Hello and welcome. Dont go to Kabul Airport. Thats what americans hoping to leave afghanistan are being told, unless theyre instructed to do so. The State Department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us Defense 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
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the new omicron variant of covid what measures do you think should be in place? get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. british socialite ghislane maxwell is to go on trial in new york for sex trafficking and other charges. the fashion designer and creative director of louis vuitton, virgil abloh, has died from cancer. the 41 year old founded the brand off white, and had worked with some of the industry s biggest names including kanye west and jay z. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start with a warning from the world health organization that the new omicron variant of coronavirus is likely to spread internationally, posing a very high global risk. it comes as six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been identified in scotland. they bring the total number of known omicron infections in the uk to nine. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon is due to give a further update on the situation