Including veterans groups, Refugee Settlement agencies, religious organisations and so many others are standing with our afghan allies. It exemplifies the best of america. And i want to say again just how difficult this mission is and how dangerous the dangers it poses to the groups on the ground. The Security Environment is changing rapidly, there are civilians crowded at the airport. We know terrorists may seek to exploit the Situation And Target innocent afghans and american troops. They are maintaining constant vigilance to monitor and disrupt threats from any source, including the likely source being isis, the afghan affiliate known as Isis K. I said on friday, Isis K is a sworn enemy of the taliban, and they have a history of fighting each other. Every day we have troops on the ground, these troops faced the risk of attack from Isis K from a distance, even though we were moving back the perimeter significantly. We are working as hard and as fast as we can to get people out, thats
From our government about the taliban threat. Well have the latest from the region as the operation continues to evacuate people from kabul. Also this lunchtime. The stench from a Staffordshire Landfill Site one localfamily is at the high court, to argue the fumes could be causing health problems. The Chicken Restaurant Chain nandos is forced to close about 50 branches because of supply problems. I dont think a dictionary has enough words in it to describe me. You know, im such an amazing, complicated. Im more like a sensation, an idea. The best way to describe me is with a fragrance. And the Comedian Sean Lock, best known for 8 out of 10 cats, has died at the age of 58. And coming up in sport on the Bbc News channel. Formula 0ne s japanese Grand Prix is cancelled for the second year in a row, because of a rise of covid cases in the country. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Prime Minister has been criticised by mps on all sides of the house, as parliament was reca
The uk says its Evacuation Programme in afghanistan is operating at full pace and the British Government is planning to launch a new Resettlement Scheme for Afghan Refugees. In our other main News Tonight, rebuilding after the pandemic the latest official figures show record Job Vacancies as the Uk Economy rebounds. The Uk Regulator has approved Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine for 12 17 year olds. In haiti, first the earthquake, now the storm, the Aid Agencies battling nature to help those in need and astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space. Good Evening And Welcome to Bbc News. 20 years after being driven out of afghanistan the taliban leadership is back in the country they once ruled with such brutality. In the First Public Statement On Afghan Soil the taliban said their territory would no longer be used to export terror remember that was the reason the international coalition invaded the country after the 9 11 attacks on america. At
Another countries of all conflicts. I was the fourth president to preside over an american presence in afghanistan, two republicans into democrats i would not in will not pass this war onto a fifth. Welcome, this is your world, in a tense moment not only for the administration, but the world i less than two weeks, you see Th Taliban take over the entire country of afghanistan. The Blitzkrieg Nature of all of that, and what they have been u two since assuming power is getting attention the world over. We should let you know that u. S troops have had two armed men a the airport, africans who scribbling to leave the country separately three other afghans who were clinging to a u. S. Air Force Jet as it left cabell dropped to their desk. The pullout itself has gotten the United Nations saying call must be restored. The unfolding situation in afghanistan. The development has taken place in the last week, in the steps were taken to address rapidly evolving events. I national Security Team in
The hijab, that is it. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the afghan capital, kabul after a Lightning Advance across the country. The militant group now controls all the other major cities in afghanistan and look to be on the verge of toppling the afghan government. These Pictures Filmed By The Bbc In Kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban says negotiations are taking place to ensure a peaceful transition of power. They also said they are in talks with senior officials in president Ashraf Ghanis Government on a peaceful transfer of power. In a moment, well hear from the taliban spokesman who spoke to me a few hours ago about what the Group Plan to do next. But first, with an update on all the latest developments heres our world Affairs Correspondent paul adams. Its the final act, the fall of kabul. With the taliban closing in, those who can are leaving, taking what they can carry. And it