bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been killed by the taliban. that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. earlier, i spoke with the director of the center for strategic and international studies, sethjones, about the reports. what do we know about what happened and who the leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is th
fighting in the streets, some people have had to make their way through that in order to get to these airports, especially in the earlier days, so it is a difficult and dangerous journey and once you get to the airport, then you have to work out what flights you can get on because for some of them, they won t know what time the flight is supposed to leave or how many flights there will be. of course, we now know from the foreign office that a total of eight flights will have left sudan by the end of today. they will be carrying british nationals, but not everybody in sudan is able to access that information very easily, so that just gives you a sense of how difficult it will have been for most of the people who will be arriving here today and what a great sense of relief it will be for them to be here, but for many, probably still a lingering sense of anxiety, wondering what will happen to those who have stayed home, those who haven t been able to leave and of course what wil
song let s get it on. welcome to bbc news. thousands of people are continuing to flee from sudan while the temperary ceasefire still holds. germany and france say all their citizens have now left the country. three planes carrying british nationals have arrived in cyprus. officials have said flights will continue around the clock. the latest is that 300 britons have been evacuated so far. the ceasefire is broadly holding. there were reports of some clashes overnight, but nothing major. there are also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to this airbase, about 20 miles north of the capital, for the flights to cyprus. a total of 2,000 people from 50 countries have now crossed the red sea from port sudan tojeddah on a ship organised by saudi arabia. meanwhile, tens of thousands of sudanese continue to try and reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan. 0ur co
grief and despair for one texas community after five people were shot and killed, including a 9-year-old boy. the accused killer is still on the run. hundreds of officers are searching now for this man, who had just been we learned deported four times after entering the u.s. illegally. what more we re learning about the manhunt. and a federal judge denies donald trump s motion in a civil battery and defamation trial. e. jean carroll, who is suing the former president, is back on the stand for cross-examination. we are live outside the courthouse. plus a cnn exclusive never before seen images of a 100-foot-long blimp captured in northwest china. experts describing it as a submarine of the skies. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. a source tells cnn that the target of a massive manhunt this hour was deported at least four times from the united states. francisco oropesa, wanted for allegedly gunni
president zelensky says he had a long and meaningful conversation with the chinese leader, different since russia s invasion of his country. thousands of people are continuing to flee from that country while there is a temporary cease fire that still holds. germany and france the other citizens are now left the country in four planes can british nationals have now arrived in cyprus and plates will continue around the clock. the latest is the 301 britons been evacuated so far in the cease fire is proudly holding and there s some reports of clashes but nothing too major. also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to an airbase run 20 miles north of the capital for those flights to cyprus and a total of 2000 people from more than 50 countries have now crossed the red from sudan to chat on a ship organised by saudi arabia. many are trying to reach neighbouring chad