Islamic government. So, by that, we mean all other afghans have also participation in that government. We ll have the latest from kabul and washington. Also this lunchtime: a one minute silence is held in plymouth, to remember the five people killed in last week s mass shooting. We grieve because we love, grief is love. We are in shock, feel guilty and angry about the events surrounding the deaths of our beloved community members. People who ve had both covid jabs no longer have to isolate in england and northern ireland if they re in contact with someone with the virus to help firms struggling with staff absence. And frustration for england after two early wickets they ve struggled to make further breakthroughs against india at lords. And coming up on the bbc news channel: mark cavendish prepares to compete on home soil for the first time since his tour de france heroics, confirming he ll race in next month s tour of britain. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Ther
Was it worth it and for me at the moment, for many of my friends messaging me, i don t think it was. A minute s silence will be held in the uk at 11am, in memory of those killed in the plymouth shooting in haiti, the search for survivors in collapsed buildings, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. And double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they ve come into contact with someone with covid. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The taliban have seized control of afghanistan and declared the war over after their forces swept into the capital, kabul. That s triggered scenes of panic, as people desperately try to leave. Just look at this video, filmed at the city s international airport. People are trying to get onto the plane climbing up the outside of the gantry, and force their way onto the boarding walkway. Western countries are evacuating their staff and some other individuals
Winner malala yousafzai she was shot in the head by the taliban when she was a school girl in pakistan and is now a global activist for girls education. In our other main news today, a one minute silence is held in plymouth, to remember the five people killed in last week s mass shooting. And double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they ve come into contact with someone with covid. Welcome to bbc news. There is chaos and panic at kabul airport as thousands of people have flocked there, desperate to board flights out of afghanistan after the taliban swept into the capital, putting them in control of the whole country. There ve been a number of deaths there today, where fear about the taliban s takeover has driven people to new depths of desperation. A us official has confirmed that american troops killed two armed afghans who were part of the crowd. Meanwhile, more than 60 countries, including the us and the uk, have signed a stateme
That there is going to be, or there is going to be very shortly, a new government in kabul. Parliament s being recalled to discuss the situation, as the united states rejects comparisons with the fall of saigon. We ll be live in kabul and washington. Also tonight: the search for survivors in haiti, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises above 700. The victims of the plymouth gunman are remembered with tributes at sunday services across devon. And in cricket, it s all to play for, as england go into the final day of the second test against india. Good evening. Taliban forces entered the heart of the afghan capital, kabul, today, the culmination of a rapid advance and retaking of control almost exactly two decades after they were ousted from power. Fighters were filmed inside the presidential palace after ashraf ghani, now the former president, fled the country. Afghans and foreign nationals have been trying to get on planes at kabul airport, where international troops have been