Aftermath of hurricane ida. Welcome to our viewers on Pbs America and around the globe. Americas longest war is over. The last us troops were flown out of Kabul Airportjust a few hours ago concluding an operation which 120,000 people were evacuated from kabul. I just want to shower you this picture first of all. Posted on twitter it is the very last soldier to step aboard to the final plane out of the country, posted by the 18 airborne corps. A rapid response corps. And in his place, comes at this. This is the reality now. Taliban soldiers already in charge of the airport surveying the equipment Left Behind after a frantic few weeks and just stating, and i paraphrase here, no problems, no battle for the airport, they said no blood spilt. The upshot of this is that hundreds of americans and thousands of afghans have been Left Behind to face an uncertain and dangerous future. General Kenneth Mckenzie announced that the us withdrawal from afghanistan was over. And in the last couple of hours the us secretary of day give a statement on the situation in the country now and said the evacuation from kabul had been a massive undertaking. He paid tribute to the personnel involved. 18 days a. O the the personnel involved. 18 days ago the united the personnel involved. 18 days ago the united states the personnel involved. 18 days ago the united states and the personnel involved. 18 days ago the united states and our. Ago the united states and our allies began our Evacuation And Relocation operation in kabul. She just heard from the pentagon, a few hours ago, that operation was completed. More than 123,000 people have been safely flown out of afghanistan, that includes 6000 american citizens. This has been a massive military, diplomatic and humanitarian undertaking. 0ne diplomatic and humanitarian undertaking. One of them is difficult in our nations history. And an extraordinary feat of logistics and coordination under some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable. Many, many people made this possible. I want to commend our outstanding diplomats who worked around the clock and around the world to coordinate the operation. Helping americans, ourforeign helping americans, our foreign partners helping americans, ourforeign partners who have been by a cipher 20 years and afghans at risk at this critical moment. It was more than just a high Stakes Assignment for our team. It was a sacred duty. In the world saw how rose to the challenge with determination and hard work. Challenge with determination and hard work. Lets speak to a North American and hard work. Lets speak to Aj North american correspondent. It is hard to get away from the sense that he is accentuating the positive but it is impossible to eliminate the negative here. Impossible to eliminate the negative here. There are so many things negative here. There are so many things to negative here. There are so many things to consider negative here. There are so l many things to consider right now. All this powerful imagery around right now. The final soldier boarding the final flight to leave the airport and that Military HardwareThe Americans. The big questions of the future. Talking about the new diplomatic relationship, the diplomatic sequel as it has been described. It is really very difficult to quantify because it is going to be a diplomatic relationship not based on trust, the Secretary Of State put it. It will not be based on faith. It will not be based on faith. It will not be based on faith. It will not be based on what the taliban are said it is going to do. It will be based on the actions of the taliban. And huge Question Mark over they mean what they say is so that period is really starting right now to see if the taliban allows the Freedom Of Movement that it has talked about for its people and may be The Americans wanting to leave The Americans wanting to leave the country. And of course the huge question of terrorism, international terrorism and terrorists will try to once again based themselves in Afghanistan And Launch attacks on the western world. Imponderables for the moment but thank you very much indeed. In the last 2a hours five rockets were fired at kabul� s International Airport which the Islamic State claimed responsibility for and the us is also accused of causing significant civilian casualties in a drone Strike Targeting is in a drone Strike Targeting is in kabul, including children. Fla mes Fla M es Lea Pt flames Lea Pt from flames leapt from a car after militants use it to launch rockets at kabul airport. They were intercepted by Missile Defence System but Planes Landing Today fired flares from further attack. Landing today fired flares from furtherattack. Nearby, Landing Today fired flares from further attack. Nearby, a family comes to the wreckage of a us Drone Strike in manchester today. Relatives are collecting remains to bury. They reject claims that the vehicles being used by Islamic State. It claims that the vehicles being used by Islamic State. If there was a bomb used by Islamic State. If there was a bomb inside used by Islamic State. If there was a bomb inside the used by Islamic State. If there was a bomb inside the car used by Islamic State. If There L was a bomb inside the car which had been blown up says this man. Amongst those killed was a two year old. And these two twins. As well as someone who had previously worked alongside american forces. The family was hoping to be evacuated out of the country. My brother came from his work. He wanted to park the car in here and their children were in the car. How many people from your family died . Ten persons have died and he including my daughter, who was two years old. Was two years old. What happened was two years old. What happened here was two years old. What happened here appears| was two years old. What i happened here appears to was two years old. What happened here appears to be an awful human tragedy. It also underlines the challenges the us is going to face in trying to target militants from afar and the terrible consequences ordinary afghans have to pay. The us has said it is assessing and investigating reports of civilian casualties but insists an imminent threat to the airport was disrupted. Nobody wants to see airport was disrupted. Nobody wants to see Innocent Airport was disrupted. Nobody wants to see innocent Life Wants to see Innocent Life Taking wants to see Innocent Life Taking. We take it very, very seriously taking. We take it very, very seriously and when we know that we have seriously and when we know that we have caused innocent life to be last we have caused innocent life to be last in we have caused innocent life to be last in the conduct of our operations we are transparent about operations we are transparent about it. Operations we are transparent about it. We are investigating this about it. We are investigating this i about it. We are investigating this lam about it. We are investigating this. Lam not about it. We are investigating this. I am not going to get ahead this. I am not going to get ahead of this. I am not going to get ahead of it. The Evacuation Effort ahead of it. The Evacuation Effort is ahead of it. The Evacuation Effort is now complete with us Soldiers Effort is now complete with us soldiers flown out ahead of tuesdays withdrawal deadline. Many tuesdays withdrawal deadline. Many afghans remain desperate to leave many afghans remain desperate to leave the country. At this bus to leave the country. At this Bus Stand to leave the country. At this Bus Stand in kabul, many are headed Bus Stand in kabul, many are headed for the iranian border. Nearly headed for the iranian border. Nearly all are hoping to be smuggled across. Passenger numbers have more than doubled in recent weeks. The numbers have more than doubled in recent weeks. In recent weeks. The previous government in recent weeks. The previous government only in recent weeks. The previous government only cared in recent weeks. The previous government only cared about| government only cared about getting rich themselves, says this man. Now the taliban are here there are no jobs. There is no work anywhere. We need to be able to feed my kids. Everything has become more expensive. I cant live here any more. Aha, expensive. I cant live here any more any more. A new era in afghanistan any more. A new era in afghanistan is any more. A new era in afghanistan is about i any more. A new era in afghanistan is about to j any more. A new era in afghanistan is about to begin. The taliban say they are bringing peace and ending corruption. But for those here the deep uncertainty that has accompanied their arrival is a Final Push towards a new life. It is just over it isjust over a it is just over a fortnight since the taliban reached kabul and took control of pretty much the whole of afghanistan and been between themselves are certainly more moderate than when they build in the 1990s. They promised an amnesty, also, for those who work for foreign forces of the afghan army but there is growing of a different reality on the ground including revenge killings. A site that strikes fear into the hearts of millions of afghans. The taliban back on the streets, back in control. The group assured amnesty for everyone. The announcement was made from the office of a former Government Spokesperson they had killed a few weeks ago. His death was justified as ago. His death was justified as a punishment for his deeds. Even since the pledge of pardon, others have been killed. When man was a Security Director and multiple sources have told the bbc he was executed by the taliban just over one week ago. As was a Security Head Prof province. We spoke to a soldier from the afghan Special Forces he is spoke to a soldier from the Afghan Specialforces he is in hiding. He did not want to be named. 0ther other soldiers have also told us about colleagues being killed and high ranking police officials wanted his story to be heard. Many like the first female mayor have fled after threats from the taliban. She said her father was killed by the group last year and now they are looking for her. Last year and now they are looking for her. Dated their weapons looking for her. Dated their weapons away looking for her. Dated their weapons away and looking for her. Dated their weapons away and they looking for her. Dated their i weapons away and they were searching for me. The taliban were searching for me. Especially those taliban who came from the province. To leave her came from the province. To leave her country she is now in germany. Leave her country she is now in germany germany. The taliban did this to me. I germany. The taliban did this to me i did germany. The taliban did this to me. I did nothing germany. The taliban did this to me. I did nothing to germany. The taliban did this to me. I did nothing to them. | germany. The taliban did this | to me. I did nothing to them. I was not part of their war. More importantly, they made me to leave the country which was more important. Leave the country which was more important. This woman was a policewoman. More important. This woman was a policewoman, one more important. This woman was a policewoman, one of more important. This woman wasj a policewoman, one of thousands trained since 2001 by The International Community. 0ut trained since 2001 by The International Community. Out of afghanistan now she fears for her colleagues back home. Acts of reprisal continue with impunity. It could be the result of a gap in the thinking of taliban leaders in the foot soldiers but it is evidence that their presence is as ruthless as their past. We will get more water new era might look like. Thank you very much for your time. First of all, then, what are your expectations of the taliban government and its approach . There is No Doubt that the taliban is persecuting and hunting down people who are associated with the former government. And organisation that were pursuing Girls Education. So that is not in dispute. The taliban does not have a policy on the education of women and girls which is in compliance with international law. There is good reason for many people to fear them and thatis many people to fear them and that is why we have seen so many people fleeing for their lives. ~. ,. , many people fleeing for their lives. ,. ,. , lives. We have had the Taliban Sa Will lives. We have had the taliban say will actually, lives. We have had the taliban say will actually, girls lives. We have had the taliban say will actually, Girls Will say will actually, Girls Will be able to maintain an education and they can still go to university. And yes, im sure well wait to see how far that can be put into practice and whether it will, but there is a truth here, isnt the best mark this as a government that is going to need economic friends, politicalfriends. It has got to find some sort of international acceptance if it is to stand the test of time, probably. Is to stand the test of time, probably is to stand the test of time, robabl. ~. , probably. We have been saying the taliban probably. We have been saying the taliban will probably. We have been saying the taliban will be probably. We have been saying the taliban will be judged probably. We have been saying the taliban will be judged by i the taliban will be judged by the taliban will be judged by the words and their actions but their words are in trouble. They have insisted that women and Girls Will be educated separately than men. In afghanistan, that will inevitably, because of the reality of afghanistan, because of the shortage of teachers, because of the fact that there are no womens colleges, because there are so few female teachers, that, by definition, means that there will be an unequal level for women and Girls Education in afghanistan. Secondly, they have made it clear they are not going to allow women to work in many areas but we also agree at the same time, that the taliban are cut off from the international system then that will lead to even further degradations of women and girls rights and Human Rights of all afghans. The international community will need to figure this out. This is the irony, isnt it, then . You are suggesting The International Community is going to have to valley round, whatever that looks like, to pp up whatever that looks like, to prop up a government which could frankly be even worse . Exactly. The international community has come together very quickly. We need to address the humanitarian Crisis And Settlement crisis the likes of which the world has not seen since the vietnam war. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of people who are eligible for resettlement being processed. But most of all, we need to figure out a way to allow international systems to continue so that the financial system does not collapse. But now we are unable to give money. They are cut off from the central bank of afghanistan. Some sort of international agreement we will have an economic crisis that will make the taliban is abuse is just the tip of the iceberg. Thank you very much indeed for your time. It might be Game Over china restricts how much time under 18 can spend in cyberspace. She received the nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor and the dying in indias slums. The head of the Catholic Church had said Mother Teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. We have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. Parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. Hostages appeared some carried, some running trying to escape the nightmare behind them britain Lost A princess today. Described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable, an early Morning Car Crash in a Paris Underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. You are watching bbc news. Our main story this hour the taliban have been celebrating with gunfire and fireworks over kabul after america confirmed its 20 Year War in afghanistan was over. Now, there is a warning of life threatening flooding in the Southern United States has have a keen eyed her moves from louisiana and mississippi. The storm brought winds of up as it made landfall on monday ripping off roofs and destroying some buildings. 0ne destroying some buildings. One man was killed when a falling Tree Hit his house. Flash floods have already affected residents of New Orleans despite defence has been strengthened after Hurricane Katrina 16 years ago. Our correspondent is there. 0ur Correspondent is there. Rescue efforts are now under way. Most pressing of courses to hundreds of Crews On Boats and helicopters trying to reach those still trapped in the floods. The governor has warned that as those efforts continue the death toll, currently at one, could rise. This was the force of adas winds as it mercilessly pounded louisiana with water. A Hospital Building filled with patient in one town was no match for the storms fury. Part of the roof was lifted off with ease by the gusts. Low lying areas overwhelmed by the tidal surge. This footage, Fire Station in delacroix, louisiana, captured the dramatic rush of water as the dramatic rush of water as the night wore on. In New Orleans the entire city went dark as the storm raged outside and a Transmission Tower toppled into the mississippi river. At this hotel, workers struggled to get the generator working. 0n the cross southern louisiana, the task of surveying the damage from hurricane is under way. The destruction is immense and the situation for some is desperate. Injefferson parish desperate. In Jefferson Parish Emergency desperate. InJefferson Parish Emergency services have received at least 200 Rescue Call since last night. There, the rising waters and intense wins left communities in tatters. Plan to slip to for 50 years this is the worst storm he has lived through. It is he has lived through. It is terrifying he has lived through. It is terrifying. We he has lived through. It is terrifying. We were he has lived through. It is terrifying. We were in he has lived through. It 3 terrifying. We were in the bedroom and started leaking. We come out the bedroom and go into another room and start looking in that room. And then finally we came into the Living Room and the Dining Room here and this was the only room where it did not really leak. It leaked but it did not reach that bad when the sheetrock fell in. ~. , ,. , fell in. Without shelter, power or water. Fell in. Without shelter, power or water. He fell in. Without shelter, power or water, he has fell in. Without shelter, power or water, he has no fell in. Without shelter, power or water, he has no choice fell in. Without shelter, power or water, he has no Choice Butj or water, he has no choice but to leave. This dilemma now, where to go. Is strengthened so rapidly that gay people hear very little time to prepare or evacuate. Forthose very little time to prepare or evacuate. For those who stayed the night was scary but seeing full out the morning after has been even harder. Along the roadways, closed and impossible in many areas, we found this Family Walking to find food. The storms strong winds ripped their tray are a part in the middle of the night. They took shelter at a neighbours house. We aint got nothing there. House is gone, covers gone. Im sorry. Crews are now focused on Rescue Operations. The next Step Recovery will be long and difficult. Regulators in china are restricting anyone under 18 play more than three hours a week. They have been told they will only be able to access the games between eight and nine on fridays, Saturdays And Sundays and also public holidays. Beijing says it wants to protect the physical and Mental Health of young people. An china tacked analyst in San Francisco who is also co host of the Tech Buzz China podcast. Thank you very much forjoining us. It seems a bit extreme, doesnt it . I can tell you very clearly. 0r doesnt it . I can tell you very clearly. Or to see if we can get that again. I was wondering how extreme this sounds to us very extreme. Hows it been perceived in china . It very extreme. Hows it been perceived in china . Very extreme. Hows it been perceived in china . It has been perceived perceived in china . It has been perceived as perceived in china . It has been perceived as very perceived in china . It has been perceived as very extreme perceived in china . It has been perceived as very extreme in i perceived as very extreme in china as well although many parents are in support of these regulations because they do see gaming as being addictive and harmful to their children. So wh did harmful to their children. So why did they let it happen in the first place . Why did they let it happen in the first place . That is a very aood the first place . That is a very good question. The first place . That is a very good question. I the first place . That is a very good question. I think the first place . That is a very good question. I think in the first place . That is a very. Good question. I think in china a lot of the parents perceive that it a lot of the parents perceive thatitis a lot of the parents perceive that it is the responsibility of the platform and the government, actually and they dont want to take as much responsibility themselves, so the background behind these regulations is actually that there are already restrictions on miners playing games but when they came out, parents apparently complained and did not think they were harsh enough so the regulators went back and adjusted upwards. Hoop back and adusted upwards. How do ou back and adjusted upwards. How do you Police Back and adjusted upwards. How do you police it . Back and adjusted upwards. How do you police it . Right now, what the leading player in the industry does is there using facial recognition so, if you play above a certain amount of time or late night, past midnight, what happens is that evenif midnight, what happens is that even if you are already registered as an Adult Player you will get this Pop Up Window and it will request for you to use facial recognition and verify you are indeed the person linked to that account and if you are not and lets say you are a kid playing their parents account and you press cancel then you will actually be automatically booted out of the game and you will not be able to access the game from nine pn able to access the game from nine pm to 8am every day. It is pretty stringent measures. You should be expanded further, dealing, beyond the sum of these games. It is massive growth area, pretty addictive, i suppose, just like other gaming. I suppose, ust like other auamin. , i suppose, ust like other gaming. Gaming. There is a lot of eo le gaming. There is a lot of people in gaming. There is a lot of people in the gaming. There is a lot of people in the industry i gaming. There is a lot of. People in the industry who worry that, if, example, we have Youth Playing Game we will never. There will be less aduu never. There will be less adult gamers a few years from now. It also, where is the talent going to be from the pool of players going to practice e sports because to be wide clash at the start very young as you would have to do in any other athletic event. So thatis in any other athletic event. So that is a concern. I dont think any others have any answers yet because the regulations are so new. Will regulations are so new. Will see how regulations are so new. Will see how they regulations are so new. Will see how they pan regulations are so new. Will see how they pan out but thank you very much for explaining that to us. Let me just remind you of our main story this hour. The united states has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan. It marks the end of a 20 year Military Operation described as americas longest war. In taliban forces have been marking the occasion. This is what you see there. Fireworks and gunfire to celebrate the departure of us troops. President biden has said the us will hold the telephone to a commitment to allow afghans and foreign national Safe Passage Out of afghanistan. This is bbc news. Hold the taliban. Hello there. Many parts of the uk will have another cool and cloudy day on tuesday. Monday the sunshine was restricted more to sheltered western areas of the uk. We had some sunshine in the southwest before The Cloud increased and temperatures reached 20 degrees in plymouth. Highest temperature was in castlederg in country tyrone, Northern Ireland. Only 15 degrees in aberdeen and scarborough. And this was the cool and grey picture that we had in hull in east yorkshire. Weve got High Pressure still sitting to the northwest of the uk but the winds around it coming in from the north sea, pushing in The Cloud and we start tuesday with a blanket of cloud against most of england and wales, temperatures 11 13 degrees. Cloud a Bit Thinner in scotland and Northern Ireland so its cooler here first thing. We should see a bit more sunshine breaking through The Cloud. Across Central Parts Of Western Scotland and Northern Ireland as well and im hopeful that across east Anglia And SoutheastThe Cloud will thin and break to give some sunshine at times. Further north across eastern parts, likely to keep a lot of cloud. Still maybe some drizzle too. The winds coming in off the north sea, its not going to be very warm down the East Coast of scotland nor indeed the East Coast of england, temperatures 15 to 17 degrees at best, in the sunshine maybe 20 celsius once again. Many places ending the day cloudy on tuesday. Should be a decent end to the day for northern island, Western Parts of scotland. The High Pressure is still sitting to the northwest of the uk on wednesday. Its not going anywhere just yet. Weve got stronger winds on the East Coast of england through channel affecting the southeast of england. Here, i think they will be more cloud on wednesday. Back to cloudy skies, maybe a bit of drizzle, too. Pretty cloudy across most of england and wales. We may get some sunshine in cumbria or likely in Northern Ireland and perhaps more of scotland where temperatures will reach 20 or 21 celsius in the central lowlands. The winds probably a bit lighter on thursday, still cloudy for most of england and wales. Maybe getting some sunshine in cumbria, west wales. Again the sunnier, Blue Skies more likely in scotland and Northern Ireland, temperatures under The Cloud around 18 or 19 degrees. As we head into the weekend, though, as High Pressure starts to move away, there are signs of more unsettled weather with rain on the horizon. This is bbc news, the headlines. The 20 year us Military Operation in afghanistan, described as americas longest war, has come to an end. Washingtons ambassador To Kabul was on the final evacuation flight. The us says it has flown out nearly 80,000 civilians in the last few weeks. Taliban fighters have now taken over kabul airport. Footage shows hangers with abandon helicopters. Earlier taliban forces fired their guns in the air and let off fireworks to celebrate the us completing its withdrawal. A huge Rescue Operation is taking place in louisiana which was struck by hurricane ida. The storm is thought to have killed at least two people, but many more are feared to have lost their lives. Most of the States Southeast is without power. A number of councils in Tourist Areas have declared this summer a bumper success, thanks to staycation