will the taliban let go? there have been instances where we have received reports of people being turned away or pushed back or even beaten. we are taking that up in a channel with the taliban to try to resolve those issues. and we are concerned about whether that will continue to unfold in the coming days. as things stand right now, what we are finding is that we are getting people through the gate, we are getting them lined up and we re getting them on planes, but this is an hour by hour issue. thousands of troops rushed to afghanistan seem to have restored order at the airport after harrowing scenes like this one of afghans clinging to planes apparently later stowing away in wheel wells plunging to their deaths from hundreds of feet in the air. american personnel getting rid of sensitive materials destroyed the passports of some afghans possibly because it would have been dangerous for them to fall into the hands of the taliban. but of course it creates major problems
good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, president biden on his way back to the white house. this is the taliban makes their presence known across afghanistan. today holding a press conference. they had a whole press conference and releasing a video of their co-founder arriving. it is the first time he s stepped foot in afghanistan in 20 years. hugely symbolic picture and a huge victory for the taliban. taliban forces are negotiating with the united states to ensure the safety of americans still stuck inside afghanistan. the takeover comes as the white house is mounting a full throated defense of the administration s response to the withdrawal of the few remaining u.s. troops who have been holding afghanistan firmly. national security advisor jake sullivan says the president takes full responsibility for every decision. decisions of course that led to the sobering images we ve seen from kabul like the packed military plane with 700 afghans inside. and the image, of
good afternoon. both the prime minister and the chancellor are in self isolation this lunchtime after coming into contact with the health secretary, sajid javid, who s tested positive for coronavirus. the announcement was made by downing street after it initially said both borisjohnson and rushi sunak would be taking part in a pilot scheme which would allow them to continue working provided they tested negative in a daily lateral flow test. this had been criticised by labour and some business leaders, with hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate having been pinged by the track and trace system. our political correspondentjessica parker has the latest. it is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying it is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying the sunshine, with so many is enjoying the sunshine, with so many order is enjoying the sunshine, with so many order to isolate because of covid~ many order to isolate because of covid. . many order to isolate
more than 180 people have died in germany and belgium. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully vaccinated travellers returning from france must self isolate for ten days unlike from other amber list countries. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. good afternoon. both the prime minister and the chancellor are in self isolation today after coming into contact with health secretary sajid javid, who s tested positive for coronavirus. the announcement was made by downing street after it initially said both borisjohnson and rushi sunak would be taking part in a pilot scheme which would allow them to continue working provided they tested negative in a daily lateral flow test. this was criticised by labour and some business leaders, with hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate having been pinged by the track and trace system. our political correspondent
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