We start with breaking news. Taliban fighters have reached the afghan capital, kabul. Some reports say theyve begun entering the city. But a spokesman for the militants said theyd been told to wait. The afghan president ial palace has tweeted that gunshots have been heard at a number of points around kabul. These pictures filmed by our crew In Kabul in the last hour show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban says negotiations are taking place to ensure a peaceful transition of power. Us and british troops have been arriving in afghanistan to evacuate diplomatic staff. Overnight, the insurgents seized the eastern city of jalalabad. Local leaders handed it over without a fight according to reports. Lets speak to our South Asia correspondent, anbarasan ethiraja. Remind us of the key points and the significance of what has happened in the last hour and a half. I can the last hour and a half. I can confirm that the last hour and a half. I can confirm that after the last hour and
Pakistanis were blaming the us for supplying weapons to the moon hatchet dean who were fighting against the soviets. mujahadin. and the pipeline going all the way to hyderabad. that is how it started and the pakistanis will have different perspective. the americans have been using pakistan since the soviet invasion but since 11th september 2001 pakistan played a role because military bases were provided and until recently went from karachi port and then by road all the way to afghanistan. it is very difficult to move heavy equipment by aso pakistan is a crucial role and an important role according to the foreign minister in bringing the taliban to the negotiating table. without pakistan it is difficult to see how any peace