we Are going to maintain that capability to protect the american people from threats that Could american people from threats that Could emanate from afghanistan. It is also Could emanate from afghanistan. It is also important to remember that the counter is also important to remember that the Counter Terrorism Threat isnt ust the Counter Terrorism Threat isnt just in the Counter Terrorism Threat isnt just in afghanistan. It is in the betow just in afghanistan. 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The over the Horizon Capability for strike in asi, is capability for strike in asi, is that capability for strike in asi, is that still capability for strike in asi, is that still coming capability for strike in asi, is that still coming from capability for strike in asi, is that still coming from Golf I Capability for strike in asi, is that still coming from Golf Bases or Are you that still coming from Golf Bases or Are you making that still coming from Golf Bases or Are you making progress that still coming from Golf Bases or Are you making Progress With Are you making Progress With regional Are you making Progress With Regional Partners Are you making Progress With Regional Partners for Are you making Progress With Regional Partners for that Are you making Progress With| Regional Partners for that over Are you making Progress With Regional Partners for that over the rising . Regional partners for that over the rising . 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Ok, lets leave that Pentagon Briefing now there Are in washington and lets get our Washington Correspondent, gary odonoghue, to sum up what was said there because a lot of questions there about that us Drone Strikes on suspected Islamic State suicide bomber, but the results of that according to local Reports In Kabul where ten civilian casualties. , � , Reports In Kabul where ten civilian casualties. � ,. Casualties. Thats right, including, we understand casualties. Thats right, including, we understand from casualties. Thats right, including, we understand from those casualties. Thats right, including, we understand from those local i we understand from those local reports, a number of children who may have been killed, as what you might call collateral damage. The pentagon saying in the last few minutes it is continuing to assess and investigate that, but significantly, i think, they said they were not in a position to dispute the claims about civilian deaths, which suggests to me i do think there is some substance in these claims, they Are just waiting to verify and they Are promising transpArency when they do establish the facts from their own point of view, but they did again point of view, but they did again point out that this suicide bomber, they said, who set off a secondary explosion when they were targeted by the stern, was a significant and imminent threat to the airport and was effectively on the way to the airport to conduct another suicide mission. ,. ,. ,. ,. , mission. Threat to the airport as the evacuation mission. Threat to the airport as the Evacuation Effort mission. Threat to the airport as the Evacuation Effort fair the Evacuation Effort fair winds down, really. Onlya the Evacuation Effort fair winds down, really. Only a few hours left before the final deadline for The Americans to get out by tomorrow, the 31st of august, and they were just giving us a rundown of family people they have got out, more than a run hundred and 20,000 people altogether. More than 122,000 people. Altogether. More than 122,000 eole. ,. , altogether. More than 122,000 neale,. ,. Altogether. More than 122,000 neole. ,. ,. , people. Yes, that is including many americans. People. Yes, that is including many americans. So people. Yes, that is including many americans, so the people. Yes, that is including many americans, so the vast people. Yes, that is including many americans, so the vast majority people. Yes, that is including many americans, so the vast majority of| americans, so the vast majority of those who have been taken out our afghans. They have been taken to various parts of the world and we Are told some of the flights with those people aboard arriving in the usa today, 11 flights arriving in washington Here Today Carrying People who have been brought up to the country, six other flights going to philadelphia, so they Are starting to move people around from the Areas'>Staging Areas they have taken them to in the first instance out of them to in the first instance out of the country and as you say the numbers now coming down significantly of people who Are coming out each day, just 1200 yesterday, which is significantly down. Now theyre focuses very much on what they call. Protection, in other words making sure that the decreasing number of soldiers like they call it Force Protection, making sure the decreasing assault on the ground will be protected as they start to leave because the smaller numbers the more vulnerable they Are. 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There is a lot of soulsearching about what lot of soul searching about what really has been achieved over the last 20 years and the extent to which things Could unravel for civil society in afghanistan. And in a wider, perhaps more selfish sense for this country, what damage may be donein for this country, what damage may be done in the medium and longer terms, notjust to american prestige, but to its ability to influence other players around the world, other governments, and what does it mean in an era of rising powers like china, where america is seen to some degree to be humiliated in the sense . So there Are all sorts of very clever people thinking lots of long term strategic thoughts about what this will do to americas place in the world and, you know, in terms of americas allies, of course, Joe Biden promised that he was back and there is lots of discussions going on, but many of those countries in europe, in particular, feel or think at the moment that they really didnt get much of a say in the way this whole thing was conducted. GAre; this whole thing was conducted. Gary odonoghue. This whole thing was conducted. Gary odonoghue, thank you very much. That is our Washington Correspondent there. As weve been hearing, the us launched a Drone Strike on suspected militants planning a Suicide Bombing near the airport. Well, a resident of kabul resident, ramin yousufi, has been telling us his cousin returned from work and went outside with his children when the Drone Strike happened, killing ten of his relatives, including the cousin, and six of the children. A warning that some of what you hear may be distressing. He was the head of our family. He had 40 years and he was engineer in a charity organisation. The other one, from the youngest, he was 30 years and he was an officer of international army. And the other was 19 and he was a student. And the seven others, they have four, five, two and 12, three and 11 years. They were all children. But they have killed them in this attack in kabul. How would a person who is an engineer and who works, who hasjobs, charity organisation, they serve about two decades for the poor people, for those people that they. The North Part of our country in kabul, how can he be part of a daesh or a Suicide Attack . It is not possible. We see how, in our lives. Sobbing we gather with our parts of our members of our. How. Why they killed our family, our children . Seven children. They Are all gone now. They cannot find. Faith. Their bodies. Ramin yousufi there, a resident of kabul. Im joined now from kabul by our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. That emotional counter from ramin yousufi, in a way, summing up the tragedy, the Horrorfrom Afghanistan in the modern era, so many lives lost, so many innocent children being killed. Lost, so many innocent children being killed being killed. Year in, year out, sometimes being killed. Year in, year out, sometimes it being killed. Year in, year out, sometimes it seemed being killed. Year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like being killed. Year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like day | being killed. Year in, year out, i sometimes it seemed like day in, being killed. Year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like day in, day out, afghans have lived through these years of war, hoping against hope that the next year would be more peaceful, would be better than the last, only to live and to diary through years that get even worse, with a war that intensifies instead of ending. No 120 years ago, when the us led invasion ousted the taliban, would have expected that the last of their engagement would end in this kind of a situation, where even in these last hours. Just listen to ramin yousufi, who Could. . No one can watch this programme was hard being moved with his bewilderment. How is it possible that. They were engineers, they were people who work for charities, they were children whose faces were so burnt you Couldnt recognise. Who, he says, would do this . Of course the us apologised, they say they Are investigating. Of course this was not what they wanted. They were after a target they describe to us yesterday as a car carrying multiple suicide bombers, a car packed with explosives that was heading to Hamid Karzai International Airport and we saw what happened when Islamic State reached the airport last time. Hundreds of afghans killed or injured as they were waiting on that crush of people. 13 us Service Personnel who had been working round the clock to process as many people as possible to get on their evacuation flights. This. It underlines againjust evacuation flights. This. It underlines again just how cruel and Dirty War is and sadly this is not how the us expected their engagement to end and it is certainly not how afghans and certainly now how the Ramin Yousufis Family did. They had visas for america, they were waiting to go to the airport to go to america and instead, how can they begin to understand that an american drone Strike Killed Members of their family, including seven children . And the american presence in afghanistan, lyse doucet, just hours left before it finally winds down ahead of the deadline of august to slst ahead of the deadline of august to 31st tomorrow. 20 years on from americas involvement, in your assessment what has been achieved . Are we just back to squAre one . Because the taliban, as they were 20 years ago, back in control . Melt. Because the taliban, as they were 20 years ago, back in control . Years ago, back in control . Well, as I Seak years ago, back in control . Well, as i s eak to years ago, back in control . Well, as l speak to you. Years ago, back in control . Well, as i speak to you, ben, years ago, back in control . Well, as i speak to you, ben, and years ago, back in control . Well, as i speak to you, ben, and i years ago, back in control . Well, as i speak to you, ben, and i am years ago, back in control . Well, as i speak to you, ben, and i am sure i i speak to you, ben, and i am sure my viewers can hear the warplanes Are circling in the sky, a sign that The End is nigh, that they Are providing coverfor the The End is nigh, that they Are providing cover for the last flight to go. For months now, The Americans had this motto about a safe, orderly, responsible withdrawal and these last days have been anything but. And yes, many around the world, afghans, americans, british, so many of the dozens of nato armies who served here and served here in goodwill, who wanted to make a difference, they Are asking now, was it worth it . That question has been asked for so many years, ben. Afghanistan is undeniably a different country from 2001, when we drove in to the city. You remember those times, ben, that the city was dark, the city was crushed. There was not even a single Telephone Line out of this country. Year on year more afghans have been educated. More countries have been formed. More countries have been formed. More afghans have been trained. More institutions were built. This was very much a country still in the process of building itself. But now it was left with its greatest achievements. Possibly crumbling. The best and brightest of that educated generation, not all of them, but a good number of them have now left and now instead of being an engineer, an artist, human rights activist, a government official, now they Are asylum seekers, displaced people, refugees, but they never wanted to be. And institutions that were slowly, imperfectly. Sometimes incorrectly built, but there was a process that was under way, that will be. That wont be completely swept away, but the taliban will now wipe away what they see as western institutions, western values, to build their islamic emirate. I think what afghans hold onto, and i think that this includes even some of the taliban, that the achievement of the most educated, connected generation in afghan history, but enough of them will stay to be the checks and balances on taliban rule, that can continue to hold on and to build from those foundations. But it is a big question now and not a certainty. Yes. Right, lyse doucet, there Are good to get your analysis and your thoughts, thank you very much. Our chief international correspondent in kabul there for us in life. Let me bring you up to date with the very latest coronavirus data we have just had in the Uk Government and in the latest 24 Hour Period 26,476 cases. There you can see it in the government for there. 48 deaths as well reported within 28 days of a positive covid test. And on vaccinations, 48 Million have now had the first dose of the vaccine, thatis had the first dose of the vaccine, that is 88. 4 of the Adult Population and 78. 6 have had both doses, so that is 42. 7 million people who have had a second dose of the vaccine. We Are going to catch up the vaccine. We Are going to catch up on all the Sports News now, including the latest on the paralympics, where it has been a really good day for team gb. Good afternoon. It has been a great day, but well start with the tennis. The Us Open is under way in new york. Six british players Are in first round action today. Including the british Number One dan evans, whos reached the third round at Flushing Meadows on three occasions, hes taking on thiago monteiro, the World Number 93. This is court 10, which is packed with Brits Today as you can see. In nine previous attempts, Heather Watson is yet to make it into the second round. Shes facing slovenias Kaja Juvan who reached the second round last year. The womens british Number One Jo Konta faces Kristinia Mldenovic and cam norries up against the exciting Spanish Teenager carlos alcaraz. The 2012 Champion Andy Murray faces a tough Opening Match against the third seed, stefanos tsitsipas. Murrays unseeded at the tournament, with Injury Concerns forcing him to pull out of the singles at the tokyo olympics. Jonnie peacock might have missed out on a third consecutive paralympic sprint title, but he still wonjoint bronze in the t64100m. There has been gold Medal Success elsewhere for paralympics gb, three golds among the eight medals in total today. Rachel latham is in tokyo for us. Great britain have won three paralympic gold Medals Today here in tokyo. The first went to andrew small in the Athletics T 33100 metres. Back in rio, he got a Bronze Medal in the world is in 2019 he got a silver, but today in tokyo it was a silver, but today in tokyo it was a gold for mall and his Team Mate harryjenkins got the bronze. This evening all eyes were on great britainsJonnie Peacock. He went on to the t 60 for 100 metres. He had never lost before to paralympic games, gold in london and gold in rio, but tonight he had to settle for a Bronze Medal. The Gold Medal went to germanys felix, it was incredibly close race and Jonnie Peacock said he will be back for more. Lee pearson in the question picked up his 15th paralympic Gold Medal. It was his third one here in tokyo. His Team Mate Natasha Baker got a silver at the equestrian and Georgia Wilson got the bronze. Also winning a Bronze Today for great britain was louise in the powerlifting. Over in a swimming Pool Ali Robinson came fifth in the 50 metres butterfly. Back in rio she won a Gold Medal, some would say today she had to settle for fifth, but she said it was a story of triumph, not defeat. She was proud of her achievement here today. A Hip Condition has been causing her so much pain she has not been able to train properly for her event, but she is leaving tokyo a happy lady. Much more reaction to the paralympics over on the Bbc Sport website. Dissolve from me now, back to you, ben. Lets stick with sport as weve been hearing theres been more Medal Success for paralympicsgb on day six of the tokyo games. Andrew small won his first paralympic title in the T33 100m final. He clocked a time of 17. 73 seconds and managed to hold off a late charge to the line by kuwaits defending champion, ahmad almutairi. Earlier i spoke to andrews pArents, Stephen And Jenny they told me his victory was all the more remarkable because when he was born, he only had a 5 10 chance of survival. He was born At1 Pound 6 ounces, a surviving twin, and he has always been a fighter, really, since when he first arrived. So it gives you a kind of landmark when you look back at that, defining moments in your life, and think about that and then think about what he has achieved in the early hours of this morning. And jenny, talk to us a bit about his journey since then. How has he become the champion that he has over the years . Well, he is a very determined, dedicated type of a character and. His interest in the sport stemmed from the 2012 olympics, where he got a ticket to go down as a spectator and he was at the thursday where Dave Weir and Hannah Cockroft won medals and he came home buzzing and said he would love to try it, and so he joined the most local wheelchair racing group, stockport harriers, with rick hoskins, and progressed from there. He was determined, he worked very hard and he really began to love it and it sort of became the central thing in his life and he got better, entered some competitions and, you know, after a couple of years was doing very well. And then he had been doing it for four years and he was taken to rio to see what the olympics would be like. That is where he confounded expectations and won a Bronze Medal. And it has gone on from strength to strength, really. Strength to strength, and stephen, i suppose with covid and the pandemic, how hard has it been for him training for these paralympics . Because obviously it has been incredibly different. I admire all the athletes out there, really. They have had a very difficult time getting ready and obviously they have all had similar experiences. With andy, he trained. He has got two main training Areas, when we were confined to the house he trains outdoors in an Area where he has got what we call rollers, a kind of treadmill for wheelchair racers, and he has got a heavy set of rollers in the garage. He was very, very focused. He kept going throughout and obviously it is not the same via zoom. Everybody tries to do their best, the Coaching Team tries to do their best, but there is that element missing of socialising with everybody else. Sorry, i am a bit hoarse from shouting last night. We will let you off, i think that is understandable jenny, just a quick one, have you had a chance to talk to him . Because i know Hes Ben really busy. Yes, we just spoke to him a few minutes ago and he is absolutely buzzing with it all and he has had a wonderful time and we were saying how proud we Are of him and, you know, how fantastic it is and what he has achieved. And he was saying, you know, what an amazing time he has had out there and how proud he was to represent the country and even prouder when he got a Gold Medal. There we Are, proud pArents Stephen And Jenny kept his small, andrew small� s pArents. Theres a warning of life threatening flooding in the Southern United States as Hurricane Ida moves from louisiana into mississippi. The storm brought winds of 150mph when it made landfall yesterday, ripping rooves from buildings ripping roofs from buildings and killing a man whose house was hit by a falling tree. These Are the latest pictures in New Orleans of the Debris And Damage brought by the hurricane. There Are reports that Flash Flooding has trapped residents in their homes there, where defences were strengthened following Hurricane Katrina 16 years ago. But still widespread destruction, as you can see. President biden has declAred a major disaster in louisiana, releasing extra resources for Rescue And Recovery efforts. Nada tawfik reports from New Orleans. This is the destructive power of ida. Oh, my gosh easily lifting the roof clear off this hospital in cut off louisiana. These coastal Areas have been the hardest hit so far. Besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet, and Flash Flooding. This Fire Station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm, as water rushed in. Officials warned some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. In comparison, much of New Orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. That is being put to the test now. In the iconic french quarter, debris such as this roof and fallen tree Branches Litter the streets. And at nightfall, power went out across the entire city. Just as New Orleans was plunged into darkness, Hurricane Ida was downgraded to a category three hurricane, Tracking North West of New Orleans with winds at 115mph. In washington, President Biden received a briefing on ida at the federal emergency management agency, or fema. He made an appeal to people in the region. I want to emphasise again this is going to be a devastating, a devastating hurricane, a life threatening storm. So please, all you folks in mississippi and louisiana, and god knows, maybe even further east, take precautions. Listen, take it seriously. Really very seriously. Fema is sending 2,000 Emergency Workers to assist local authorities. For now, though, residents Are on their own for the duration of the storm. Nada tawfik, bbc news, New Orleans. Now its time for a look at the weather with phil. Tha nkfully thankfully i havent got anything quite as dramatic as that, it was already looking a bit tame by comparison certainly my word it is. Pretty much what youve got out your window is what you will keep, lots of dry weather there, still pretty cloudy for many, the odd spell of cloud, down to parts of Western Wales and one or two spots in the South West as well. There has been crowded times for the Odd Drizzly Shower to running off the North Sea and we may see more of that through the course of the night as the cloud becomes a bit thicker and more extensive, some of those holes Are beginning to fill in, if they Are the well with you during the course of the day. Temperatures 8 10 during the night up north, to the south up to 14 will cover it