Animal welfare campaigners in the uk have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The man considered to be the political leader of the taliban, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabulfor talks on forming a government. It s another sign of the taliban tightening its grip on power in afghanistan, after its rapid takeover of the country. Mullah baradar arrived in afghanistan earlier this week, after 20 years in exile. He travelled first to kandahar, which is seen as the spiritual home of the taliban. Although baradar isn t the taliban s supreme leader, he is one of its most visible figures. Last year, he became the first taliban leader to communicate directly with a us president after having a telephone conversation with donald trump. We ll get more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent secunder kermani has the latest from kabul. Soldier shouting: get back! get back! panic and chaos
Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The taliban s co founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in kabulfor talks on forming a new afghan government. He s the most senior taliban leader now in afghanistan, and the man who signed the agreement with the united states that led to the american withdrawal. The taliban have promised an inclusive government for afghanistan. They say experts from the former government will be brought in for crisis management. Other senior taliban leaders in the capital include khalil haqqani one of america s most wanted terrorists but also moderate figures such as the former president, hamid karzai. Thousands of people are continuing their attempt to flee the country. Our correspondent, danjohnson, is following developments from delhi. There is still chaos outside the airport, and no real solution to that, no clear way forward for how the foreign forces, the nations that are trying to get people o
Good afternoon. The pentagon has said the us remains in regular communication with the taliban but there has been no change in what it described as the enemy s situation despite extensive security threats. It comes after the us embassy advised its citizens not to travel to kabul airport until asked to because of security issues outside its gates. The us says its helped 2,500 american nationals to leave the city over the past week. Outside the airport, there are scenes of panic and chaos. Us forces are firing shots into the air in an attempt to control the crowds, and images on social media show soldiers dealing with bodies. A pentagon spokesmen says he can t rule out the possibility of american troops going outside of kabul airport to get people. Meanwhile, the taliban s co founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabul. A taliban official are the group is making progress in forming a government in afghanistan and aiming to improve the situa
Animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. The us embassy in afghanistan, is advising americans not to travel to kabul airport, unless they ve been instructed to do so, because of potential security threats at the gates. Thousands of people are still massed outside the perimeter, desperate to board flights out of the country. It comes as the taliban s co founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baraa dar, arrived in kabul, for talks on forming a new afghan government. Here s frankie mccamley. Chaos of consuming clouds near kabul airport. At the front, reports bodies are carried away from the crush, with us fighting for their lives. Clear signs of tension is mounting. This man threatening people with a whip. The us is now advising its citizens not to travel to the airport unless specifically told to, but even those can t get through. Translation: we have got a legal |visa, many people who are coming | here don t have the
The us embassy in afghanistan, is advising americans not to travel to kabul airport unless they ve been instructed to do so, because of potential security threats at the gates. Thousands of people are still massed outside the perimeter, desperate to board flights out of the country. It comes as the taliban s co founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, arrived in kabulfor talks on forming a new afghan government. Here s frankie mccamley. Chaos consuming crowds near kabul airport. At the front, reports bodies are carried away from the crush, with others fighting for their lives. Clear signs tension is mounting. This man threatening people with a whip. The us is now advising its citizens not to travel to the airport unless specifically told to, but even those can t get through. Translation: we have got a legal |visa, many people who are coming | here don t have the right documents, but we have got the visa and they won t let us through. This morning, a plane car