State says they did it. What now for the us led evacuation from afghanistan? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 6am in the morning in singapore and 2. 30am in the morning in the afghan capital kabul, where there has been carnage at the airport after twin explosions killed at least 60 people, according to a health official. The first blast is thought to have been the work of a suicide bomber, passing among the crowds gathered for more than a week at one of the airport s main gates to try to get flights out of the country. The second was at a nearby hotel. Along with afghan civilians, 12 us military personnel have died. The uk ministry of defence says there were no british casualties. The initial explosion took place just before dusk outside the abbey gate at kabul airport, leaving bodies strewn all over a sewage ditch. The second blast happened near the baron hotel, which has been used by some western nations as a staging point for evacuations since
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the social commentatorjoanna jarjue and the lawyer and broadcaster andrew kidd. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the sunday telegraph reports that children will be, in its words, forced back into masks in lessons as the government announces that schools will be kept open. the mail on sunday also leads with this story adding that pupils will have to cover their faces all day including during lessons. the sunday express has a warning from an nhs chief to the prime minister that the next few days are crucial and that the health service is beyond full stretch now. the sunday times also reports on the problems facing the nhs, writing that one in ten staff is now off sick or isolating due to covid 19. and the sunday people leads with claims that army officials want prince andrew to quit his nine military roles. so let s begin. we will start with the sunday express, t
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