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pledging blanket amnesty for all in afghanistan while vowing that no death will be caused to anyone outside of afghanistan by the taliban and that there will be no violence against women. already we re seeing some violations of that. in turn, the taliban is calling on the international community to respect its core values. of course, that is a tough sell considering the scenes what we have been seeing outside of the kabul airport. we do want to warn you, this these are disturbing images, but this is what is going on. a photo journal ist for the los angeles times capturing wounded pictures of wounded afghans after taliban fighters used lethal weapons for crowd control. photographer marcus llam telling cnn s anderson cooper that this violence was indiscriminate and one taliban fighter fired his weapon into the crowd while smiling at another taliban fighter as if it were a game. let s go live to kabul and to cnn s chief international correspondent clarissa ward. i think wh ....
in. however difficult this vote may be, some of us, must urge the use of restraint. plus, as kids head back to school, and covid deaths or in texas, meet the superintendent myth defying the republican governor s ban and mask mandates. when all in starts right now. e good evening from washington d.c.. i m in for chris hayes. just ahead of the 18th anniversary of september the 11th, and nearly 18 years after start of the war in afghanistan, then president donald j trump was working on a secret plan. to bring leaders of the taliban, to camp david, for peace talks. it was a wild and grossly offensive idea. as the new york times described a quote, the leaders of a rugged military organization, deemed terrorist by the united states, would be hosted in that mountain getaway, used for presidents, prime ministers and kings. just three days before the anniversary of the september 11, 2001 attacks, that led to the afghan war. donald trump was determined to hold this dramatic s ....
nation this evening, after widespread criticism of the way in which troops have been withdrawn from afghanistan. also on the programme: a minute s silence to remember the five victims of the mass shooting in plymouth. and a change to the rules on self isolation in england and northern ireland if you are pinged. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: is this the end for roger federer? another knee operation for the 20 time grand slam champion. he ll be out for many months. good evening. there have been chaotic scenes at kabul airport, as desperate afghans tried to flee the country by hanging on to departing aircraft, after the taliban s final takeover yesterday. several people are reported to have been killed. american forces fired into the air to disperse crowds attempting to force their way onto planes. in the centre of kabul, there s been an uneasy calm, as armed insurgents flying the taliban flag patrol the streets. us and uk troops are ....
of minority groups and for peace and stability. here, the raf is bringing more uk citizens back to safety from afghanistan, and the government is increasing the number of troops to help in the evacuation. also on the programme. a change to the rules on self isolation in england and northern ireland if you are pinged. nearly 1300 people are known to have died in a massive earthquake in haiti and a tropical storm is now heading towards the devastated country. and india pull off a stunning victory in the second test against england. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. it s a winner takes all clash in the hundred as the southern brave and the oval invicibles go head to head. good evening. president biden has tonight sought to defend the manner of the us withdrawal from afghanistan after chaotic scenes at kabul airport as desperate afghans tried to flee the country following the taliban s takeover yesterday. people crowded around departing aircraft, and ....
airport. we ll take stock of what is happening on the ground and we ll answer questions that you submitted online about why this happened and what could happen next. i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. let us begin with a look back at the monumental events that took place in afghanistan today. taliban fighters marched into kabul, intent on taking full control of the capital city. they faced little resistance as they entered the presidential palace. their flag now flies in place of the afghanistan flag. meanwhile the american flag no longer flies over what was the u.s. embassy. diplomats removed it as they and embassy person wrestle removed by helicopter. the president of afghanistan fled the country saying that he did so to spare the city from additional violence. just in time, too. commercial flights out of afghanistan are suspended. that blocks a key escape route for finally citizens still inside the capitol. our mission is to make time for clarity is that cont ....