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 ben wallace said the aim is to get about 6,000 people out, but the uk will remain only for as long as us forces are running the airport . here, the foreign secterary, dominc raab, is accused by labour of shamefully putting interpreters lives at risk, by not seeking help from an afghan minister. mr raab s colleagues argue that, as the afghan government was melting away , such a telephone call would have made no difference. 0ne interpreter who worked for uk forces in afghanistan has begged borisjohnson for help, fearing fatal reprisals from the taliban. president biden has said us troops
this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: chaos at kabul airport even afghans with valid paperwork are struggling to get through, with checkpoints guarded by heavily armed militants. officials say 12 people have been killed in and around kabul airport since sunday. the taliban are urging people without the legal right to travel to go home. amidst the desperate crowds at the airport, the moment a little girl is handed to the safety of american forces. if you are linked to the international presence here, you are certainly going to be worried that in this chaotic situation, a taliban member will turn to you and say, who are you and what did you do? and maybe decide you shouldn t be allowed to leave. meanwhile, the first civilian charter flight
interfering with our operations. through the state department, the taliban are facilitating the safe passage to the airport of american citizens. that is, us passport holders. despite its conciliatory tone, few believe the taliban will tolerate any challenge to its leadership. a number of demonstrators were reportedly shot dead in the eastern city of jalalabad after the taliban flag was lowered and the afghan tricolour raised in its place. and having promised a more inclusive approach to government, it is not clear what form that might take. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in afghanistan s capital kabul, and gave us this update on the situation there. there are two very different scenes. absolute chaos are still continuing at the airport, where hundreds of people, thousands of people
call? no he didn t. it was deferred to a morejunior minister to pick up instead. we are told by the foreign office that mr rab was making calls from his hotel room. he wasn t lounging around on the beach all day. so what does he have to say about eight? we are trying to track him down this morning. no sign of him. we know he is back in the country because he was in the house of commons yesterday. here is ben wallace. first of all, i can tell you last friday. first of all, i can tell you last friday, because i was dealing with it through friday, because i was dealing with it through the night, on saturday as well, it through the night, on saturday as well, the it through the night, on saturday as well, the number one problem last week, well, the number one problem last week, the well, the number one problem last week, the only problem last week was not a phone week, the only problem last week was not a phone call to an afghan government that was melting away and had almost
urgently. unless we get a plan in place very uraentl . . , unless we get a plan in place very uraentl . ., , ,, ., ., ., urgently. lisa nandy, shadow foreign secreta , urgently. lisa nandy, shadow foreign secretary. thank urgently. lisa nandy, shadow foreign secretary, thank you urgently. lisa nandy, shadow foreign secretary, thank you very urgently. lisa nandy, shadow foreign secretary, thank you very much - urgently. lisa nandy, shadow foreign secretary, thank you very much for i secretary, thank you very much for your time today. i m joined now by elay ershad, a former member of the afghanistan parliament. she s in kabul. thank you for your time. you have decided to stay there, other politicians have not. why have you decided to stay? i politicians have not. why have you decided to stay? decided to stay? i think other politicians decided to stay? i think other politicians were decided to stay? i think other politicians were corrupt, - decided to stay? i think other politi