Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The talibans co Founder And Head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in Kabulfor Talks on forming a new afghan government. Hes the most senior Taliban Leader now in afghanistan, and the man who signed the agreement with the United States that led to the american withdrawal. The taliban have promised an inclusive government for afghanistan. They say experts from the former government will be brought in for crisis management. Other senior Taliban Leaders in the capital include Khalil Haqqani one of americas most wanted terrorists but also moderate figures such as the former president , hamid karzai. Thousands of people are continuing their attempt to flee the country. Our correspondent, danjohnson, is following developments from delhi. There is still chaos outside the airport, and no real solution to that, no clear way forward for how the foreign forces, the nations that are trying to get people out are
Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Im shaun ley. The us embassy in afghanistan is advising americans not to travel to Kabul Airport unless theyve been instructed to do so because of potential Security Threats at the gates. Thousands of people are still massed at the perimeter of the airport, anxious to board flights out of the country, and the crush of people in swealtering heat left some needing medical help from us troops. The bbc s 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 weve got a legal visa. Many people who are coming here dont have the right documents, but weve got the visa and they wont let us through. Britains ambassador, sir laurie bristow, has been helpin
In it she urges the government to step up the Evacuation Efforts from afghanistan and says there are Safety Concerns for people trying to leave the country. Earlier my colleague Ben Boulos spoke to her. My office is in touch with hundreds of people at the moment, many of them filtered through Labour Mps but also coming directly to me through my inbox, through whatsapp, through friends in afghanistan. Raising many of the issues that your Report Hasjust put out there. You know, the fact that people are being beaten, shot at, turned back at checkpoints. The fact that people are being asked to carry documentation that links them to the united kingdom in order to prove their eligibility but that is the documentation that makes them a target for the taliban who are checking those documents en route. There are no safe corridors to the airport, there are makeshift camps that have sprung up where people are being beaten, and even reports of rapes. And so ive been asking the Government Today to
Hello and welcome. The us embassy in afghanistan, is advising americans not to travel to Kabul Airport, unless theyve been instructed to do so, because of potential Security Threats at the gates. Thousands of people are still massed at the perimeter of the airport, anxious to board flights out of the country, and the crush of people in swealtering heat, left some needing medical help from us troops. The bbc s 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 weve got a legal visa. Many people who are coming here dont have the right documents, but weve got the visa and they wont let us through. Britains ambassador, sir laurie bristow, has been helping to process applications. He says the evacuation is the bigg
Any american, who wants to come home, we will get you home. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. U. S. President Joe Biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. But nobody knows how many u. S. Citizens are in the country. The State Department says its trying to track down as many as possible. Meanwhile, the taliban are showing off the spoils of war. They published photos showing their fighters armed with u. S. Weapons seized from the afghan national army. Its menacing images like these and the talibans long history of brutality that makes many afghans scared to stay in the country. On friday, the pentagon confirmed it had flown 169 americans by helicopter from a hotel near the airport after large crowds blocked access to the gates. Its the firstknown rescue of americans outside the airport perimeter. The firs