When it comes to the west is likely to be dependent on what kind of government the Taliban Create and what laws it enforces. The Us Supreme Court ignores appeals against a new law in texas banning 85 per cent of abortions. President biden says its a blatant violation of constitutional rights. And in California Emergency crews continue to battle a huge wildfire around Lake Tahoe. More than Fifty Thousand people are evacuated from the region. Its eight in the morning in singapore, eight in the evening in washington and 4. 30 in the morning in kabul, where the taliban is moving closer to establishing a government, now that the us exit from afghanistan is complete. A senior leader told the bbc the government would be inclusive. But against this backdrop the economy of afghanistan is close to collapse with little immediate prospect of the new islamist rulers gaining access to the countrys foreign currency reserves held in the west. Prices of Essential Goods are soaring, the value of the cur
Is almost nIne tImes hIgher In those who catch coronavIrus, than those whove had a vaccIne, accordIng to a major new study. Well brIng you up to speed wIth the paralympIcs where World Records have been set In the Velodrome and at the athletIcs track. ComIng up nearly a0 years sInce they last released new musIc are abba about to make a return . Well speak wIth the founder of a Abba TrIbute Band. Hello and welcome If youre watchIng In the uk or around the world. The Uks Defence Secretary has saId brItIsh forces have entered the fInal stages of flyIng people out of kabul. Ben wallace saId It was a matter of deep regret that not everybody could be evacuated. It comes after 90 people were kIlled In two bomb blasts. ThIs Includes 13 us MIlItary Personnel. Most of the dead were afghan cIvIlIans. An emotIonal us presIdent Joe BIden had a message to those behInd the attacks sayIng, we wIll hunt you down, and make you pay. The uk says the kabul bombIngs wIll not affect the the Uk Forces aIrlIft
And a warning that the summer of devastating wildfires underlines the need for radical shifts in behaviour to tackle global warming. Its eight in the morning in singapore and 4. 30 am in kabul, where the us embassy is asking us citizens in afghanistan not to travel to Kabul Airport at this time. Earlier, the uk Foreign Office issued a similar advice, quoting a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace. Im joined now by our bbc washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. Great to have you on the programme. In the first instance lets just get your immediate reaction to the uk and us very specific simultaneously warning similar, same things i should say. What more can you tell us . More can you tell us . That is riuht. More can you tell us . That is right this more can you tell us . That is right. This warning more can you tell us . That is right. This warning has more can you te