And a State Of Emergency Is declared In parts of new York State ahead of the Forecast ArrIval of hurrIcane henrI. Hello and welcome to the programme. Dont go to Kabul AIrport. Thats what amerIcans hopIng to leave afghanIstan have been advIsed unless Instructed to do so. The State Department saId It wanted to avoId creatIng large crowds and us Defence OffIcIals have expressed concern about the possIbIlIty of attacks by IslamIc State mIlItants. A week after the talIban seIzed power, theIr Co Founder, mullah abdul ghanI baradar, Is In the capItal for talks on formIng a new government. Our securIty correspondent, Frank Gardner reports. Crowds, chaos, confusIon. The scene at Kabul AIrport grows ever more volatIle as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. GunfIre. TalIban fIghters are guardIng the outsIde of the perImeter, but even some people wIth valId Travel Documents are not gettIng through. TranslatIon weve got a legal vIsa. Many people who are comIng here dont have the rIgh
Of hurricane henri. Dont go to Kabul Airport. Thats what americans hoping to leave afghanistan have been advised unless instructed to do so. The State Department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us defence officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by Islamic State militants. A week after the taliban seized power, their Co Founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. Our security correspondent, Frank Gardner reports. Crowds, chaos, confusion. The scene at Kabul Airport grows ever more volatile as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. Gunfire. Taliban fighters are guarding the outside of the perimeter, but even some people with valid Travel Documents are not getting through. Translation weve got a legal visa. Many people who are coming here dont have the right documents, but weve got the visa and they wont let us through. Britains ambassador, sir laurie bristow, has been helping to proc
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The man considered to be the political leader of the taliban, Mullah Baradar, has arrived in Kabulfor Talks on forming a government. Its 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 isnt the talibans 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. Well get more on that in a moment, but first this report from our Correspondent Secunder kermani in kabul. Soldier shouting get back get the bleep back get back Panic And Chaos close to kabul airport. British soldiers guarding a secure compound for those being evacuated. British
Hello this is Bbc News with me, victoria derbyshire. The headlines senior taliban figures including the groups co founder, Mullah Baradar arrive in Kabulfor Talks about establishing a new government. Thousands continue to crowd the perimeter at kabul airport, desparate to escape the taliban. Greece has erected a Aokm Fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. A week after the earthquake in haiti victims in the some of hardest Hit Areas are still waiting for help. There have been clashes between police and anti lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. Now on Bbc News, another chance to enjoy rajan datar s Epic Railjourney across the Southern United States in the travel show. This is the mighty mississippi, the economic backbone of early america, Running North to south for more than 2000 miles, carrying the people and cargo that helped to turn this country from a fledgling upstart, into a powerhouse. For much of the 19th century,
Thousands continue to crowd the perimeter at kabul airport, desparate to escape the taliban. Greece has erected a Aokm Fence on its border with turkey amid wanings of many afghan civilians fleeing their country. A week after the earthquake in haiti victims in some of the hardest Hit Areas are still waiting for help. There have been clashes between police and anti lockdown demonstrators in Sydney And Melbourne. Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello, and welcome to the programme that brings together leading commentators in the uk with the correspondents who write, to afghanistan dissolved in a matter michael goldfarb, Host Rough Draft of history, the Guardians China Welcome to all of you. Borisjohnson has been trying to develop an independent Foreign Policy. We know its been pretty clear that this was not a decision that the british particularly wanted to take at this moment. What does this and whats happening In Afghanistan tell us about Britains Influence in washington, its Military