Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. We begin in afghanistan, where the us embassy In Kabul is asking american citizens in the country not to travel to Kabul Airport. The warning came just moments after similar advice issued by the british foreign office, which included warned of a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace. Im joined now by our bbc washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. These warnings from the us and the uk came very close together so what do we know . So what do we know . They did. What they so what do we know . They did. What they are so what do we know . They did. What they are saying so what do we know . They did. What they are saying is so what do we know . They did. What they are saying is to so what do we know . They did. What they are saying is to us l what they are saying is to us citizens and uk citizens, do not travel
We begin in afghanistan, where the us embassy In Kabul is asking american citizens in the country not to travel to Kabul Airport. The warning came just moments after similar advice issued by the british foreign office, which included warned of a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace. Secunder kermani sent this report from kabul. Shame on them theyve been through so much already. Now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. Huge crowds are still flocking to Kabul Airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. Despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and theyre coming here in their thousands. Here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. Most of the people gathered dont have permission to board an evacuation flight. The few that do are struggling to make their way inside. Translation
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. We begin In Afghanistan, where the us embassy In Kabul is asking american citizens in the country not to travel to Kabul Airport. The warning came just moments after similar advice issued by the british foreign office, which included a warning of a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace. Earlier our Washington Correspondent Nomia iqbal gave us this latest update on the afghanistan Security Warnings issued by the us and britain. It is quite extraordinary because what they are saying is, to us citizens and uk citizens, do not travel at this time. Citizens, do not travel at this time, , citizens, do not travel at this time. , ,. , time. So i suppose the question is, at what time. So i suppose the question is, at what time time. So i suppose the question is, at what time can time. So i suppose the question is,
Hello and welcome. We begin in afghanistan, where the us embassy In Kabul is asking american citizens in the country not to travel to Kabul Airport. The warning came just moments after similar advice issued by the british foreign office, which included the warning of a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace before the deadline for evacuation flights. Graham satchell has this report. Day after day for more than a week now distressing pictures of afghans that couple airport desperate to leave. Now a new warning from the american government is saying there is a high threat of attack here. The advice is dont travel to the airport which means a hugely difficult operation to get people out has just got worse. Latest figures from the Ministry Of Defence show that more than 11,000 people have so far been evacuated to the uk. 0f far been evacuated to the uk. Of those, almost 70
Lets start here in the uk, where the pressure is mounting on the government to intervene after many leading firms across a number of industries have complained about Supply Chain disruption. The boss of the Supermarket Chain Iceland has said the disruption could affect christmas supplies, and wants the government to address the lack of hgv drivers. According to the british retail consortium, the uk is currently facing a shortfall of 90 Thousand hgv drivers. Logistic uk says Brexit And Covid 19 have exacerbated the situation. They estimate 25,000 eu drivers returned home during the pandemic and following The End of the brexit transition period. Some firms have taken action, last Month Tesco began offering Lorry Drivers a £1,000 joining Bonus Due to the shortage. Coral rose is chairman of the federation of wholesale distributors. Good morning. From your perspective, talk about how Big A deal this is, where are we at in this crisis . In this crisis . Good morning, this is impacting in th