From Kabul Airport, well have the latest on president biden s remarks. Also on the programme who will help us . The people of haiti hit by a massive earthquake five days ago, say theres still no assistance. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. It is newsday. Its 8 00 in the morning in singapore, and 4. 30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban is strengthening its grip on power as pockets of unrest continue. In the eastern city of jalalabad, they violently put down an anti taliban demonstration, reportedly shooting dead a number of people. There have been more chaotic scenes outside the international airport in kabul, as thousands of afghans try to flee the country. The nations ousted president has made his first public comments, saying his Security Team forced him to leave the country for the united arab emirates. Our Correspondent Secunder Kermani starts our coverage. Outside the airport, chaos continues. Thousands are still desperate to leave the country.
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. President biden says us troops might stay in afghanistan beyond his deadline at The End of the month if more time is needed to get every american out of the country. It comes three days after the taliban takeover, which prompted thousands of people to try to leave. Well have a full report from there in a moment, but first heres President Biden explaining the Chaos Weve seen in kabul in the last few days. Hes been speaking to us network abc news. When you had the government of afghanistan, the leader of that government getting on a plane and taking off and going to another country. When you saw the significant collapse of the afghan troops we had trained, Up To 300,000 of them, just leaving their equipment and taking off, that was, you know, thats what happened. Thats simply what happened. Im joined now by our North America Correspondent david willis. The president coming in for a great deal of criticism, but absolutely defe
Hello and welcome to the programme. President biden says us troops might stay in afghanistan beyond his deadline at The End of the month if more time is needed to get every american out of the country. It comes three days after the taliban takeover, which prompted thousands of people to try to leave. Well have a full report from there in a moment, but first heres President Biden explaining the Chaos Weve seen in kabul in the last few days. Hes been speaking to us network abc news. When you had the government of afghanistan, the leader of that government getting on a plane and taking off and going to anOther country. When you saw the significant collapse of the afghan troops we had trained, Up To 300,000 of them, just leaving their equipment and taking off, that was, you know, thats what happened. Thats simply what happened. 0ur North America correspondent, david willis, has more on what Presidnet Biden had to say. And the president making the point he is committed to keeping us forces
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The only problem last week was not a Phone Call to an Afghan Government that was MeltIng Away and had almost, or dIdnt have any leverage. The Number One challenge at the end of last week was whether the aIrport would contInue to fly, allow planes to fly out, and those people we were gettIng out, would they be allowed to Get Out . The largest survey of CovId InfectIon In The Uk has found that both the PfIzer And Astrazeneca vaccInes are stIll offerIng good protectIon agaInst the Delta VarIant. And comIng up thIs hour, new research shows the bosses of brItaIns bIggest companIes earned 86 tImes the average full tIme wage last year. Hello and welcome to Bbc News. The uk Is to deploy another company of soldIers to afghanIstan to try to deal wIth the sItuatIon at Kabul AIrport, where people are desperately tryIng to flee the country. Twelve people have been kIlled around the aIrport sInce sunday. The talIban are urgIng people wIthout the legal rIght to travel to go home. Defence Secretary Be