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state of emergency have been declared in new york state a head the arrival of hurricane henri. don t go to kabul airport that s what americans hoping to leave afghanistan are being told unless they re instructed to do so. the state department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us defense officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by islamic state militants. a week after the taliban seized power, their co founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. our security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. crowds, chaos, confusion: the scene at kabul airport grows ever more volatile as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. gunfire. taliban fighters are guarding the outside of the perimeter, but even some people with valid travel documents are not getting through. translation: we ve got a legal visa. many people who are coming here don t have the right documents, but we ve got ....
hello and welcome. don t go to kabul airport. that s what americans hoping to leave afghanistan are being told, unless they re instructed to do so. the state department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us defense officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by islamic state militants. a week after the taliban seized power, their co founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. our security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. crowds, chaos, confusion: the scene at kabul airport grows ever more volatile as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. gunfire. taliban fighters are guarding the outside of the perimeter, but even some people with valid travel documents are not getting through. translation: we ve got a legal visa. - many people who are coming here don t have the right documents, but we ve got the visa and they won t let us through. britain s ambassador, sir laurie b ....
now they re ready to go again. we re drawing to the end of a seismic week for the people of afghanistan, and those who have served there during america s 20 year military involvement. evacuation flights are continuing from the international airport at kabul, with nato officials saying that 18,000 people have now been airlifted out since the taliban took over. many more are trying desperately to escape. 0ur afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani and camera operator malik mudassir, have this report from kabul. soldier yelling: get the (bleep) back! - get back! panic and chaos close to kabul airport. no, no, no! british soldiers guarding a secure compound for those being evacuated. british passport holders in the crowd, desperately trying to get through. this is my british passport. like this uber driver from west london. he s got kids. we are been waiting, itryand . how long have you been here waiting? i came morning, five o clock, to still i m waiting here. in the l ....
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the man considered to be the political leader of the taliban, mullah baradar, has arrived in kabulfor talks on forming a government. it s another sign of the taliban tightening its grip on power in afghanistan, after its rapid takeover of the country. mullah baradar arrived in afghanistan earlier this week, after 20 years in exile. he travelled first to kandahar, which is seen as the spiritual home of the taliban. although baradar isn t the taliban s supreme leader, he is one of its most visible figures. last year, he became the first taliban leader to communicate directly with a us president after having a telephone conversation with donald trump. we ll get more on that in a moment, but first this report from our correspondent secunder kermani in kabul. soldier shouting: get back! get the bleep back! get back! panic and chaos close to kabul airport. british soldiers guarding a secure compound for those ....
animal welfare campaigners in the uk have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the man considered to be the political leader of the taliban, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabulfor talks on forming a government. it s another sign of the taliban tightening its grip on power in afghanistan, after its rapid takeover of the country. mullah baradar arrived in afghanistan earlier this week, after 20 years in exile. he travelled first to kandahar, which is seen as the spiritual home of the taliban. although baradar isn t the taliban s supreme leader, he is one of its most visible figures. last year, he became the first taliban leader to communicate directly with a us president after having a telephone conversation with donald trump. we ll get more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent secunder kermani has the latest from kabul. soldier shouting: get back! get back! ....